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narrow, with undulate borders, on rather short, carmine petioles; — 
flesh intense, deep blood red, sweet, tender, and of superior quality for 
table use. 
Short's Pineapple, Vil. — Syn. Henderson's Pineapple, Pineapple 
Dwarf Red appears to closely resemble the above with the exception 
that it has orange, instead of carmine petioles. 
No. 20. COVENT GARDEN, Vil. 
Syn. Covent Garden Red, VEG. GAR. : Bed Covent Garden, Vil. '84 : 
Fr., Better ave de Covent- Garden, Vil., '84. 
Root very slender conical, tapering- to a long slender tap-root, and 
rounding to a very small neck, growing below ground; well developed 
samples 1J in. in diameter, 7 in. through the axis; surface somewhat 
striate, rather rough from the presence of abortive side-roots when 
full grown; skin dull deep red; — foliage extremely scanty; leaves deep 
purple, slightly glossy, little waved, borders finely undulate; petioles 
deep purple, with a paler stripe above ; — flesh ringed with deep red 
and scarlet. 
This seems admirably adapted for use while young, but quite 
unsuited to winter use unless sown very late. Its very scanty foliage, 
and slender root would seem to make it valuable for forcing, 
B. Root yellow. 
No. 21. LONG YELLOW, VEG. GAR.; Vil., '84. 
Syn. Large Yellow, Vil. : Orange, Vil. : Fr., Better ave jaune grosse, VIL.- 
'84: B. jaune longue, Vil.: Ger., Grosse lange gelbe Salat-Riibe, Vil.: 
Lange gelbe Salat-Riibe, A. de CI. 
Root long conical, or cylindri-conical, growing J to J above ground; 
well developed samples 12 in. long, 2 \ in diameter; surface somewhat 
striate, often furrowed longitudinally along the line of the very short 
side-roots; skin orange in the lower half, shading to light brown 
above; neck large; — foliage abundant, inclining to erect; leaves green, 
slightly waved, with somewhat undulate borders ; petioles midribs and 
veins pale yellowish green; — flesh zoned with white and translucent 
rings. 
The beet " principally cultivated by the cow keepers of Paris and 
vicinity, on account of its reputed high nutritious and milk-produc- 
ing qualities. * * * The most productive, and one of the best 
yellow-fleshed kinds." Les pi. pot., p. 41. 
Correctly figured in Les pi. pot., p. 41; Veg. Gar., p. 82, 
