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C. Root black, or blackish. 
No. 22. BLACK-SKINNED, Burr (credited to Vil.), 
Syn. Crapaudine, Ben., '83; YIL. : Oak Bark-Skinned, Burr: Kough 
Skinned, VEG. GAR. ; Vil. : Fr., Betterave ecorce, Vil. : B. ecorce de chene, 
Vil. : B. noire ecorce de sapin, Vil. : B. precose noire, Vil. : Ger., Dunkel- 
rothe rauhhautige Crapaudine Salat-Riibe, Vil. 
Root conical, often irregular, growing beneath the soil; well de- 
veloped samples 3 in. in diameter, 10 in. long; skin resembling that of 
a black winter radish, being much cracked, reminding one of the bark 
of young ash or hickory trees, whence its name; side-roots rather 
numerous; neck medium or large; — foliage medium, rather spreading; 
leaves mostly green, borders somewhat undulate; petioles red; — flesh 
deep red, zoned with paler red, or white. 
Rather early, of fine flavor, good for summer use. 
Correctly figured in Les pi. pot., p. 36; Veg. Gar., p. 78. 
Syn. Barrett's Crimson, Vil. : Oldacre's Blood Red, Vil. : Osborne's 
Improved Blood Red, Vil. : Perkin's Black, Vil. : Whyte's Dark Crimson, 
BURR: Fr., Betterave rouge fonce de Whyte, VIL., '84: Ger., Whytes 
schwarzrothe Runkle-Rube, A. de CI. 
Root conical, tapering abruptly, or rounding to the medium neck, 
often somewhat furrowed longitudinally, growing below ground, or 
in some cases 1 or 2 in. above; well developed samples 9 in. long, 3 
in. in diameter; surface somewhat striate; skin of a peculiar dark gray- 
ish or leaden color by which the variety may be distinguished, light 
brown or russet in the part above ground; — foliage rather abundant; 
leaves deep purple in some plants, varying through intermediate 
shades to green in others, borders somewhat undulate; petioles deep 
purple or carmine; flesh ringed with very deep dull red and scarlet, 
the shades varying somewhat in different roots. 
One of the best varieties for winter and spring use, as it keeps re- 
markably well, and is of excellent quality. 
Correctly figured in Les pi. pot., p. 38; Veg. Gar., p. 79. 
The figures refer to the number of the variety in the described list. 
No. 23. WHYTE'S BLACK, Vil.; Veg. Gar. 
INDEX TO THE GARDEN BEET. 
[Synonyms are printed in Italics. 
Barrett's Crimson 
Bassano 
Bastian's Blood Turnip 
Bastian's Early Blood Turnip 
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