New York Agricultural Experiment Station. 317 
The explanation of abbreviations used is placed at the end of the 
report of the horticulturist. 
The date when the beet roots in each row were of edible size, the 
number and average weight of the roots harvested, were as follows : 
BEET. 
Bastian's Blood Turnip 
Bastian's Blood Turnip 
Bastian's Extra Early Turnip 
Bastian's Half Long Blood 
Crosby's Early Egyptian 
Dewing's Early Blood Turnip 
Dewing's Extra Early Turnip 
Dewing's Improved Blood Turnip 
Dracoena Leaf (Er. , rouge a feuillage 
ornamentale) 
Early Bassano 
Early Blood Turnip 
Early Flat Bassano 
Early Yellow Turnip 
Early Yellow Turnip 
Eclipse 
Eclip'se 
Egyptian 
Extra Early Egyptian Turnip 
Henderson's Pine Apple 
Improved Long Smooth Blood 
Long Smooth Blood 
Long Smooth Blood Bed 
Long Smooth Dark Blood 
New Early Bed Flat Turin 
Pine Apple 
Bound Yellow Turnip 
Seed 
from 
Of edible 
size. 
Days 
from 
plant- 
ing. 
Num- 
ber of 
roots. 
Av'age weight 
in ounces at j 
harvest. 
Hen. . . 
June 15 
54 
28 
OA 
Thor.. 
" 15 
54 
25 
on 
Hen . . 
" 15 
54 
26 
OO 
Hen . . 
" 18 
57 
23 
6( 
Greg. . 
" 12 
51 
34 
y 
Greg. . 
" 13 
52 
30 
20 
Thor. . 
" 13 
52 
37 
24 
Hen. . . 
" 15 
54 
31 
19 
Vil. . . . 
" 18 
57 
20 
14 
Thor . 
" 12 
51 
26 
24 
Thor . 
" 14 
53 
28 
27 
Hen . . 
" 12 
51 
33 
27 
Hen . . 
" 12 
51 
31 
18 
xnor . 
lo 
KA 
OA 
22 
Greg. . 
" 12 
51 
32 
21 
Thor . 
" 12 
51 
33 
23 
Greg. . 
" 12 
51 
41 
15 
Thor . 
" 12 
51 
41 
22 
Hen . . 
" 18 
57 
30 
37 
Thor . 
" 16 
55 
29 
24 
Thor. . 
" 16 
55 
23 
40 
Hen .. 
" 16 
55 
26 
32 
Greg. . 
" 16 
55 
30 
33 
Thor. . 
" 15 
54 
27 
25 
Hen .. 
" 18 
57 
40 
13 
Greg. . 
" 14 
53 
33 
16 
'Z 
a 
m 
© 
MANGEL. 
Seed from 
Number 
of roots. 
age w 
ounc 
rvest. 
> 
< 
2,3 
Garter's Orange Globe 
Greg.... 
32 
31 
Golden Ovoid 
Greg. . . 
30 
39 
Golden Tankard 
Greg 
19 
43 
Henderson's Champion Yellow Globe 
Hen 
30 
38 
Henderson's Colossal 
Hen .... 
34 
31 
Knauer's Improved Imperial 
Greg.... 
21 
35 
Norbitan Giant 
Greg.... 
32 
30 
Red Giant Ovoid 
Greg... 
24 
30 
Red Tankard 
Greg. . . . 
26 
28 
Webb's New Kinver Yellow Globe 
Greg.... 
35 
40 
