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Mangel. Ibs Oz. 
De ef dk 21 Ga SPORE AOR MS nee. Su'ER IS yh 14 74 | «56 144 
Mammon long reds... 2s. cily Ae apie 14 145 | 44- 64 
Henderson’s colossal long red....:........ 14. 104| 41.9 
BARTEL) STAI Cy ls ss aL Gag tee Coaher's eee ee eM mens 14 96 | 42 134 
RITE ELLOW sn. thd sing ofl gm pe n’ezaes te bearers 14 42} 36 103 
Orange: globe... ... 636 pee te + ah ears eae 14 54 | 34 0 
MIB HOWONOIG , ory aieltit etl ole oe dais pele te uetena 19 68 | 39 18 
MEBUWANOLG & - icaaceisiett oe ed hes bate cre Bal avatars 14 134 | 23 13% 
Sugar beet : 
anes imiperial WHE Sc Vee chee nteae 14 137 36 64 
Witter E renche st. 253 i. s velpis Bit toon ec cages 14 169 | 59 103 
ENV Ge Mi Perales. <2 lca ay pie, Sethew vom, s]A ace ete 14 160 | 384 24% 
22 36 | 42 9 
Our standard of earliness is necessarily rather arbitrary, as the 
time was reported before the roots were full grown. 
As grown by us the Eclipse and Dark Red Egyptian beets seem to 
be synonynis, as do also the Norbiton Giant and Mammoth Long Red 
Mangel, and Henderson’s Colossal Long Red and Long Red Mangel. 
Henderson’s Pineapple and Henderson’s Dwarf Pineapple are distinct. 
The lines of distinction between the Early Blood Turnip, Dewing’s 
Karly Blood Turnip, Dewing’s Extra Karly Turnip, Improved Karly 
Blood Turnip, Bastian’s Karly Blood Turnip, Hatch’s Blood Turnip, 
and Simon’s Harly, are extremely obscure. With our present knowl- 
edge we would not pronounce them synonyms, though we say unhesi- 
tatingly that so far as appearance is concerned we can pick samples 
from each of these so-called varieties that would pass undetected in 
any or all of the others. We are convinced either that the seed of 
these several names was mixed, or that the roots that produced the 
seed were not carefully selected to definite types. Otherwise the beet 
(and carrot as well) will not admit of such fine discriminations as onr 
seedsmen would have us believe. We would not forget, however, that 
the flowers of the beet are subject to cross-fertilization, and that this 
might, in some cases, overbalance the most careful selections of, the 
seed-grower. ee 
Our long-rooted varieties of mangel showed much variation in form. 
A large proportion of the roots did not project themselves above the 
soil at all. 
We also planted four so-called varieties of Swiss chard, or leaf beets, 
- yiz.: Beck’s Improved Sea Kail, Large Ribbed White Silver, White, — 3 
and Yellow Swiss Chard. The foliage of the first of these varieties 
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