INSPECTING BEETS ON OUR FARM AT MILFORD. 
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Roots:..2-24” in diameter, almost globular, with medium tap root, me- 
-.dium dark red, fairly smooth skin; interior bright red with indistinct 
-- pink zones Market and home garden type. 
Tops: 15-17”, fairly coarse, light green leaf, almost smooth blade; medium 
collar. 
EDMAND’S BLOOD TURNIP... - + + 60[655ee 
Roots: 274-314” in diameter, top or turnip shaped, medium tap root, 
medium dark red fairly smooth skin with medium dark red interior 
variably zoned with lighter red. Main crop or late home garden type 
for winter storage. 
Tops: 15-17” large, broad leaf blades, mostly green; medium collar. 
EXTRA EARLY DARK RED EGYPTIAN (FLATEGYPTIAN) 49-5] days 
Roots: 2%2-3", flat to flat globe with very small tap root, very dark skin 
and dark red interior, occasionally faintly zoned. Earliest market 
type where diameter of bulb is prime consideration rather than total 
tonnage. Used extensively for transplanting to force for early market. 
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