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| Keywords: The field and garden vegetables of America (Page 11) (6002085523).jpg THE BEET <br> 11 <br> German Yellow Mangel Wurzel <br> Green Mangel Wurzel Jaune d'Allemagne Vil <br> Root produced half above ground nearly cylindrical for <br> two-thirds its length terminating rather bluntly and often <br> branched or deformed by small side-roots Size large ; when <br> well grown measuring sixteen or eighteen inches deep six or <br> seven inches in diameter and weighing from twelve to fifteen <br> pounds Skin above ground greenish-brown ; below yellow <br> Flesh white occasionally zoned or marked with yellow <br> Leaves of medium size rather numerous erect very pale or <br> yellowish green ; the stems and ribs light green <br> While young and small the roots are tender and well- <br> flavored ; but this is a field rather than a table beet In <br> point of productiveness it differs little from the Common <br> Long Red and should be cultivated as directed for that <br> variety <br> Half Long Blood <br> Dwarf Blood Fine Dwarf Red Early Half Long Blood Rouge <br> Nain Vil <br> Root produced within the earth of medium <br> size or rather small ; usually measuring about <br> three inches in thickness near the crown and ta- <br> pering regularly to a point ; the length being ten <br> or twelve inches Skin smooth very deep pur- <br> plish-red Flesh deep blood-red circled and <br> rayed with paler red remarkably fine grained of <br> firm texture and very sugary Leaves small <br> bright red blistered on the surface and spreading <br> horizontally Leaf-stems short <br> An excellent half-early garden variety sweet <br> and well flavored a good keeper and by many <br> considered veiy superior to the Common Long 29062355 92326 42073 Page 11 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062355 1863 10 5962/bhl title 42073 Burr Fearing Biodiversity Heritage Library The field and garden vegetables of America United States Varieties Vegetable gardening Vegetables Library Congress bhl page 29062355 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062355 united states Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2011-08-02 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/6002085523 2015-09-10 20 57 15 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 The field and garden vegetables of America Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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