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| Keywords: The field and garden vegetables of America (Page 9) (6002631982).jpg THE BEET <br> 9 <br> of the soil and tapering within the earth to a regular cone <br> Skin purplish rose deeper colored than that of the last named <br> Flesh white circled or zoned with pale red Leaves spread- <br> ing green ; the leaf-stems rose-colored <br> It is remarkable for the regular and symmetrical form of its <br> roots which grow rapidly and if pulled while young are <br> tender very sweet and well flavored Planted the last of <br> June it makes a table-beet of more than average quality for <br> winter use <br> When sown early it attains a comparatively large size and <br> should have a space of twenty inches between the rows ; but <br> when sown late fifteen inches between the rows and six <br> inches between the plants in the rows will afford ample space <br> for their development <br> Early Blood Turnip-Rooted <br> Early Turnip Beet <br> The roots of this familiar variety are <br> produced almost entirely within the earth <br> and measure when of average size from / <br> four inches to four and a half in depth Ijj <br> and about four inches in diameter Form <br> turbinate flattened smooth and symme- <br> trical Neck small tap-root very slender <br> and regularly tapering Skin deep purplish- <br> red Flesh deep blood-red sometimes cir- <br> cled and rayed with paler red remarkably <br> sweet and tender Leaves erect not very <br> numerous and of a deep-red color some- <br> times inclining to green ; but the stems and nerves always of a <br> deep brilliant red <br> The Early Blood Turnip Beet succeeds well from Canada <br> to the Gulf of Mexico ; and in almost every section of the <br> United States is more esteemed and more generally cultivated <br> 2 <br> Eurly Blood Turnip-rooted 29062357 92326 42073 Page 9 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062357 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 29062357 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062357 united states Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2011-08-02 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/6002631982 2015-09-10 20 54 48 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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