Keywords: The field and garden vegetables of America (Page 19) (6002633134).jpg THE BEET <br> 11 <br> shaded with brownish-red those of the centre erect ; those <br> of the outside spreading or horizontal <br> The variety is not early but of fine quality ; keeps remark- <br> ably well and is particularly recommended for cultivation for <br> winter and spring use Much esteemed in England <br> Yellow Castelnatjdary Trans Vil <br> Root produced within the earth broadest at the crown <br> where its diameter is nearly three inches and tapering gra- <br> dually to a point ; the length being about eight inches Skin <br> orange-yellow Flesh clear yellow with paler zones or rings <br> Leaves spreading those on the outside being on stems about <br> four inches in length ; the inner ones are shorter numerous <br> of a dark-green color and rather waved on the edges the <br> leaf-stems are green rather than yellow <br> An excellent table-beet being tender yet firm and very <br> sweet when boiled although its color is not so agreeable to <br> the eye <br> Yellow Globe Mangel Wurzel <br> Betterave Jaune Globe Vil <br> This is a globular-formed beet <br> measuring about ten inches in dia- <br> meter and weighing ten or twelve <br> pounds ; about one-half of the root <br> growing above ground Skin yel- <br> low where it is covered by the soil ; <br> and yellowish-brown above the sur- <br> face where exposed to light and air <br> Flesh white zoned or marked with <br> yellow close-grained and sugary <br> Leaves not large or numerous rather <br> erect green; the stems and ribs <br> paler and sometimes yellowish <br> – Olnh Manp'l Wurzel 29062319 92326 42073 Page 19 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062319 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 29062319 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062319 united states Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2011-08-02 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/6002633134 2015-09-10 20 53 47 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 The field and garden vegetables of America Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script |