The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-12-12
about Bects.

Vi ehc uiScOur"Bn1p CnaIhctcr Vi the sea-
son, | will, by your leave, show up my
beets in the Farmer" noticing briefly
some Of the merits and defects of each
sort.
The old rcd standard bccts, the Early
Blood turnip for summer use and the
Long Blood for winter--are by no means
superseded by the newer sorts mentioned
below Certain Irregularities Of form
and variations Of character, however ,sug-
gest the need of a more careful selection
of their seed roots by our seed growers.
nATcn's IMPROVED BLOOD TURNIp BEET
resembles the we'll known Early Blood
turnip; perhaps is smoother and more
regular in form; early and of excellent
vuality; one of the very best.
DEwING's IMPROVED BLOOD TURNIP BEET
is another superior sort. With me this
year it differs from the two just mention
ed in its more globular form and larger
size very tender and sweet.
THE YELLOW TuRNIP BEET
is more oval in form than the blood tur-
nip. A good sort and interesting by way
of variety.
THE EARLY BASsANo.
has long been favorte with me. 1t is
ready for use quite early, and if well
grown cont nues to increas in size until
quite large, frequently retaining in this
latitude its tenderness of flesh, so as to
serve Us one of our best winter varieties,
also Roots fattened, somewhat ribbed;
color, light red; flesh white, tinged with
red; crown generally simple and contrac-
ted, though sometimes dividing into nu-
merous branches.
WHITES DARK BLOOD BEET.
Similar to Long Blood in size and shape;
surface much darker and interior deep
reddish brown; crown sometimes enlarg.
ed and branching not free in all speci.
mems from side roots below; yield large.
CARRIERS ST. oysrn.
Foliage ornamental crown very broad
bursting into numerous branches; root
tapers abruptly from the crown, often di.
viding into several small side roots skin
and flesh uniform. deep rcd. Not desir.
able.
| GATHERS PERFECTION SALAD BEET
closely resembles in the root the Long
Blood foliage short, very dark red, re.
commended for salad purposes.
HENDERsoN's PINE APPLE.
A half.long blood beet of good and even
form and medium size foliage very dark
red and root very deep crimson.
SMALL DEEP BLOOD RED cAsrLENAupARy.
Root small, rather rough and irregular
tapering rapidly from q large crown; flesh
very purple.
ROUGH SKINNED oB cRAPAUDINE.
Rough in some other respects crown
large; root of inferior size and much di
vided. Unsatisfactory.
For q beet to feed stock in winter t
mich cows in particular in spring time
have never seen one to compare will
the Improved American Imperial Suga
Beet introduced to the Vermont Dairy
mans Association and the public gener
ally, by Mr.. Henry Lane, Of Cornwall
Received from the department Of Agri
cultue in 1858, by Mr.. Lane, it has sine
then been exclusively grown by the farm
ers Of Addison County, and by judiciou
selection has been brought to perfection
, Its form is long spindle shaped. 1t i
! longer and larger than the French Whit
. Sugar Beet, with crown more contracte'
. generally simple) and freer from sid
. roots. As it grows it lifts itself, for til
= most part, above the surface of the Sol
so as to be readily pulled. Its yield
enormous, and it is superceding the Man
gold Wurtzel, which, as now grown, is @
most variable character.
Infinitely inferior to the one just com
mended is q variety which received las
: spring from the Department of Agricul
: ture, under the name of
r CARRIERS IMPROVED NURSERY SUGAR BEE,
Y 1t branches excessively in both tops an
, roots, and grows almost completely b.
meath the surface of the ground. Its yiel
/ is much less than that Of the preceding
Y and the labor of harvesting and cleanin
+ them from dirt very much greater.
q Among my collection was a class
r beets upon which selection had been pra
II ticed with respect to other parts Of Il
r plant than the roots as the leaves or Il
@ leaf.stocks. Indeed the roots are Of I
!, account, being left MS insignificant
i those of dock, and in one instance
inconspicuous as those of cabbage.
l. TUE PERPETUAL SPINACH BEET.
is well named. Its wonderfully branc
= ing crown sends up all through the sur
u mer profusc succession of tender leave
Il which furnish constant supply
greens
=, =. Very similar to the last is the
10 SWISS cHARD on sEA.KALE BEET
nj whose leaf.stalks serve summer substitu
to for asparagus and its tender and often I
ly newed leaves for spinach
SC But for these uses this sort il cxccll
&c by
)u nECK's lMpEOoED sgA.KALI BEET,
81 .. which is quite curiousity among bee
! From frightening crown rise succ'
J., ~ sion of white leaf-stalks broad and thi
y and about foot in length. These 81
80 >. port erect, broad, strap-shaped, crimpl
~ like the leaves of n Savoy cabbage. The
II, leaf.stalks are exceedingly tender, q
~ are said to rival Sea-Ka
y To this class also belongs the
Of BRAZILIAN vARIRdATED BEET,
nc whose plants present q strange and int,
H. esting medley of forms and colors. i
commended for garnishing and for gree
ed THE DARK RED EGYPTIAN BEET,
by some error, did not appear among
nix varieties, but in the grounds ola frie
PC | saw ~ Loot lima rama RI nhlv aarlv N