. Elements of Philippine agriculture. Agriculture. THE GARDEN- 69 "roots" in the grouiKl; each of these soon forms several small plants. Beets. Several root crops of northern coun- tries have been introduced into the Philippines with- in the last few years. Among these arc the beet, turnip, red radish, carrot, and parsnip. The beet is the most important of these. It is a native of Europe. The real seid is very small, but is ;il- ways inclosed in a corky calyx. Iherc arc several different varieties of beets, which have different uses. In temperate countries, the most important is the
. Elements of Philippine agriculture. Agriculture. THE GARDEN- 69 "roots" in the grouiKl; each of these soon forms several small plants. Beets. Several root crops of northern coun- tries have been introduced into the Philippines with- in the last few years. Among these arc the beet, turnip, red radish, carrot, and parsnip. The beet is the most important of these. It is a native of Europe. The real seid is very small, but is ;il- ways inclosed in a corky calyx. Iherc arc several different varieties of beets, which have different uses. In temperate countries, the most important is the sugar beet; but as it is a more expensive source of sugar than is the sugar-cane, it would be foolish to grow this ]:)lant in the Philippines. Another very large beet is cultivated as a food for cattle. The garden beet has a thick, red root, which is cooked in various ways, and is a very nourish- ing food. The red leaves and petioles are also eaten as greens. Beets grow well in soil Fit:. 48. Beet that is licavy, but not too Fu;. 47. Taro, 01. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Copeland, Edwin Bingham, 1873- [from old catalog]. Yonkers-on-Hudson, N. Y. , and Manila, World book company
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