. Carrots, mangold wurtzels and sugar beets. Carrots; Sugar beet; Mangel-wurzel. CARROTS, MANGOLDS AND SUGAR BEETS. 35. The Long Varieties.—Among the more prominent of these are the Ox Horn, the common Long- Red, Norbition Giant, Carter's Orange Globe, and the Silesian varieties of Sugar Beet. The Ox Horn is a very crooked growing variety, as its name would imply, with a small di- ameter in proportion to its great length. Growing almost wholly out of ground it curves about so in the row as to be decidedly in the way, is apt to break when pulled and in addition to these defects, storing very ba
. Carrots, mangold wurtzels and sugar beets. Carrots; Sugar beet; Mangel-wurzel. CARROTS, MANGOLDS AND SUGAR BEETS. 35. The Long Varieties.—Among the more prominent of these are the Ox Horn, the common Long- Red, Norbition Giant, Carter's Orange Globe, and the Silesian varieties of Sugar Beet. The Ox Horn is a very crooked growing variety, as its name would imply, with a small di- ameter in proportion to its great length. Growing almost wholly out of ground it curves about so in the row as to be decidedly in the way, is apt to break when pulled and in addition to these defects, storing very badly, it is not in any way desirable. The Norbiton Giant, Long Red, Gate Post, and Tankard are improve- ments over the common Long Red in a greater uniformity in their habit of growth, their size, and a less liability to grow hol- low at the top at the advanced stage of growth. The Round Varieties.—In these are included the common Red and Yellow Globe, Gate Post and Tankard, with some of the under- ground varieties of the Sugar Beet. •v-:, LONG RED MANGOLD. Ovoid are either red or yellow in color and are intermediate in form between the long and the round kinds. What Kinds to Grow.—In this country the Long Red. 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 Gregory, James John Howard, 1827-1910. [from old catalog]. Boston, J. J. Arakelyan
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