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Long Yellow Mangel Wurzel.

Jaune Grosse. Vil.

Root somewhat fusiform, contracted to-

wards the crown, which rises six or eight

inches above the surface of the ground.

Size remarkably large ; w r hen grown in

deep rich soil, often measuring twenty

inches in length, and five or six inches in

thickness. Skin yellow, bordering on

orange-color. Flesh pale yellow, zoned

or circled with white, not close-grained,

but sugary. Leaves comparatively large,

pale green ; the stems and nerves yellow ;

the nerves paler.

The variety is one of the most produc-

tive of the field-beets ; but the roots are

neither smooth nor symmetrical, a major-

ity being forked or much branched.

In the vicinity of Paris, it is extensively

cultivated, and is much esteemed by dairy

farmers on account of the rich color which

it imparts to milk when fed to dairy-stock.

Compared with the German Yellow, the roots of this variety

are longer, not so thick, more tapering ; and the flesh is of a

much deeper color. It has also larger foliage.

Long Yellow Mangel Wurzel.

Fine-Apple Short-Top.

Hov. Mag.

Root of medium size, fusiform. Skin deep purplish-red.

Flesh very deep blood-red, fine-grained, as sweet as the Bas-

sano, tender, and of excellent quality for table use. Leaves

very short and few in number, reddish-green ; leaf- stems and

nerves blood-red.

In its foliage, as well as in the color of the root, it strongly

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