Beet, Hy′brid

Syn. Common beet , Field′-b. ; Be′ta Hy′brida , B. vulgar′′is, h. ; L.; Bette commune , Better ave c. , Racine d’abondance , R. de disette , ., Fr.; Mangold , M.-wurzel , Mangel-w. , ., Ger. A variety of beta vulgar is (Linn.), and that usually cultivated by English farmers. Root red on the outside, white inside; chiefly grown as winter-food for cattle, being vastly superior to turnips. It has been used in Germany as a substitute for bread in times of scarcity. Leaves dre ed and eaten like spinach.