kwassitz

Updated: April 30, 2025

In the annuals the stems may vary from erect to ascending, and the name patula indicates stems which are densely branching from the base with widely spreading branches throughout. Mr. Em. von Proskowetz of Kwassitz, Austria, kindly sent me seeds of this Beta patula, the variability of which was so great in my cultures as to range from nearly typical sugar-beets to the thin woody type of Bukharest.

Hugo de Vries - Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation