Crimson Beets & Harvard Beets

[Laurence Horn]

Is there any reason to doubt the null hypothesis, that Harvard beets
are so-called because of the crimson color?  I could see that it
might be hard to pin down the first cite, but is there really a
mystery?

Larry

>      _The Atlanta Constitution_
>(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Viewer.aspx?img=wSCs6S0EhDCKID/6NLMW2hrNrfdlN20hVX2HDy1C5HZqsC6fUmwfvw==)
>_Sunday,
>November 20, 1910_
>(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=)  _Atlanta,_
>(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="crimson+beets"+AND+cityid
>:1116+AND+stateid:29+AND+range:1753-1916)   _Georgia_
>(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="crimson+beets"+AND+stateid:29+AND+range:1753-1916
>)
>...and corn ears vellow as sunshine CRIMSON BEETS  neigh- bored with
>snowy.....Homer's freckles disappeared in the  CRIMSON glow of
>enthusiasm that..
>...
>
>_Lima Daily News_
>(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Viewer.aspx?img=/TuInQ3tu5uKID/6NLMW2gKal8DJwOnIeZBoEAbLX8t/F0EdmHyV70IF+CsZYmrz)
>_Friday, September
>04, 1914_ (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=)  _Lima,_
>(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="crimson+beets"+AND+cityid:16362+A
>ND+stateid:73+AND+range:1753-1916)   _Ohio_
>(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="crimson+beets"+AND+stateid:73+AND+range:1753-1916)
>...look at them. There arc I clusters of CRIMSON BEETS,  of all J sines, some
>of..
>...
>
>_The Mansfield News_ (http://www.newspaperarchive
>.com/Viewer.aspx?img=oNSOVK9EnG6KID/6NLMW2hZRbBdkeDBMktgf1/SKIDOp8ChK7gjIB0IF+CsZYmrz)
>_Saturday,
>November 14, 1903_ (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=)
>_Mansfield,_
>(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="crimson+beets"+AND+cityid:17490+AND+stateid:73+AND+range:1753-1916)
>_Ohio_
>(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="crimson+beets"+AND+stateid:73+AND+range:1753-1916)
>
>...brown cheeked pears, rosy iippli-s. CRIMSON BEETS  and gieec with oats,
>bar..
>...
>
>_The Mansfield News_
>(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Viewer.aspx?img=oNSOVK9EnG6KID/6NLMW2hZRbBdkeDBMktgf1/SKIDPaSt9mStfqq0IF+CsZYmrz)
>_Saturday,
>November 14, 1903_ (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=)
>_Mansfield,_
>(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="crimson+beets"+AND+cityid:17490+AND+stateid:73+AND+range:1753-1916)
>_Ohio_
>(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="crimson+beets"+AND+stateid:73+AND+range:1753-1916)
>
>...brown cheeked pears, rosy apples, CRIMSON BEETS and  green with oats, bar..
>...
>
>_Trenton Times_
>(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Viewer.aspx?img=qfOSkbCfQu2KID/6NLMW2rOqKRri5k3Gmtqe1igPm+XHiBf35r4+zA==)
>_Tuesday, November 26, 1901_
>(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=)  _Trenton,_
>(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="crimson+beets"+AND+cityid:29551+AND+stat
>eid:65+AND+range:1753-1916)   _New  Jersey_
>(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="crimson+beets"+AND+stateid:65+AND+range:1753-1916)
>...be
>u tl  rheeked peara, roey apples CRIMSON BEETS and golden  squashes..
>...
>...
>I thought that the Boston Globe would help with the mystery of "Harvard
>beets." Not much luck there. Any opinion on these "crimson beets"  cites?