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delicate for general cultivation. It is very distinct in appear- 

 ance ; the leaves are cabbage-shaped, low, and spreading. 



Skirvings purple-top is a very good variety, brought out by 

 Mr Skirving of Liverpool. 



Bangholm swede, brought out by Messrs Lawson & Son, ap- 

 pears well adapted for general cultivation. It is purple-topped, 

 and oval in shape. 



Champion swede is a purple-topped variety; its weight per 

 acre was under some of the others. 



Kinaldie swede, improved by Mr Milne of Kinaldie, is one of 

 the best varieties in cultivation ; unexceptional in shape, weight, 

 and quality. 



Skirvings king of the swedes is a purple-top variety, somewhat 

 resembling Drummonds' improved, but not such a free grower. 



Shepherd's golden globe seed, grown in Morayshire, is a purple- 

 topped swede, with a coarse crown. There appears to be two 

 varieties with this name. 



Wait's improved yellow, brought out by Mr Wait of London, 

 does not seem to have fixed characteristics, and produced lighter 

 weights than some of the others. 



Green-top, when well grown, is an excellent variety, producing 

 a good crop of sound nutritous bulbs. The great influence of 

 good seed is well seen in experiments with this variety. 



Dale's hybrid, a useful variety, does not appear to grow so 

 heavy a crop as some of the others. 



Purple-top is a free growing variety, but inferior to Tweeddale, 

 which was selected from it. 



Early yellow is excellent either for early or late sowings. If 

 sown by the middle of May, it will be ready for use by Septem- 

 ber. It is beautifully globular in shape, grows to a large size, 

 and is of fine quality. 



Long tankard is a free grower, but is suitable only for early use. 



Green globe imperial grows to a large size, and is of good quality. 

 It appears to be the hardiest of the whites. 



Greystone is a large free grower, but of coarse quality. 



Pomeranian white is a globular turnip, of good quality and 

 large size. 



Bed Lincolnshire is inferior to the others, both in weight and 

 quality. 



