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Fic. 44.—Turnip. (Brassica campestris, Mustard Family, Crucifere). 
Plants showing fleshy roots, and rosettes of leaves, as they appear at 
the end of the first year’s growth. x 2. (Vilmorin.)—Plant a biennial; 
root varying greatly in form and color under cultivation; leaves bright 
green; rough-hairy. 
Fig. 45.—Turnip. Middle section of second-year stem which bears the flow- 
ers. A lower leaf. Flower-cluster with young fruit. Fruit, natural 
size. (Britton and Brown.)—The plant in its second year becomes 
about 1 m. tall or less; the lower leaves are hairy, the upper ones 
smooth; the flowers yellow. 
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