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crop, as they are not sufficiently profitable for the mar- 

 ket garden. These may be sown any time during July, 

 and are often used to follow after a crop of cabbage or 

 peas. Sow in drills eighteen inches apart, and thin to 

 one foot apart in the row. 



There are no better Ruta Bagas than the best strains 

 of White Sweet German, which are almost universally 

 used both for marketing and home use. The White 

 French, or Rock, is a long, oval turnip, very mild and 

 sweet; the flesh is solid and white, like the German. 



The London Extra Yellow Swede, and the Shamrock 

 Yellow Swede, and Carter's Imperial, are the leading 

 yellow-fleshed sorts, and are quite similar to each 

 other in appearance. 



White Top Strap -Leaved. 



Water:melons {Cuciirhita ciinillus) are but little 

 grown except as a farm crop, and where land is cheap. 

 They can be readily handled and bear shipping well. 



