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THE BOOK OF VEGETABLES 



RUTABAGA, or Swedish Turnip (Brasswa cam- 

 pestris), is a plant grown for its roots, used chiefly for 

 stock-feeding, but also for table use. It has a richer 

 flesh than the Turnip, and requires a longer season. 

 Being hardy to frost, it may be left 

 in the ground late before digging; it 

 will live over winter, but should not 

 be left unless wanted for seed. Ruta- 

 baga is usually sown in June for a 

 fall crop. There are several varieties, 

 and for table use the finest-fleshed 

 should be chosen. 



(Rutabaga is called by the Eng- 

 lish Turnip-rooted Cabbage, a name 

 which we reserve for Kohlrabi.) 



Soil* A rich medium loam in 

 good tilth, not recently manured. 



Distances. Drills twelve to eigh- 

 teen inches apart. 

 Depth. One inch or more. 



Sow when the ground is fit, and monthly until 

 June or early July. 



Thin to six to nine inches in the rows. 

 Culture. Maintain the surface mulch. 

 Fertilizer is not necessary if the ground is previously 

 well enriched, unless nitrate of soda is used. See under 

 Turnip. 



Dig after frosts have come. 



Fig. 113. Rutabaga. 



