SUCCESS IN MARKET GARDENING 



in the fall or during the winter as wanted, and 

 may be stored either in cellars or pits. For this 

 crop, the Purple Top White Globe, the White Egg 

 and the Red Top Strap-Leaved are quite desirable 

 varieties. 



The Ruta Bagas are almost wholly grown as 

 a farm crop, as they are not sufficiently profitable 

 for the market 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. 



WATERMELONS (Cucurbita citrullus) are but little 

 grown except as a farm crop, and where land is 

 cheap. They can be readily handled and bear 



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