98 ESCULENT ROOTS. 



and the warmer portion of New England, if the season is 

 favorable, a good crop will be obtained from seed sown as 

 late as the last week in August. 



Harvesting. Turnips for the table may be drawn directly 

 from the garden or field until November, but must be har- 

 vested before severe freezing weather ; for, though compara- 

 tively very hardy, few of the varieties will survive the winters 

 of the Northern States in the open ground. 



Seed. As the various kinds readily hybridize, or inter- 

 mix, only one variety should be cultivated in the same neigh- 

 borhood for seied. Select the best-formed bulbs, and trans- 

 plant them out in April, in rows two feet apart, and one foot 

 apart in the rows, just covering the crowns with earth, or 

 leaving the young shoots level with the surface of the ground. 



An ounce of seed will sow eight rods of land, and a pound 

 will be sufficient for an acre. 



Varieties. The varieties are numerous, as follow : 



Altrincham. This is a yellow-fleshed, field variety, of rather 

 YELLOW ALTRI>-- less than average size. The bulb, however, is 



CHAM. ALTRING- 



of a fine, globular shape, with a light-green top, 

 very small neck and tap-root, and possessed of considerable 

 solidity. 



Border Im- Bulb five or six inches in diameter, nearly 



perial. 

 BORDER IMPE- spherical, sometimes flattened, and usually very 



RIAL PURPLE-TOP r 



YELLOW. smooth and symmetrical ; skin yellow, the upper 

 surface of a bright purple ; flesh yellow, firm, and sugary ; 

 leaves large. 



The variety is of English origin, and is recommended for 

 its earliness and great productiveness. 



Chivas's Or- Bulb of a handsome, round form, with a small 

 'ihomp. top } the skin is pale orange ; and the flesh yel- 



