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ing, and rather symmetrical ; size small, average speci- 

 mens measuring five or six inches in length, an inch and a 

 half in diameter at the crown, and weighing eight or ten 

 ounces ; skin white, or yellowish-white ; flesh white, dry, 

 very firm, and sugary ; leaves small, deep green, spread- 

 ing. Half early, and one of the best of the dry-fleshed 



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varieties. 



Bulb produced mostly within the earth, nearly Golden Ball, 

 globular, and very smooth and symmetrical ; YELLOW GLOBE. 

 skin bright yellow below ground, greenish above ; leaves 

 comparatively small, spreading ; flesh pale 

 yellow, sweet, and well flavored, but not 

 so fine-grained as that of many other 

 varieties. It is a good table turnip ; and 

 with the Robertson's Golden Stone, which 

 it greatly resembles, the most valuable for 

 cultivation where large-sized garden tur- 

 nips are required. Its size is about that 

 of the last named. Average specimens measure four inches 

 in diameter, nearly the same in depth, and weigh from 

 twelve to fourteen ounces. 



Roots of a fine, globular shape, with a small Green Globe, 

 neck and tap-root ; very white below, and GREEN-TOP 



WIIITK GLOBE. 



green above, the surface of the ground ; of 

 medium size, hardy, and firm in texture, but scarcely so 

 much so as the Green Round ; than which it arrives at 

 maturity rather earlier. It is somewhat larger than the 

 White Norfolk ; has large, deep-green foliage ; grows strong- 

 ly, and produces extraordinary crops ; but it soon becomes 

 spongy, and often decays in autumn or early in winter. 



A sub-variety, of larger size and with softer flesh, is known, 

 by the name of Hungarian Green-top Globe. 

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