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degree of care and attention bestowed by growers in selecting 

 their seed-roots ; and the shape is often 4 not a little affected 

 by the soil in which thay are grown. Thus Globes of any 

 kind, and particularly those of this variety, when grown on 

 a very superior, rich soil, may be said to be forced beyond 

 their natural size, and thereby acquire somewhat of a mon- 

 strous or overgrown appearance ; losing, in a great measure, 

 their natural symmetry. 



This variety is better adapted to field culture than to the 

 garden, as it is altogether too coarse in texture for table use. 

 It is a poor keeper, and, in unfavorable seasons, sometimes 

 decays before the time of harvesting. Specimens have been 

 grown weighing fifteen arid even eighteen pounds. 



'White Nor- A large English variety, somewhat irregular 

 WHITE KOUND. in form, but usually more or less compressed, 

 and sometimes pyriform ; the upper portion of the root being 

 produced four or five inches above ground. Specimens some- 

 times measure ten or twelve inches in diameter. The leaves 

 are large, and rather numerous ; the skin is white below the 

 surface, and often white above, but sometimes washed with 

 green ; flesh white and coarse-grained, but sweet. Very, 

 late. 



It is but a sub-variety of the Common Flat Turnip, and 

 oftentimes attains a most extraordinary size. For the garden 

 it possesses no value. It is grown exclusively as an agricul- 

 tural or field turnip ; but is very liable to rot, soon becomes 

 spongy, and can only be classed as third-rate even for feed- 

 ing stock. 



"White Stone. This common and well-known garden turnip 

 WHITE GARDEN somewhat resembles the White Dutch ; but has 



STOKE. 



stronger foliage, is rounder in form, and finer in 

 texture. A carefully selected and improved variety of this 



