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very short, are few for the size of the root. It is one of the earliest 

 varieties known, and is well adapted for forcing, even in spring. 

 White Milan Turnip. Root small, very smooth, flat, entirely 



white, with a slender 

 tap-root ; leaves small and 

 few, undivided, oval. A 

 variety of the Purple-top 

 Milan Turnip, described 

 above, quite as early, as 

 well suited for forcing and 

 milder in flavour. 



Croissy, or Round 

 Early Vertus, Turnip. 

 Root sunk in the ground, 

 round, or slightly top- 

 shaped, from 2| to 3^ in. 

 in diameter and depth, 

 and with a tap-root of 



White Milan Turnip. 



some length ; skin white, smooth ; flesh very white, tender, sugary, 

 and very agreeably flavoured; leaves medium-sized, erect, and light 

 green. A very good early variety, and a great favourite with the 

 Parisian market-gardeners-. It is one of the 

 best kinds for forcing. 



Early Six Weeks', or Jersey Lily, 

 Turnip. Extremely smooth slightly flattened 

 root, just half as thick as broad ; underground 

 portion white, the upper part cream-white ; 



Croissy, or Round Early 

 Vertus, Turnip 

 ( natural size). 



Jersey Lily Turnip. 



leaves cut ; foliage light and vivid green. Half-early, very neat 

 in shape, never producing large roots. A garden, not an agricultural 

 Turnip. 



