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Snow- White. Olive-shaped, very hardy, quality the 

 best. 



Seven-Top. This is the variety so largely grown in 

 the Southern States for Turnip salad or greens. 



TURNIP. RUTA BAGA OR SWEDISET. 



Improved American (Purple-Top). (See figure 101.) 

 This is the leading variety ; very hardy and productive ; 



Fig. 101. 1MPKOVED AMERICAN FUIU'J^-TOP RUTA BAGA. 



flesh yellow, solid, sweet, and fine flavored ; equally good 

 for stock or table use ; the principal variety raised by 

 market gardeners on Long Island, and the best of 

 all yellow Turnips. In our trial grounds -we find 

 American-grown seed, of this variety, to yield better- 

 shaped and cleaner Turnips than does imported seed. 



