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ESCULENT ROOTS. 



mild, and pleasant, and is described as excelling that of any 



other sort now in cultivation. 



This variety, so recently brought to notice, 

 and so strongly commended, is of English ori- 

 gin, and was obtained from the wild Parsnip by 

 Prof. Buckman, of the Royal Agricultural Col- 

 lege at Cirencester. It was introduced into this 

 country soon after it was publicly offered in 

 England, and is now quite generally dissemi- 

 nated. 



Turnip- The leaves of this sort are few, and 

 Trans.' do not exceed twelve to sixteen inches 

 in length. The roots are from four to six 

 inches in diameter, tunnel-shaped, tapering very 

 abruptly, with a strong tap-root ; the whole 

 being from twelve to fifteen inches in length. 

 The rind is rougher than either of the other 

 sorts ; the shoulder very broad, growing above 

 the surface of the soil ; convex, with a small, 

 student Parsnip, short crown. It is much the earliest of the 

 Parsnips, and, if left in the ground, is liable to rot in the 

 crown. The leaves also decay much sooner than those of 

 most other sorts. 



It is particularly adapted to hard and 

 shallow soils, and, from its coming into use 

 much earlier than any other kind, very de- 

 sirable. In flavor it is mild and pleasant, 

 though less sugary than the long-rooted kinds. 

 The flesh, when dressed, is more yellow than 

 that of any other variety. 



Turnip-rooted 

 Parsnip, 



