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ESCULENT ROOTS. 



Button's 

 Champion. 



An English prize sort, said to have received 

 twelve silver cups in six years. 

 Skin bright purple above, yellow below ground ; form 

 smooth and regular ; size large ; flesh yellow, firm, and of 

 good quality. 



It yields abundantly, keeps 

 well, and deserves cultivation, 

 either for farm stock or for 

 the table. 



Sweet 

 German. 



Sweet German Turnip. 



branched 



Bulb four or 

 five inches in di- 

 ameter, six or seven inches 

 in depth, turbinate, sometimes 

 nearly fusiform. In good soil 

 and favorable seasons, it is 

 smooth and regular ; but, un- 

 der opposite conditions, often 

 and uneven. Neck two or 

 three inches in length ; skin greenish- 

 brown above ground, white beneath ; 

 flesh pure white, of firm texture, very 

 sweet, mild, and well-flavored. 



It retains its solidity and freshness 

 till spring, and often at midsummer has 

 no appearance of sponginess or decay. 

 As a table variety, it must be classed as 

 one of the best, and is recommended for 

 general cultivation. 



White 



French. 



LONG WHITE 



FKENCH. 



White French Turnip. 



The roots of this variety 

 are produced entirely within 

 the earth. They are inva- 

 riably fusiform ; and, if well grown, 

 measure four or five inches in diam- 

 eter, and from eight to ten inches in 



