60 ESCULENT ROOTS. 



clear white, firm, solid, sugary, mild, and remarkably well- 

 flavored ; size medium, measuring two inches and a half 

 in depth by four or five inches in diameter, and weighing 

 from ten to twelve ounces. Field- 

 grown roots, with the benefit of a 

 long season and rich soil, attain 

 much greater dimensions ; often, 

 however, greatly deteriorating in 

 quality as they increase over the 

 average size. 



This variety is unquestionably 

 one of the best of the flat turnips, 

 Purpie-top strap-leaved Turnip, either for the garden or field. It is 

 early, hardy, thrives in almost any description of soil, is of 

 excellent quality, and rarely fails to yield a good crop. It 

 is the best of all the flat turnips for sowing among corn or 

 potatoes, or upon small patches of the garden from which 

 early pease or beans have been harvested. 



Purple-top Bulb globular, reddish-purple above, and 



Aberdeen. deep yellow below ; tap-root small ; leaves 

 short, and inclined to grow horizontally. 



In rich soil and long seasons, the bulbs sometimes attain 

 a weight of eight or ten pounds ; but specimens of average 

 size measure four inches in depth, nearly five inches in di- 

 ameter, and weigh from sixteen to twenty ounces. The 

 flesh is pale yellow, tender, sugary, and nearly equal to that 

 of the Swedes in solidity. 



The variety is hardy, and, although generally grown for 

 farm-purposes, is really superior to many sorts cultivated 

 exclusively for table use. 



Bed Globe. An old, medium-sized, globular turnip, well 

 suited for cultivation in light soil and on ex- 

 posed or elevated situations. It is not suited for table use ; 

 and is generally field-grown, and fed to stock. 



