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1. " The Commont white stock," — white- 

 loaf — white-round — white-rind — or, as it is 

 called in marly places, the Nor folk turnep. 



2. ** The purple stock." This, in its iKape 

 ^nd the manner of its growth, is {imilar to 

 the common turnep ; but its rind is of a dark 

 red or purple colour, its fize, in general, 

 fmaller, arid its texture clofer and firmer than 

 that of the common white .{lock ; arid it is al- 

 lowed to fland the winter better, and to pre- 

 ferve its firmnefs and fucculence later in the 

 fpring, than the common turnep. But it 

 feems to be a fad: well-eftablilhed, that the 

 purple turnep is not fo well affcdcd by cattle 

 as the bther fpecies : this circumftance, added 

 to the fmallnefs of its lize, confines its culture 

 within narrow limits. 



3. " The green stock." This fefembles, 

 ftill more, the common white turnep; from 

 which it differs principally in the colour of its 

 rind. It is in tire hands of very fcvv : thcfe few, 

 however, fay that it is preferable to the com- 

 mon flock. 



4. " The pudding stock*.'* This, in 

 its Ihape, is fo perfedlly different from the 



* The tankard- turnep of the m'dland counties. 



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