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Golden Ball. — An excellent yellow rooted turnip; 

 solid and good flavor. A fine table variety. 



Ruta Baga, or Swedes Turnip is a different variety 

 (Brassica campestris, car. ruta baga), of which the foliage 

 differs from those preceding in being smooth and covered 

 with glaucous bloom. There are several varieties, all 

 hardy and good. 



Purple-Topped Swede. — The roots are very large, of 

 an oval, tapering form, and the greater their size the 

 sweeter and more nourishing 

 they become. It keeps until 

 spring. 



Skirting's Improved Swede. 

 This is of still better form than 



large, less smooth, and free from 

 bloom; flesh fine, yellow, and 

 very nutritious. 



Sweet German Turnip. — 

 Called also White Ruta Baga 

 and Cabbage Turnip (Brassica 

 campestris Napa Brassica, D. C), 

 resembles the last two, but the flesh is white, very sweet, 

 with somewhat of the cabbage flavor, and is a good 

 keeper. Roots large, but not as regular as the preceding. 



A good fertilizer, at the rate of 1,000 pounds per acre, 

 is furnished by the following formula: 



Fig. 150 — Sweet German 

 Turnip. 



Cotton seed meal, 

 Nitrate of soda, 

 Acid phosphate, 

 Muriate potash, 



450 pounds. 

 250 pounds. 

 900 pounds. 

 300 pounds. 



For the spring crop manures rich in ammonia are essen- 

 tial, but for the autumn crop the superphosphate of lime 

 seems to act more beneficially than any other application. 



