TURNIP. 187 
Varieties.—Champion, or Improved Purple Top Yel- 
low Ruta Baga. Large size; ovoid in form; skin 
yellow, with deep purple crown; flesh yellow; sweet, 
well flavored. 
Long Island, or American. Large size; roundish in 
form, having less neck than the Champion; skin yel- 
low, with deep purple crown; flesh yellow; sweet, well 
flavored. 
Sweet German, or Breadstone, Budlong, Rock. Oval 
in form, large size; skin white, greenish-brown above 
ground; flesh white; very sweet and mild. 
White French. Long, tapering form, measuring 
when well grown eight to ten inches in length, four or 
five inches in diameter at the thickest part; skin white; 
flesh white; sweet and delicate. 
