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TURNIPS. 



will average a third larger in size. They are purple 

 above ground, and yellow below. The flesh is solid 

 and yellow. 



Yellow Stone is one of the most profitable and 

 popular varieties that we grow for market or foi 

 table use. The root is nearly round, mediiim-sized, 

 color light yellow. The flesh is yellow and sweet. 



Yellow Abeedeen 

 grows to a large size. It 

 is generally grown for feed- 

 ing cattle ; for this object 

 it is a valuable variety. 



Cow-IIoEN. — This kind 

 grows rapidly, forming a 

 long root, not unlike the 

 White Carrot. The Cow- 

 Horn is cultivated exclu- 

 sively for feeding stock, 

 and when sown in good 

 ground, the yield is very 

 large — from eight hun- 

 dred to one thousand bush- 

 els are frequently produced 

 from an acre. 



Steap-leaf Red-Top is 

 well and favorably known in almost every part of the 

 country. It is purple above and white below. The 

 flesh is white, and very tender when cooked (p. 252). 

 Flat Dutch, oe Speing. — The Flat Dutch is 

 sown in the Spring, as an early variety for table use. 

 It is grown on a large scale, by gardenere, in the 

 vicinity of a market. 



YELLOW STONE. 



