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_ vided, to which the plants should be trained in such manner as will 
permit each portion to receive its due proportion of the sun. The 
south side of a fence is an eligible situation for the early maturing 
of the fruit. No. 1 is the variety usually preferred, the earliest 
that grows to large size, and a great bearer. No. 2 is cultivated 
principally for preserving. No. 3 is of small size and used for 
pickling. No. 4 is‘ small, round variety, cultivated for pickling, 
and very early. 
TURNIP. 
1, Early Flat Dutch. 6. Yellow Aberdeen, 
2. Red-topped. Scotch Yellow. 
3. Early Stone. 4. Dale’s Hybrid. 
4, Large Norfolk. 8, Ruta Baga, 
5. Large Globe. Sweedish. 
The ground cannot be too rich for Turnips. Old sod, or newly- 
cleared land, produces the largest and finest flavored sorts. ' The 
best for family use, as well as for general culture, are Nos. 1 and 
2, which resemble each other in all respects but color. They are 
of quick growth, with small narrow leaves, and admit of standing 
quite close together. They are quite distinct from, and superior 
to, the common White and Red-top varieties usually cultivated. 
For summer use, sow early in the spring, in drills twelve inches 
apart, and thin to five inches. They are not, however, certain to 
succeed at this season. Jor the main crop, sow at end of summer, 
either broadcast or in drills. -The largest crops are obtained by 
the latter method. No. 8 is a good kind, but of slower growth 
than either of the former. Nos. 4, 5, and 6 are robust kinds, and 
are found well adapted to the South. No. 7 resembles No. 8 in 
some respects, but is more delicately flavored, and much esteemed. 
for table use. No. 8 is more generally grown for stock than for 
table use, but is excellent late in the spring, when the other kinds 
have become pithy. At the North, the five last named should be 
sown the middle of summer, while Nos. 1 and 2 frequently yield 
abundant crops when sown the first of autumn. Turnips are 
