Rutabagas 
1 oz. to 150 feet of row; 1 lb. per acre. 
Rutabagas require about four weeks longer to mature 
than ordinary varieties of turnips, but are more solid, of 
firmer flesh and therefore keep later into the spring. They 
are for this reason more desirable for storage, while 
turnips are better adapted for the early market. Sow 
during July either in drills or broadcast. 
New Canadian (90-100 days, 5 in. dia.) Our 
strain of this excellent variety 
has become a favorite because of its hardy and produc- 
tive nature. The flesh is sweet and solid, excellent for 
table use or stock feeding. 
(90-100 days, 5 
Special Market Gardeners (°° 995° 
for a number of years in the North and held very closely 
by private individuals, the seed of this variety has always 
been extremely difficult to procure in a true and reliable 
type and most profitable. After years of searching and 
checking in our trial grounds, we have found the correct 
strain and offer it with every assurance that it is the 
best Rutabaga to grow in this section. 
Ournips 
1 oz. to 150 feet of row; 1 lb. per acre. 
Being primarily a cool weather vegetable, turnips 
thrive best when planted in early spring or in the fall. 
For spring crop sow the seed early in April, while for 
fall and winter use, plantings should be made from July 
to August. Sow in rows not less than 18 inches apart and 
one-half to three-quarters of an inch deep. A very 
popular method, however, is to broadcast the seed be- 
tween rows of corn or in the cultivated orchard. 
= (75 days, 4%% in. to 6 in. dia.) A 
Autumn King high quality stock feed variety, 
also very popular with Market Gardeners because of its 
excellent table quality when young. Roots smooth, globu- 
lar, clear yellow with bronzy green tinged top, flesh pale 
yellowish white, fine grained, sweet and tender. 
Purple Top White Globe Turnip 
Turnip—Autumn King 
(30-40 days) Roots approximately 
Double Duty 3 x 2 in. tops 18 in. tall, strap- 
leaved fast growing heavily set, practically aphid resist- 
ant and of excellent quality. Grown chiefly for its 
abundance of tops, surpassing Seven Top in production 
and quality. Also forms a pure white semi-globe root, 
which is sweet and tender. 
(55-60 days, 3 in. 
Purple Top White Globe i3’sin. ain) mule 
excellent turnip is decidely the most popular variety and 
more extensively grown than any other. The roots are 
globular, very handsome and of superior quality; either 
for table use or stock feeding purposes. It is a heavy 
producer, early, or rapid growth, and one of the best for 
winter storage. , 
(60-65 days, 3% in. dia.) One of the 
Golden Ball best yellow varieties for general crop; 
flesh firm and sweet; splendid for table or stock. 
This variety planted exclusively for 
Seven Top the green tops which are produced very 
abundantly. They are excellent for table use and for 
stock grazing. 
Turnip Greens—See Broccoli—Page 11. 
Let us quote larger quantities 
RUTABAGA Oz. % Lb. 
Neckless Purple Top $ .15 $ .30 
New Canadian .30 1,00 
Special Market Gardeners .55 1.65 
Waltham (Yellow Globe) 1.00 
Lb. 
$1.00 
2.85 
5.00 
3.50 
TURNIP 
Double Duty 
Early Snowball 
Golden Ball (Orange Jelly) 
Mammoth Shogoin 
Purple Top White Globe.. 
Seven Top 
Yellow Aberdeen Purple 
38 J. MANNS & CO., BALTIMORE 2, MD. . 
Superior Seeds 
