PETER HENDERSON & CO.. NEW YORK— RUTA BAGAS. 



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RUTA .-. B AGAS, 



RUSSIAN OR SWEDISH 



TURNIPS. 



Summer is the time to sow them. 



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RUTA BAGAS come next to Mangels 

 in importance for stock feeding purposes 

 and can be sown much later. They grow 

 very rapidly and yield from 25 to 35 tons 

 per acre, in good rich deep soil, witn 

 proper cultivation. The Ruta Bagas 

 proper should be sown in this latitude 

 from May 25 to June 25. If sown at the 

 time mentioned, they should be sown in 

 rows, 30 inches apart, and the plants 

 thinned with a hoe to 12 or 14 inches 

 apart, but if sown a month later, they 

 can be grown one-third closer both in 

 rows and between the plants. Sow 2 or 3 

 lbs. per acre. 



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STOCK," free to customers asking for it. It l«lh 



haw to grow, win ter and feed roots. 



IMPROVED AMERICAN PURPLE 

 TOP. 



The old popular standard both for stock- 

 feeding and table use; hardy, productive, good 

 keeper; flesh yellow, solid and of sweet rich flavor ; 

 one of the principal varieties raised by market 

 gardeners, and until we introduced the " Long 

 Island Improved." was one of the best of all 

 Swede turnips. 5c. per pkt. : 10c. per oz.; 20c. 

 per J lb.; 60c. per lb. 



HENDERSON'S GOLDEN HEART. 



\'cry early and the finest ycUow-ileshed 

 Ruta Baga for garden culture and table use, flesh 

 remarkably fine grained and of a .sv.-eet, mild 

 flavor. The bulb grows clean and smooth and 

 has a very small top. It is entirely distinct from 

 ordinary varieties. It matures in 56 days from 

 time of sowing. (Crop failed ). 



LARGE WHITE FRENCH, SWEET, 

 GERMAN OR ROCK. 



.A white-tltblied varictN ul lurye M^e and fine 

 quality. Superior for either table or stock, flesh 

 firm, white and solid: attains a large size and has 

 a very rich and sweet flavor; a ver>' popular 

 variety. 5c. pkt.; lOc. oz.: 20c. J lb.; 60c. lb. 



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Henderson's Long Island Improved 

 Purple Top Ruta Baga. 



Bred from the " American Purple Top," over which it is 

 a great improvement. It is undoubtedly the finest variety 

 of purple top Ruta Baga, and is purely of American origin, 

 having been originated by one of our Long Island growers. 

 It is twice the size of ordinary stocks, and although size is 

 usually got at the expense of quality, the quality of this 

 variety for domestic purposes is superior to any we have 

 tested. Flesh a rich yellow, solid and sweet, the quality 

 very superior. It is perfectly hardy and a good keeper. It 

 first came under our notice as a prize winner, and we feel 

 certain that from its enormous size, solidity and good qual- 

 ity, it will prove to be a champion variety for exhibition 

 purposes. In a fair test on several Long Island farms, 

 alongside some of the best European and American varie- 

 ties, it produced almost twice the weight per acre of any 

 other variety. (See cut.) 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. | lb., 70c. lb 



" You will receive by express to-day two Long Island Improved Ruta 

 Bagas weighing oiier 12 lbs. each; rained from your seed by ordinary field 

 culture the past dry season; the variety is the best and the cfuality the very 

 best for table use as well as for slock." — .\. C. Worth. CresskiU, N. J. 



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