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Yellow Summer Turnip, This stands the heat better than 

 the foregoing kinds. It is of an oblong shape, yellow, russetted on the 

 top. It should be sown very thinly. Best adapted for summer and 

 fall sowing. 



Early Scarlet Olive Shaped. This is similar to the Half 

 Long French, but shorter, and not quite so bright in color. It is early 

 and of good quality. Top short. 



White Summer Turnip. This is a summer and fall variety. 



Oblong in shape, skin white, stands the heat well, but is not much 



used. 



Scarlet Half Long French. This is the most popular Kadish 



for the market. It is of a bright scarlet color, and when well grown 



from two to three inches long, very brittle and tender. 



Black Spanish. (Winter.) This is sown during fall and early 

 winter. It is oval in shape, very solid and stands considerable cold 

 weather without being hurt. It can be sown broad-cast between 

 Turnips, or planted in rows a foot apart, and thinned out from three to 

 four inches in the rows. 



Chinese Rose. (Winter.) This is of a half long shape, bright 

 rose color. It is as hardy as the last described kind, but not so 

 popular. 



ROQUETTE. 

 Roquette, (Fr.) 



Sown from September to March. It is used as a salad, resembling 

 the Cress in taste. 



SALSIFY, or Oyster Plant. 



Salsifis, (Fr.) Haeekwurzel, (Ger.) Ostra 

 Vegetal, (Sp.) 



A vegetable which ought to be more culti- 

 vated than it is. It is prepared in different 

 ways. It partakes of the flavor of oysters. 

 It should be sown in the fall of the year ; not 

 later than November. The ground ought to 

 be manured the spring previous, and deeply 

 spaded up, and well pulverized. Sow in drills 

 about ten inches apart, and thin out to three 

 to four inches in the rows. 



SPINACH. 



Epinard, (Fr.) Spinat, (Ger.) Espinago, (Sp.) 

 Extra Large Leaved Savoy. 

 Broad Leaved Flanders. 

 A great deal of this is raised for the New 

 Orleans market. It is very popular. Sown 

 from September to end of March. If the fall 

 is dry and hot, it is useless to sow it, as the 

 seeds require moisture and cool nights to 

 make them come up. The richer the ground, 

 the larger the leaves. 



Extra Sparge ILeaved Savoy. The 

 leaves of this variety are large, thick and a 

 little curled. It does not grow so strong as 

 the following kind. 



Salsify or Oyster Plant. 



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