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Foe the Southern States. 



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well as market. It 

 is of a good shape, 

 brilliant scarlet, 

 and from above me- 

 dium to large in 

 size. It keeps well 

 and is planted for 

 the general crop. 



Selected. Tro- 

 phy* A very large, 

 smooth Tomato, 

 more solid and 

 heavy than any 

 other kind. It is 

 not quite as 

 as the Tilden 



early 

 Has 



become a favorite 

 variety. 



LitBLYge Yellow. 

 This is similar in shape 

 to the Large Eed, but 

 more solid. Not very 

 popular. 



Acme. This is a 

 new variety and the 

 prettiest and most sol- 

 id Tomato ever intro- 

 duced It is of medium 

 size, round and very 

 smooth, a strong grow- 

 er and a good and long 

 bearer. They are the 

 perfection of Tomatoes 

 for family use, but will 

 not answer for ship- 

 ping purposes ; the 

 skin is too tender and 

 cracks when fully ripe. 



The New Acme. 



TURNIP. 



Navet, (Fr.) Euebe, (Ger.) Nabo Comun, (Sp.) 



Early Eed or Purple Top, 



(strap-leaved.) 

 Early White Flat Dutch 



"" (strap-leaved,) 

 Large White Globe. 

 Pomerian Globe. 



Yellow Aberdeen. 

 Golden Ball. 

 Purple Top Euta Baga. 

 Improved Euta Baga. 

 Extra Early White French, or 

 White Egg Turnip, (new.) 



White Spring. 



Turnips do best •in. new ground, When the soil has been worked 

 long, it should receive a top dressing of land plaster or ashes. If 

 stable manure is used the ground should be manured the spring 

 previous to sowing, so it may be well incorporated with the soil. When 

 fresh manure is used, the turnips are apt to become specked. Sow 



