Turnips and Rutabagas for Fall, Winter, and Spring 



Golden Ball 



698 Golden Ball 



The Best for Family Gardens 



(65 days) 

 One of the best and quickest of all turnips with 

 beautiful bright yellow skin and rich golden 

 orange flesh. The texture of the flesh is fine 

 grained. The flavor is exceptionally sweet and 

 tasty. The roots are almost round and have a 

 smooth, clean skin. It is a rapid grower and fine 

 for winter storing. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; Vi lb. 25c; 

 Vi lb. 35c; lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c; 5 lbs. $2.00; 

 10 lbs. $3.75. 



702 Large Yellow Globe 



Fine for the Table (70 days) 



The best large late turnip of globular shape. The 

 skin is light yellow and the flesh is rich yellow. Equal- 

 ly as fine for table use as for stock feeding. The fine- 

 grained flesh is agreeably sweet and keeps in per- 

 fect condition throughout the winter until late 

 spring. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; Vi lb. 25c; Vi lb. 35c; 

 lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c; 5 lbs. $2.00; 10 lbs. $3.75. 



692 Yellow Aberdeen 



Long Keeping, Sweet Yellow Flesh 

 (75 days) 



A large globe-shaped yellow turnip of excellent 

 quality. The flesh is tender, sugary, and very 

 solid. The skin is purple above the soil and 

 deep yellow below the soil. It is a quick grow- 

 ing variety forming large roots of excellent qual- 

 ity for table use and for stock feeding. Market 

 growers who want a yellow turnip resembling 

 a ruta baga for early market should plant this 

 variety. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; Vi lb. 25c; Vi lb. 

 35c; lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 90; 5 lbs. $2.00; 10 lbs. 



$3.75. 



704 

 Skogoin 



704 Shogoin Japanese & 



Edible Tops and Roots (70 days) 



This turnip serves a double purpose. It origin- 

 ated in Japan where it has become extremely 

 popular. Forms large flattened globe-shaped 

 roots with pure white skin and flesh. These 

 turnips are fine grained and of excellent flavor. 

 As it is a large turnip it has correspondingly 

 large and vigorous leaves which are gathered for 

 greens at any time during the growing season. 

 The foliage has a delicate flavor and is crisp and 

 tender. Gardeners who like turnips will find the 

 double purpose of this variety an added attrac- 

 tion. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; Vi lb. 25c; Vi lb. 

 35c; lb. 55c; 2 lbs. $1.00; 5 lbs. $2.20; 10 

 lbs. $4.10. 



697 Cow Horn 



Excellent for Table or Stock (75 days) 



A long white turnip growing 12 to 15 in. in length and 3 in. 

 across. It has white skin tinted with green near the top. 

 Grows partly above the soil. The white flesh is sweet, fine 

 grained, and well flavored. The roots are produced quick- 

 ly and greatly resemble carrots in shape. They are slender 

 and slightly crooked. It is a fine-grained variety suited 

 for the table and for stock feeding. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 

 Vi lb. 25c; Vilb. 35c; lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c; 5 lbs. $2.00; 

 10 lbs. $3.75. 



691 Southern Seven Top 



691 Southern Seven Top 



Known as the Salad Turnip (30 days) 



This variety of turnip is grown exclusively for its large 

 green top-leaves which are excellent for salads or boiling 

 greens. It can be cut at all times and will produce its 

 rich green foliage throughout the winter. Pkt. 5c; 

 oz. 10c; Vi lb. 25c; Vi lb. 35c; lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c; 

 5 lbs. $2.00; 10 lbs. $3.75. 



689 Mixed Table Turnips 



A mixture of all varities with yellow as well as white flesh 

 maturing in 45 to 75 days. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; Vi lb. 25c 

 Vi lb. 35c; lb. 60c; 2 lbs. $1.10; 5 lbs. $2.40; 10 lbs. 

 $4.50. 



Ruta Bagas or Swede Turnips 



Culture: Ruta Bagas or Swede Turnips require a longer season to mature than 

 turnips, and should be sown earlier. Sow the seed from the latter part of June 

 until August in drills 15 to 24 in. apart. Cover with l /i in. of fine soil and thin 

 the seedlings to stand 6 to 8 in. apart in the row. One packet for 50 ft.; one 

 ounce for 250 ft. ; \ l /2 lbs. per acre in drills; 2}-^ lbs. broadcast. 



710 Maule's Golden Heart 



The Quickest Growing Ruta Baga. A Sure Cropper (80 days) 



This is a beautiful and most prolific variety of Ruta Baga forming large perfectly 

 sound roots of uniform size within an astonishingly short time. The roots are globe- 

 shaped. They have a smooth yellow skin. The flesh is also yellow. It is fine grained, 

 solid, tender, and agreeably sweet. Maule's Golden Heart is a sure cropper and a per- 

 fect winter keeper. Can be planted as late as August 15 in the vicinity of Philadelphia, 

 and will produce a crop when all others fail. An excellent home garden and early 

 market variety. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; Vi lb. 30c; Vi lb. 50c; lb. 85c; 2 lbs. $1.55; 5 lbs. 

 $3.60; 10 lbs. $6.35. 



708 Improved Purple Top or Long Island 



Very Richly Colored, Fine Grained, and Sweet (90 days) 



Next in yield and value after our Heavy Cropping Swede comes this widely grown 

 quality variety which will keep all winter long. It is hardy, productive, sweet, solid, 

 and satisfactory in every way. The roots are globe-shaped. The skin is yellow tinted 

 with purple at the top. The flesh is a bright yellow shade indicative of the mild and 

 sweet flavor. It is a desirable market growers' variety which has proved very popular 

 in all sections. Fine for table use and for stock feeding. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Vilb. 25c; 

 Vi lb. 35c; lb. 60c; 2 lbs. $1.10; 5 lbs. $2.40; 10 lbs. $4.50. 



713 White Rock 



Known as Breadstone. A Reliable Keeper (90 days) 



A most desirable American Ruta Baga with attractive white, fine grained, sweet flesh. 

 This has the reputation of being an extra good cropper and a most reliable winter 

 keeper. The large, nearly globe-shaped roots have a small neck tinted with bright 

 green or bronze. The lower part of the root is white. The white flesh is firm and sweet. 

 A favorite variety .in the New England States where it is grown for table purposes 

 as well as for stock feeding. Keeps exceptionally well. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; Vi lb. 25c; 

 ,Vilb. 40c; lb. 65c; 2 lbs. $1.15; 5 lbs. $2.60; 10 lbs. $4.85. 



707 Maule's 

 Heavy Cropping 



707 Maule's Heavy Cropping 



The Perfect Ruta Baga with Firm Yellow Flesh 



(85 days) 



Maule's Heavy Cropping Ruta Baga is more largely grown than any 

 other variety because it is the most profitable to any grower. It also is 

 the hardiest, heaviest, and most productive with large well-shaped 

 roots. The roots have a purple top with yellow skin below the soil. 

 Beautiful yellow flesh. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; Vi lb. 30c; Vi lb. 45c; 

 lb. 75c; 2 lbs. $1.35; 5 lbs. $3.20; 10 lbs. $5.60. 





From Kansas: "I am well pleased with the fine turnips" 



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