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THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



Teltow Turnip 

 (i natural size). 



differs from it only in the purple- red colour of the part above 

 ground — a very pleasing characteristic, which may, in some cases, 

 cause it to be preferred to the white form. 



Teltow Turnip. — Root entirely sunk in the 

 ground, conical or pear-shaped, short and small, 

 from 2f to 33- in. long, and if in. broad at the 

 neck, and gray-white ; flesh very dry but not 

 hard, and sugary ; leaves very small, with 

 rounded lobes, not more than 5 or 6 in. long, 

 drooping on the ground and withering when 

 the root is fully formed. This is an early 

 variety and succeeds very well in light sandy 

 soil. The root, when cooked, has a peculiar 

 flavour, different from that of all other Turnips ; 

 it is milder and more sugary, and the flesh is 

 almost floury, instead of being juicy and melting. 

 The roots will keep all through the winter, and 

 even far into the following year, if taken up 

 and stored in half-dry sand. 



Freneuse Turnip. — Root entirely sunk in 

 the ground, spindle-shaped, with a wrinkled 

 gray-white skin, and rather numerous rootlets, narrowing from the 

 neck like a Salsafy root, 5 or 6 in. long, and li in. or at most 

 if in. in diameter at the neck ; flesh white, dry, sugary, and very 

 firm ; leaves small, short, very much divided, and dark green, 

 forming a rosette which lies flat upon the ground. This variety is 

 grown in the vicinity of Paris in the fields, in somewhat poor or 

 gravelly soils, in which it succeeds better than 

 in stiff soil. When grown in stiff soil, the root 

 is often misshapen. It is the most highly 

 esteemed of the dry-fleshed Turnips. 



The Jargeau and Rougeinont Turnips, the 

 latter of which is a great favourite in the 

 neighbourhood of Pithiviers, are small dry- 

 fleshed Turnips which exhibit no perceptible 

 difference from the Freneuse variety. 



Hardy White Winter Turnip. — Root 

 entirely sunk in the ground, white, smooth, 

 regular, conical ; flesh white, firm, very sweet ; 

 leaves large and numerous. Though not a 

 late variety, on the contrary a very quick 

 grower, it is especially suited for late sowings, 

 for use at the end of the autumn and during 

 winter. It may be left in the ground for a part of the winter. 



Red-top Viarmes Turnip. — A fairly hard-fleshed variety, in 

 shape like a half-long Carrot, white, with a rosy purple top. The 



Freneuse Turnip 

 (i natural size). 



