ROUND OR FLAT TURNIP 



743 



White Round 

 Epernay Turnip. — A 



very pretty variety ; root 

 dull white, spherical or 

 top-shaped, resembhng 

 somewhat the Jersey 

 Lily and the Round 

 Vertus Turnip. Flesh 

 quite white, firm, sweet; 

 leaves few, broad, and 

 divided. Remarkably 

 early, and for its ex- 

 cellent keeping quality 

 may be recommended 

 for market growing. 



Purple-top White 

 Globe Turnip. — Root 

 large, quite round, white 

 underground, and purple 

 on the upper part for 

 about one-half of the 

 length of the root ; 

 leaves very broad, little 

 divided, dark green, 

 tinged with brown during winter. 



Scarlet Kashmir Turnip. 



White Round Epernay Turnip. 



Of good quality for the table ; 

 yields heavy crops, and may 

 be recommended also for 

 cattle-feeding purposes. 



Scarlet Kashmir Turnip. 

 — Root rounded, flattened, 

 quite smooth, and a beautiful 

 bright red, more like a Radish 

 than a Turnip. The flesh is 

 white, of good quality, and 

 keeps well. A native of 

 Kashmir. 



Chirk Castle Black Stone 

 Turnip. — Roots rounded, 

 flattened, the diameter being 

 nearly double the depth — 

 usually 4 or 5 in. across and 

 about 2 in. deep ; skin of a 

 uniform rather deep black or 

 a very dark gray ; flesh white, 

 firm, close, half-dry, sugary, 

 and very well flavoured ; leaves 



