ROUND OR FLAT TURNIP 



747 



Strap-leaved "White Globe Turnip. 



was raised in Anjou, and is especially- 

 White Norfolk, or Cornish 

 White, Turnip. — Root spherical 

 or very slightly flattened at the 

 top, pure white, 6 or 7 in. in 

 diameter and about 5 in. deep when 

 full grown ; flesh white, tender, and 

 somewhat watery ; leaves very tall, 

 erect or half-erect, with stout stalks 

 or midribs. This is a very late 

 variety, and is exclusively grown 

 in the fields. There is a sub-variety 

 of it, the Green-top Norfolk Turnip, 

 in which the overground part of 

 the root is of a green colour ; 

 and another, the Red-top Norfolk 

 Turnip, in which the same part is 

 of a reddish violet colour. There 

 is hardly any difference between 

 these and the White variety in the 

 size of the root or in the manner 

 of growing them. All these kinds 

 should be sown very early to attain 



Strap - leaved White 

 Globe Turnip. — Root of 

 regular spherical shape ; 

 skin very smooth and en- 

 tirely white, except where 

 it is marked by a few scars 

 around the neck, indica- 

 ting the positions of the 

 earliest leaves; flesh white, 

 firm, and close grained ; 

 leaves long, erect, entire, 

 of a very long oval shape, 

 toothed on the margin, 

 and of a rather pale or 

 light green colour ; neck 

 very short and fine. One 

 of the characteristics of 

 this variety is the quick- 

 ness with which the root 

 becomes spherical. When 

 fully grown it measures 

 about 5 or 6 in. in 

 diameter. This variety 

 suitable for field culture. 



Norfolk Turnip. 



