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/?oofs of our superior strain of American Purple Top or 

 Improved Long Island Rutabaga. 



RUTABAGA 



Rutabagas from seed sown in July at our Oakview Experimental Gardens near Detroit 

 are fully developed and fit to pull and store in about 90 to 105 days, that is, in October. 



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AMERICAN PURPLE TOP OR IMPROVED LONG ISLAND 90 



Widely grown for market and for storage and car-lot shipment. Tops comparatively 

 small and neck short. Roots large, spherical; deep purplish-red above ground, light 

 yellow below; tap root small; flesh yellow, fine grained, firm, crisp, mild and sweet. 



LAURENTIAN 100 



A strain of Purple Top Swede much preferred in Canada. Tops short, practically 

 neckless. Roots large, spherical, purplish red above ground, light yellow below. 

 Flesh creamy yellow, firm, mild and sweet. Excellent for shipping or storage. 



MONARCH OR TANKARD 95 



Very productive; grown on a large scale for table as well as for stock feed. Roots 

 very large, oval or oblong globe shape; grows Vz above ground; purplish-violet above 

 ground, yellow below; flesh very solid, yellow, fine grained and sweet. 



SWEET PERFECTION WHITE 90 



For table use and for stock feed; a little earlier in season than those described above. 

 Tops small; strap leaved. Roots large; globular; neckless; white below ground, 

 tinged with green above. Flesh white, firm, fine grained, sweet and tender. 



AROMATIC, MEDICINAL and POT HERBS 



ANISE (Pimpinella anisum) 



Annual, 14—16 in. tall; chiefly grown for aromatic seeds used in flavoring. (Not the 

 same as Florence Fennel which is sometimes called Sweet Anise.) 



BALM (Melissa officinalis) 



Low growing perennial grown for fragrant leaves, the odor of which suggests lemon; 

 yields valuable oil used in perfumes. 



BASIL, SWEET (Ocimum basilicum) 



Annual about 12 in. tall; entire plant has fragrant somewhat spicy aroma; used for 

 seasoning; oil used in perfumes. 



BORAGE (Borago officinalis) 



Coarse, hairy annual 12 18 in. tall; large thick leaves used as pot herb and for flavoring; 



blue flowers highly decorative and used for garnishing; good bee plant. 



