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Extra Early Purple Top Milan tumil 



Table size, 40 days. Standard sort for home and market garden 

 and for forcing. Tops small; strap leaved. Roots flat; become 4 in. 

 across; purplish-red above, white below; flesh white, fine grained, 

 mild and tender. 



Extra Early White Milan turlt 



Table size, 40 days. Standard for home and market garden and for 

 forcing. Tops small; strap leaved. Roots flat; become 4 in. across; 

 entirely wlute; flesh fine grained, mild and tender. 



Large White Norfolk (Large WTiite Globe) turge 



Full size, 75 days. Chiefly grown for stock feed, young roots of 

 good quaHty for table use. Tops large, cut leaved. Roots large, 

 globular, 4—5 in. diameter or greater; entirely white; flesh white, 

 firm, moderately coarse in texture. Also known as Pomeranian 

 WTiite Globe. 



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At our Oakvlew Seed Breeding Station near Detroit, roots of Purple Top White Globe 

 turnip are selected for uniformity of size, shape, color, and other characteristics. 



PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE tupxjr .25 



Table size, 55 days; full size 70 days. The standard home, market 

 garden and shipping sort for table use and splendid for field cul- 

 ture. Tops medium large, compact, cut-leaved. Roots globular, 

 smooth; bright purplish-red above, white below; become 5 — 6 in. 

 diameter; flesh white, firm; fine grained and tender when young. 



Seven Top, for Turnip Greens tusev .25 



Standard extremely hardy foliage turnip for table and forage use. 

 Root woody and inedible; crown sends up numerous leafy shoots 

 which are excellent for greens and for stock to graze on. 



Shogoin or Japanese tusho .35 



A new, extremely useful sort. It is quick growing and supplies 

 large edible strap leaves as well as smooth globular roots of 

 superior quality. Already popular as a dual purpose variety; 

 also very desirable because of its resistance to aphids or plant lice. 



Snowball tuall .25 



A very attractive medium size turnip of outstanding quality. 

 Roots round; clear white, both interior and exterior. Flesh fine 

 grained, sweet and tender. Reaches table size in about 40 days. 



Southern Prize tuthe .25 



Splendid foliage turnip with abundant leaves for greens and 

 forage as well as a large, top-shaped, fleshy white root. 



White Egg tureg .25 



Table size, 55 days. Splendid home and market garden sort. Tops 

 erect, fairly compact; cut-leaved. Roots white, smooth, grow 

 one-half above ground, egg-shaped, become 3 in. long and 2 K in- 

 through; flesh white, firm, fine grained, sweet and tender. 



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