SEED GROWERS 57 



YELLOW FLESHED VARIETIES 



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100 lbs. 



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$0.30 



$0.28 



$0.26 



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Amber Globe tumbb 



Large roots, 75 — 80 days. Of good quality but chiefly grown for 

 stock. Tops green, leaves cut. Roots large, become 5 — 6 in. diam- 

 eter; globular, smooth, yellow tinged with green at the top; flesh 

 pale yellowish-white, fine grained, sweet and tender. 



Orange Jelly or Golden Ball tujel .30 .28 .26 



Table size. 60 days. Splendid for table use. Tops small, cut-leaved. 

 Roots gloDular, commonly 4 in. diameter; skin smooth, orange- 

 yellow; flesh yellow, firm, fine grained and of good quality. 



Purple Top Yellow Aberdeen tudeb .30 .28 .26 



Full size, 75 — 80 days. The best keeper and of high quality. Tops 

 large, cut-leaved. Roots globular or slightly flattened; large, 

 commonly about 5 in. diameter; smooth; upper part purplish-red, 

 lower pide yellow; flesh pale yellow, firm, but sweet and tender. 



Yellow Globe (Stone) tulto .30 .28 .26 



Full size, 75—80 days. Keeps well and generally grown for stock 

 feed. Tops large, leaves cut. Roots globular, commonly 4-5 in. 

 diameter; smooth; light yellow; flesh pale yellow, crisp, firm and 

 of mild flavor. 



RUTABAGA 



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



developed and fit to pull and store in about 90 days ; that is, in October. 



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American Purple Top or Improved Long Island tubam $0.25 $0.22 $0.20 



Standard variety 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, hght 

 yellow below; tap root small; flesh ydlow, fine grained, firm, 

 crisp, mild and sweet. 



Monarch or Tankard tubch .30 .28 ,26 



Very productive variety grown on a large scale for table use as 

 well as for stock feed. Roots very large, oval or oblong globe 

 shape; grown % above groimd; purpl^h-violet above ground, 

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



Sweet Perfection White tubst .30 .28 .26 



Widely grown 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 



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Anise „ anise $0.85 



(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 BALMY 2.75 



(Melissa officinaUs) Low growing perennial grown for fragrant 

 leaves, the odor of which suggests lemon; yields valuable oil used 

 in perfumes. 



Basil, Sweet basil 1.00 



(Ocimum basilicum) Annual about 12 in. tall; entire plant has 

 fragrant somewhat spicy aroma; used for seasoning; oil used in 

 perfumes. 



