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Rating Our Stocks of Turnip and Rutabaga for Purity and Quality 



YELLOW FLESHED VARIETIES J^,, ':>^, 



Code Word per lb. per lb. 



» Amber Globe troche $0.25 -10.20 



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. 

 C Orange Jelly or Golden Ball triver .30 .25 



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



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

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

 P Purple Top Yellow Aberdeen trog .25 .20 



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 pale yellow; flesh pale yellow, firm but sweet and tender, 

 y Yellow Globe trout Sold Out 



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 

 I 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. 

 * American Purple Top or improved Long Island troler .25 .20 



Standard variety widely grown for market and for storage and 



carlot shipment. Tops comparatively small and neck short. 



Roots large, spherical; deep purplish-red above ground, light 



yeUow below; tap-root small; flesh yellow, fine grained, firm, 



crisp, mild and sweet. 

 k Improved Purple Top Yellow troop .25 .20 



Very popular variety for market and for storage and carlot ship- 

 ment. The roots are large, globular, deep purplish-red above 



ground, yellow below; flesh yellow, fine grained, firm, mild and 



sweet. 

 i Hartley's Bronze Top troy .25 .20 



Splendid dependable variety; very popular in Canada. Roots 



large, globular; yellow, with bronze green top; flesh yellow, firm, 



crisp, tender and of good flavor. 

 » Monarch or Tankard truce .30 .25 



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; grow % above ground; purplish- violet above ground, 



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

 Sweet Perfection White truth .35 .30 



Widely grown for table use and for stock feed; a httle 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. 



