D. If. FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE, 



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YELLOW FLESHED SORTS. 



EARLY YELLOW MOXTMAGNY.-An early sort; 

 the most beautiful of the yellow fleshed varieties. Leaves 

 medium sized, green, stained with purple; bulb oval; med- 



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Early Yellow Montmagny. 



ium sized, clear yellow, stained with bright purple at the 

 top; flesh yellow, fine grained, sweet and tender. Among 

 the earliest, and an exceedingly popular sort. 



ORANGE JELLY, OR ROBERTSON'S GOLDEN 



BALL. —Undoubtedly among the most delicate and sweetest 

 yellow fleshed turnips yet introduced. Not of large size, but 

 firm, hard and of most excellent flavor. Keeps well, and is 

 superior as a table variety. 



Orange Jelly, or Robertson's Golden Ball. 



LARGE AMBER GLOBE.— One of the best varieties, 

 either for table use or for a field crop for stock. Flesh 

 yellow, fine grained and sweet; color of skin yellow, with 

 green top. Hardy, keeps well, a good cropper, and grows 

 to a very large size. Very popular South. 



PURPLE TOP YELLOW ABERDEEN.— Roots med- 

 ium sized, round; flesh pale yellow, tender and sugary; 

 hardy and productive, and keeps well. It is an old, esteemed 

 variety, considered as approaching very nearly to the Ruta 

 Baga in hardiness and firmness of texture. 



SWEDES, OR RUTd BdQdS. 



Culture.— Should be the same as for the preceding varie- 

 ties of turnips, except that seeds must be sown about one 

 month earlier, as these require a longer time to mature. 



SWEET RUSSIAN, OR WHITE RUTA BAGA.— 



This variety is most excellent, either for the table or stock. 

 It grows to a very large size; flesh white, solid, of firm 

 texture, sweet and rich : keeps better than any of the pre- 

 ceding, and is very popular. 



LAING'S PURPLE TOP, RUTA B AG A.-This variety 

 Ecrows very large, is early, an excellent keeper, and of fine 

 flavor. Roots globe shape; skin purplish-red above ground 



Sweet Russian, or White Ruta Baga. 



and yellow below; flesh yellow, necks small; tops peculiar 

 in that they are strap or entire leaved. An excellent variety 

 in every way. 



D. ML FERRY & CO'S IMPROVED PURPLE TOP 

 YELLOW RUTA BAGA.— The best variety of Swedish 

 turnip in cultivation. Hardy and productive. Flesh yellow, 

 of solid texture, sweet and well flavored; shape slightly 

 oblong, terminating abruptly with no side or bottom roots : 

 color deep purple above, and bright yellow under the ground; 

 leaves small, light green: with little or no neck; the most 

 perfect in form, the richest in flavor and the best in every 

 respect 



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Ferry &. Cos Improved Purple Top Yellow 

 Ruta Baga. 



CARTER'S IMPERIAL PURPLE TOP RITA 

 BAGA.— A most excellent sort either for table use or feeding 

 stock. Flesh yellow, solid, firm, sweet and rich. It is a 

 hardy sort, yields heavily, with no tendency to long necks. 



SUTTON'S CHAMPION ill TV BAG \. Roots large, 

 spherical, purple on top; flesh yellow, tender and sweet; an 

 excellent keeper and enormous yielder. 



YELLOW SWEDE. OK RUTA BAG A. Shape oblong, 

 dull reddish color above ground, but yellow underneath: is 

 hardier than the common turnip, and will keep solid till 

 spring. 



BANGHOLH IU TV BAGA.— A very superior variety, 

 both in form and quality, and held in high estimation in 

 many parts of England, of large >i/e. small neck, few or 

 no side roots, and yields well. Flesh yellow, sweet and solid : 

 skin yellow with purple top. 



