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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 59 
YELLOW FLESHED TURNIPS 
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 avery large size. Very popular in the South. Pkt. dcts.; Oz. 10cts.; 
2 Oz. licts.; 44 Lb. 20cts.; Lb. 50cts. 
YELLOW STONE.—4 splendid variety in which the roots are perfectly 
round and as smooth and symmetrical as if turned on a lathe. The skin and 
flesh are both bright yellow, and it is one of the most attractive and beautiful 
sorts. Pkt. 5cts.: Oz. 10cts.; 2 Oz. licts.; 144 Lb. 20cts.; Lb. 60cts. 
ORANGE JELLY, OR ROBERTSON’S GOLDEN BALL. — Un- 
doubtedly among the most delicate and sweetest yellow fleshed tur- 
nips yet introduced. Not of large size, but firm, hard and of most 
excellent flavor. Keeps well and is superior as a table variety. Itis 
well thought of in the South. Pkt.icts.; Oz. 10cts.; 2 Oz. l5cts.; 
% Lb. 20cts.; Lb. 50cts. 
PURPLE TOP YELLOW ABERDEEN._-Roots medium size.round; 
flesh pale yellow, tender and sugary; hardy and productive, and 
keeps well. It isan old esteemed variety, considered as approaching 
very nearly to the Ruta Baga in hardiness and firmness of texture. 
Pkt. 5cts.; Oz. 10cts.; 2 Oz. 10cts.; 144 Lb. licts.; Lb. 45cts. 
RUTA BAGAS or SWEDES 
WHITE SWEDE, OR SWEET RUSSIAN TURNIP. 
This variety is an excellent keeper and very de- 
sirable either for the table or stock. It grows 
to avery large size; flesh white, solid, of firm 
texture, sweet and rich. Pkt. dcts.; Oz. 10cts.; 
2 Oz. licts.; 44 Lb. 20cts.; Lb. 50cts. 
SUTTON’S CHAMPION. Roots large, spheri- 
cal, purple on top: flesh yellow, tender 
and sweet; an excellent keeper and enor- 
mous yielder. Pkt. 5cts.; Oz. 10cts.; 2.Oz. 
MA 15cts.; 14 Lb. 20cts.; Lb. 50cts. 
DRUMMOND’S._ an improved strain of 
purple top Swede, excelling in uniformity of 
shape, color and quality. A large propor- 
tion of the roots would be considered by the 
most critical as an extra table sort. Pkt. 5c.; 
Oz. 10c.; 2 Oz. 15c.; 144 Lb. 20e.; Lb. 50e. 
SHEPHERD’S GOLDEN GLOBE. — 4 
choice English strain in which the tops of 
ORANGE JELLY, OR ROBERTSON’s GOLDEN BALL. 
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(CULTURE OF RUTA BAGAS a, a 
Sow the seed about a month earlier than 
the preceding varieties of turnips. They should 
be sown on ground enriched with well rotted ma- 
nure, in drills two and one-half feet apart, and 
thinned to six to eight inches apart in the row. 
Keep the weeds thoroughly in check with the hoe 
or cultivator, and when the roots have grown full 
size, and before hard freezing weather, pull, cut 
off the tops and store in a root cellar or pit. Ruta 
Bagas are sometimes sown broadcast and let take 
their chances with the weeds and bugs, but this 
method is only successful on new clearing in 
which there is no weed seed. 
MONARCH, OR.... 
TANKARD RUTA BAGA 
This is a yellow fleshed sort. having 
very large tankard shaped roots, with rela- 
tively small necks and tops. Color purplish- 
crimson above ground, yellow below; flesh 
very solid, fine grained and of the best flavor. 
This very popular variety is also sold as 
Hurst’s Monarch, and Carter’s Elephant. 
Pkt. 5cts.; Oz. 10cts.; 2 Oz. 15cts.; 144 Lb. 
2U0cts.; Lb. 60cts. 
the large round roots are bronze-green and 
the flesh is deep orange color; very uniform 
and true. A most desirable sort. Pkt. 5c.; 
Oz. 10c.; 2 Oz. 15e.; 14 Lb. 20c.; Lb. 60c. 
BANGHOLM.—.4 very superior variety, 
both in form and quality, and held in high 
estimation in many parts of England. Of 
large size, small neck, few or no side roots, 
and yields well. Flesh yellow, sweet and 
solid; skin yellow with purple 
top. Pkt. 5cts.; Oz. 10cts.; 2 Oz. 
licts.; 144 Lb. 20cts.; Lb. 50cts. 
WEST NORFOLK. — shape 
YELLOW SWEDE. Shape 
oblong; dull reddish color above 
ground, but yellow underneath; 
is hardier than the common tur- 
nip,and will keep solid till spring. 
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Pkt. 5c.; Sea? — wakes 
Oz. 10¢ oblong; color reddish-purple 
2 Oz. 15¢ above ground, but yellow under- 
4 Lb. 20¢ neath. Hardier than the com- 
Lb. 50c mon turnip and will keep solid 
until spring. Pkt. dcts.; Oz. 
10cts.; 2 Oz. 15cts.; 14 Lb. 20cts.; 
Lb. 50cts. 
LAING’S PURPLE TOP.—.« large. early sort of fine 
quality. Roots globe shape; skin purplish-red above 
ground and yellow below: flesh yellow, necks small; tops 
peculiar in that they are strap or entire leaved. An ex- 
cellent variety in every way. Pkt. 5dcts.; Oz. 10cts.; 2 Oz. 
l5dcts.; 14 Lb. 20cts.; Lb. 60cts. 
CARTER’S IMPERIAL PURPLE TOP.—.4 most excel- 
lent sort either for table use or feeding stock. Flesh yel- 
low, solid, firm, sweet and rich. It is a hardy sort, yields 
heavily, with no tendency to long necks. Pkt. 5cts.; Oz. 
10cts.; 2 Oz. 15cts.; 144 Lb. 20cts.; Lb. 50cts. 
D. M. FERRY & CO’S IMPROVED PURPLE TOP YELLOW. — 4 haray 
and productive variety having but little neck. Flesh yellow, of solid tex- 
ture, sweet and well flavored; shape slightly oblong, terminating abruptly; 
color deep purple above and bright yellow under the ground; leaves small, 
light green. Pkt. dcts.; Oz. 10ets.; 2 Oz. 15cts.; 44 Lb. 20cts.; Lb. 50cts. 
AMERICAN PURPLE TOP, OR LONG ISLAND.—rhis is a strain of Purple Top Yellow 
Ruta Baga of American origin, selected to a smaller top and much shorter neck than is 
usually found, while the roots grow to a large size and are of the finest quality. We consider 
this one of the most desirable kinds on our list. Pkt. 5cts.; Oz. 10cts.; 2 Oz. 15ets.; 44 Lb. 
2ets.; Lb. 60cts. 
MONARCH, OR 
TANKARD RuTA BAGA. 
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