/ GOLDEN BALL | 
TURNIP 
GOLDEN BALL ret 
_ 926. A very distinct variety, and the finest yellow-fleshed sort for 
family use. It grows a very shapely bulb, medium in size, almost round, 
very “smooth, and quite free from side roots. The skin is pale yellow, - 
the_ flesh deep yellow throughout, and so fine in texture as to earn the 
name ‘Orange Jelly.’? Sown in July it gives a very satisfactory crop in — 
early fall, but can be stored and used during the winter. (See “engrav- 
ana.) 
Price, 10c. pkt., 20¢. oz., 50¢. 14 bt 50 Ib. 
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_.. to” WHITE GLOBE TURNIP 
930. ix very large globe-shaped variety. .The upper surface of 
the bulb is reddish purple, the lower part is white. It grows smooth, ! 
3 has a small root and medium sized tops. The flesh is pure white, 
; -erisp, «very, fine, and is one of the best sorts to store for winter. 
_ Recommended for fall crop. (See engraving.) 
_ Price, 10c. pkt., 15c. 0z.. 45c. 14 Ib., $1.25 1b. 
oe: STRAP LEAVED TURNIP 
920: This is perhaps the most popular of all the quick-growing 
sorts and may be used to good advantage for the early spring crop. 
elite eTOWS very rapidly under proper conditions, and in eight weeks 
from’ sowing will produce a good crop of tender roots of mild and 
pleasing flavor. . The leaves are short, the roots quite flat, the upper 
half reddish purple, ‘the lower half white. The flesh is pure white, 
RUSSI AN or ee ee crisp and fine grained: . - 
RUTA BGK. SWEDISH TURNIP  _ Price, 10c. pkt., 15¢. 0z., 45¢. 14 Ib., $1.25 Ib. 
Grows very rapidly, and yields from twenty-five to thirly-fi ive tons per acre  Turnips are easy to grow, but do not do well in late summer, so the 
in good, rich, deep soil, with proper cultivation. The Ruta Baga ‘proper ~ spring crop must be sown in this section before April 15th. This crop 
should.be sown in this latitude from ey 25th to June 25th. ‘Sow 2 2 to ee will mature before June 10th and the turnips should be used when quile 
“pounds : per acre. i young and tender. Turnips grow best in the fall from seed sown from 
“HENDERSON’S Long Island Improved Rata Baga Spal 15th to July 25th. © The varieties grown at this season remain 
an good condition all winter. 
950. This is undoubtedly the finest : se okniis = 
Pe of purple-top Ruta Baga and 
originated by one of our Long: Island 
growers. . It is twice the size of ordinary 
“American stocks, and although size is 
usually got at the expense of quality, the 
quality is superior to any that we have 
tested, and it is perfectly hardy. In a 
fair test On several Long Island farms, 
alongside some of the best European and 
American varieties, it produced almost - 
twice the weight per acre of any other — 
variety. — : 
Long Island Improved has been bred 
from the American Purple Top, over 
which it is a great improvement. It is 
very much larger, has no neck, and is a 
“remarkably good keeper; the flesh i is rich 
“yellow, and of fine quality. (See en- 
graving.) 
ee gees 10c. pkt., 15c. oz., 45c. 14 Ib., 
‘st. 25 |b. 
“From one packet of L. I. Improved Ruta 
Baga I bought from you last season, I grew 700 
s. weight. Some of the Ruta Bagas weighed 7 
zach.” JOHN MORRISSEY, 
Henrietta, N.Y. 
dening business raised in one. season 3123 
bushels of Henderson’s Long Island Ruta Baga. 
They were the pride of the neighborhood.” 
, CYRUS PIC KETT, Cheshire, Conn. 
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