J. M. Thorburn & Co. 's Catalogue of Seeds. 



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Turnip. 



Navet. A T abo. ffliiben. 



Culture. — For early Turnips, sow as soon as ground opens in spring. Nos. 176910 1774. should be sown 

 from an)- time in July to first of August ; but the other kinds, for winter use, may be sown from middle of July 

 to end of August. Turnips are generally sown broadcast, but much larger crops are obtained (particularly of 

 the Ruta-Bagas) by cultivating in drills eighteen inches apart, and thinning to six inches in the drill. Sow one 

 pound to the acre. 



Peroz. #lb. Per lb. 



1707 White Kgg. Oval, handsome and 



sweet 



1708 Early Snowball. Small, and of rapid 



growth , pure white 



1709 White Model. Shape perfectly glob- 



ular ; snow-white 



1715 Early Dutch. Rather flat ; good white 



early sort 



1718 German Teltow. Small, early, and 

 of distinct flavor ; keeps well .... 

 1720 Cow-Horn. Early and good ; shaped 



like a Nantes Carrot 



1722 Red-Top Strap-Leaf. The popular 



flat fall sort 



1724 Red-Top Globe-Shaped. A stan- 

 dard sort in the New York market. . 

 T726 White Norfolk. Globular, late, solid 

 1728 White Strap-Leaf Flat. A good 



early white flat sort 



1,1 1730 White Flat or Globe. Large English 



white variety 



173^ White French or Rock. Very pro- 

 ductive and a fine keeper 



1738 Pomeranian White Globe. Good 



either for table or stock 



1742 Green Globe. Very large white- 

 fleshed sort 



1744 Green Barrel. Very large; white 



flesh . . • 



1748 Long White Tankard. A good 

 keeper 



1750 Yellow Malta. Early and of fine 



flavor • 



1751 Yellow Globe. Good and sweet ; keeps fairly well 



1753 YellowStone. Fine hard winter sort 



Peroz. #lb. Per lb. 



1758 Golden Ball. Very handsome; keeps 



fairly well $0 10 $0 20 $0 50 



[763 Yellow Finland. Small, early, flat 



and distinct . . 10 30 



176; Black Stone. Dark skin ; verysolid 10 25 

 1765 Gray Stone. Solid and sweet ; keeps 



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1767 Montmagny. Yellow, purple-top; 

 first-class sort . . 



1769 Improved Ruta-Baga. Good for 



table or stock ; hardy and prolific . . 



1770 Champion Purple-Top Ruta- 



Baga 



1772 White Rnta-Baga. Large and pro- 

 ductive 



1774 Laing Rnta-Baga. One of the earli- 

 est, and keeps well 10 20 



1776 Seven Top. For greens 10 15 



New York, Nov. 27, 1802. 



J M. Thorburn & Co. : 



I have been very much pleased with the English and French Mush- 

 room Spawn that I bought of you. I tried it with four other brands, and 

 find yours the best. (Signed) J. Pellikux, Manager, 



Augte. Delmasure & Co., 

 New York and Paris. 



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