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25. Dracaena-leaved (J. Veitch). — Roots too small for use ; 

 foliage very handsome, highly decorative. 



26. Eclipse (Heinemann). — Roots medium size ; flesh pale 

 red ; foliage dark green. Stock slightly mixed. 



27. Eclipse (Benary).— A coarse form of No. 26. 



28. Eclipse (J. Veitch). — Roots turnip-shaped, handsome, 

 medium size ; flesh very dark crimson ; foliage bronzy green. 

 Distinct from Nos. 26 and 27. 



29. Eclipse Dark Red Turnip (Vilmorin).— Roots of medium 

 size ; flesh red, with white veins ; foliage dark green. Very 

 early. 



30. Edmand's Blood Red (Benary). — Turnip-rooted; medium 

 size ; flesh deep red ; foliage dark green. 



31. Edmand's Early Blood (Heinemann).— Turnip-rooted ; 

 medium-sized, handsome roots ; flesh red ; short green foliage. 



32. Egyptian Dark Red (Vilmorin) A.M. — Turnip-rooted ; 

 medium size, handsome ; flesh very deep crimson ; short, compact 

 dark green foliage. 



33. Egyptian Turnip Earliest Dark Red (Heinemann). — Roots 

 large ; flesh dark crimson; foliage large and dark green. 



34. Egyptian Turnip-rooted (Dobbie). — Roots large ; flesh 

 deep crimson ; foliage bronzy green. 



35. Egyptian Turnip-rooted (J. Veitch). — See No. 34. 



36. Egyptian Earliest Dark Red (Benary). — Very similar to 

 No. 34. 



37. Egyptian Red Turnip (Dammann). — See No. 34. 



38. Erfurt Long Black (Heinemann). — Stock mixed. 



39. Erfurt Long Black Red (Benary). — Roots long, large ; 

 deep crimson flesh ; handsome black foliage. Distinct from No. 38. 



40. Erfurt Long Black Red (Heinemann). — See No. 39. 



41. Gem (Sutton). — Roots fairly long, handsome, medium 

 size ; flesh deep crimson ; foliage very short and bronzy green. 



42. Green-top (Barr) A.M.— See No. 9. 



43. Johnson's Selected (Johnson). — Roots long, medium size ; 

 flesh deep crimson ; foliage black. 



44. Leonetti (Dammann). — Turnip-rooted ; medium size ; 

 flesh deep red ; foliage dark bronzy green. 



45. Longdeep Red (Dammann). — Roots long, of great size* 

 coarse ; too large for table use. 



46. Long Smooth Blood Red (Vilmorin). — Roots long, large ; 

 flesh dark blood red ; foliage bronzy green. 



