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variety, of a deep yellow, close-grained, hard, and good for 
keeping. Its root grows entirely in the ground. 
15. Dale's Hybrid.— -This variety, which was obtained by 
intermixture with the Swedish turnip, has rather large, oblon* 
roots, of a yellow color, and of an irregular shape. It is prin- 
cipally used- for feeding stock. 
16. Ruta-Baga..— The variety of the turnip forms a dis- 
tinct class, which, perhaps, more properly belongs to the cab- 
bage tribe. It is very hard, close-grained, hardy, and will 
keep well during winter and spring. 
Cultivation.— For an early crop of turnips, sow as soon as 
the frost is out of the ground, either broadcast or in drills, ten 
inches apart, and a fourth of an inch deep. Rake the surface 
of the ground even after sowing, and if the weather be dry, 
gently beat it down with the back of a spade. For fall 
crops, sow from the middle to the end of July. 
The soil most congenial for the turnip is "a gravelly, sandy 
loam, or a soil that is rich, with a dry bottom. Unless the 
ground be " folded" or burnt over, it should be reduced to n 
finely-pulverized state. If possible, the young plants should 
be forced into a rough leaf, in order to secure them from the 
attack of flies. This may be done by soaking the seed for 
thirty-six hours in a solution of one pound of Peruvian guano 
and ten gallons of water ; or a gallon of water infused with a 
quarter of an ounce of chloride .of lime. The ground should 
be kept clean and free from weeds, both before and after the 
seed is sown ; and the oftener the ground is stirred in dry 
weather, the better will it be for the crop. 
The ruta-baga should be sown from the twentieth of Juno 
to the first of July, in drills, two feet apart, and when hoed, 
thinned out to ten inches from plant to plant. The ground 
should be rich and dry. 
SWEET HERBS. 
Sack, Summer Savory, Sweet Basil, Thyme, Lavender, 
Lemon Balm, die, dec. 
