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upright ; leaves of medium to large size, fairly wide, crumpled, much tinged and 
bronze. Stood well, root rather poor in size but very good colour. 
8. Excelsior Turnip-rooted (Barr).— Root 2 inches deep, 2 inches diameter; 
skin dull dark red, smooth ; about one-third root above soil (some buried) ; 
flesh dark red, zones distinct, little core ; growth upright to spreading ; leaves 
many, large, broad, crumpled, much tinged, and bronze. Stood well, but with 
four greenish foliage plants. 
19. Prizetaker (Dawkins). — Root 2| inches deep, 2 inches diameter; skin 
dull dark red, smooth ; about one-third root above soil (some buried) ; flesh 
dark red, zones mostly indistinct, little core ; growth upright, leaves fairly 
numerous, of medium size, fairly broad, crumpled, tinged and bronze. Rather 
poor plant, some with greenish foliage. 
9. Reliance Globe (Webb). — Root 2 inches deep, 2§ inches diameter ; skin 
dull dark red, smooth ; about one-third root above soil ; flesh red, some with 
white rings, zones distinct, little core ; growth rather spreading ; leaves of 
medium size and width, crumpled, much tinged, and bronze. Rather poor 
plant, with eight green -foliage plants. 
10. Witham Fireball (Cooper-Taber) . — Root 3 inches deep, 2 to 2 \ inches 
diameter ; skin dull dark red, smooth ; one-fourth root above soil ; flesh dark 
red and deep brick-red, zones indistinct, but variable., little core ; growth up- 
right ; leaves many, large, wide, crumpled, much tinged, and bronze. Stood 
well, but with four green-foliage plants. 
(2) Foliage bronze. 
6. Crimson Globe (Cooper-Taber). — Similar to No. 7. 
7. Crimson Glo >e (Nutting). — See p. 490. Stood well, but had three green- 
foliage plants. A very good stock. 
11. Crosby's Egyptian (Barr). — See p. 491. Stood well, but had six green 
and some greenish foliage plants. 
17. Defiance Dark Red Turnip-rooted (Barr). — See p. 490. Stood well. 
18. Defiance (Hurst). — Similar to No. 17. A very good stock. 
13. Egyptian Turnip-rooted (Sutton). — See p. 491. Three plants with 
greenish foliage. 
- 14. Egyptian Turnip-rooted Selected (Barr). — See p. 491. Three plants 
with greenish foliage. 
15. Egyptian Turnip-rooted (Webb). — Like 14. Rather irregular and also 
variable in colour. 
79. Egyptian Turnip-rooted (Carter). — Root \\ inches deep, 2 inches 
diameter skin dull dark red, fairly smooth one- third root above soil ; flesh 
dark red, s me showing white, zones variable, little core ; growth uprig tit ; 
eaves many, of medium size and width, slightly crumpled, bronze. Some 
green much tinged foliage plants. 
20. Model or Improved Globe (Dawkins). — Root \\ to 2 inches deep, 1 \ inches 
diameter ; skin dull dark red ; smooth ; root mostly beneath soil ; flesh dark 
red, zones mostly indistinct, little core ; growth upright ; leaves rather few, 
of small to medium size and width, crumpled, bronze. Rather poor plant. 
12. The Crosby (Cooper-Taber). — Like No. 11. 
[Note. — Comparison of the arrangement here and on pp. 490 and 491 suggests 
that the amount of bronzing of foliage is to some extent dependent upon the 
season, and the shape of the root upon its maturity.] 
