LOW’S RETAIL CATALOGUE 
TURNIP. 
Culture. — Turnips do best in light sandy or gravelly soil, highly enriched with plenty of manure or fertilizers. 
Sow the earliest varieties as early as the ground will permit in drills; fourteen inches apart and half an inch deep; 
the young plants should be thinned to five or six inches in the row. For a succession, sow at intervals of a fortnight 
until the last week in July : for a winter supply, sow in the month of August ; after ready to harvest, cut off the tops 
about an inch from the bulbs, and store them in a cellar or cool shed, cpvering the roots with dry sand ; should be 
harvested before severe weather sets in. 
278 . Early Purple-Top Munich. — (For description and illustration, see below) 
279 . Extra Early Milan. — A very early and distinct strap-leaf variety, coming into 
use before any other sort, being ten days earlier than the common varieties. 
It is much better in flavor than the Early Munich, and does not grow bitter 
like the Munich, but remains in good edible condition for a long time; the 
bulbs are smooth and handsome: single tap-root, and top is of a compact 
growth 
280 . Purple-Top Strap-Leaved. — An early, handsome sort of very fine quality, 
and exceedingly popular ; a rapid grower 
281 . White Egg. — An excellent variety; it is very smooth, handsome in shape; it 
is somewhat like an egg. The skin is very thin and white ; it is one of the best 
keepers for winter use 
282 . White Six Weeks. — Pure white, round, handsome in shape, very early, and 
fine quality 
283 . Golden Rose. — An English variety, very handsome in shape, fine grained, sweet 
and tender ; grows very smooth, is very hardy ; golden in color .... 
284 . Yellow Globe. — One of the best sorts for the general crop; flesh very firm and 
sweet, and keeps well until late in spring ; large size, and excellent for table 
use, or for feeding stock 
Pkt. Oz. i-4 Lb. Lb. 
5 io 15 60 
5 10 15 60 
5 10 15 60 
5 10 15 60 
5 10 15 60 
5 10 15 60 
TURNIP, Ruta Baga, or Swedish. 
285 . Westbury Swede. — A new, superior and very excellent sort. (See below) . - — 
280 . Skirvings. — A superior sort for field culture 5 10 
287 . Shamrock. — One of the finest sorts cultivated, grows with a small top, is an 
excellent good keeper, and good for stock or table use 5 10 
288 . Sweet German. — A white-fleshed sort, the best for table use, a fine keeper, 
very sweet and tender 5 10 
289 . Carter’s Imperial Hardy Swede. — One of the best 5 10 
290 . American Purple Top. — Productive, solid, sweet, flesh yellow ... 5 10 
291 . Laing’s Imperial Swede. — Early, and grows very smooth and handsome . 5 10 
15 60 
15 60 
15 60 
15 60 
15 60 
15 60 
Extra Early Purple-Top Munich Turnip. 
( 278 ) 
This is a remarkably handsome turnip. Very distinct and valu- 
able. It is the earliest variety in cultivation, forms bulbs six 
inches in diameter, within three months. It is very smooth, growing 
entirely above the ground, white color, with a bright purplish red top, 
a few leaves, very productive. Price per pkt., 5 cts. ; per oz., 10 
cts. ; per 1-4 lb., 15 cts. ; per lb., 60 cts. 
285 Westbury Swede Turnip. 
This is a most excellent and delicious variety of turnip, surpassing 
anything else in the extreme tenderness and sweet flavor and quality of 
its roots ; it has given the very best satisfaction, and will be certain to 
satisfy all who enjoy this vegetable. It is bi-colored, yellow and white! 
and abundantly productive, grows rapidly and uniformly. We recom" 
mend it as the best for table use. Price per pkt., 5cts. ; per oz., 10 cts. 
Early Munich Turnip. 
per 1-4 lb., 15 cts. ; per lb., 60 cts. 
Lf.onardsburg, O., June 11. 
All the Seeds procured of you proved not only good, but 
very good. Respectfully, A. J. HEVERLO. 
North Havrrhii.l, May 31. 
Mr. Low, — We sent to you two years ago for some Scarlet 
Horn Carrot Seed; they were the best we have ever raised. 
Yours truly, W. E. DEARTH. 
Lynnfield Centre, June 4. 
Mr. Low, — 1 buy my Seed from your agency in Salem. 1 
shall have peas in the market by the 1 7th this year, and pota- 
toes by the 1st of July, which I call very good for Essex 
County ? Will you get ahead of me much ? Yours truly, 
O. H. EURO IN. 
