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the Red Strapleaved is the variety. These strapleaved and pinnate- 
leaved varieties of stone Turnips are often intermixed, and require 
great care in the saving of the seed. It may be noted that e 
strapleaved forms are earlier than the others. 
7. Snowball. 
Synonyms. —Early Snowball (Wheeler) ; Improved Snowball 
(Stuart & Mein) ; Ball of Snow (Minier); Silver Ball (Nutting) ; 
Six Weeks (Nutting) ; Early Six Week (Minier); Improved Six 
Weeks (Carter); Stone (Nutting); Early Stone or Stubble (Vil- 
morin); Nonsuch (Nutting). 
Top of moderate size and not spreading so much as the white 
Dutch. Leaves much pinnate. Bulb of medium size, but grows 
large, of a very regular globular or roundish ovate form. The tap 
root small and slender ; skin pure white throughout, smooth and 
handsome. Elesh pure white. This is the best autumn garden 
Turnip, and the sort usually cultivated. The difference between 
varieties arises through selections of seed, the tendency being to 
become more pointed, the correct form being nearly round with 
small tap root. 
Taylor's Cream of Earlies (Taylor). 
A variety of the Snowball, having a darker skin. In¬ 
ferior. 
Early Round White Vertus (Vilmorin). 
A mixed and inferior stock of Snowball. 
Sablons Round White (Vilmorin). 
A mixed and infetior stock of Snowball and Green Top Stone. 
8. Green Top Stone (Nutting). 
Synonyms. —Green Stone ; Green Top Six Weeks (Nutting). 
This is a green topped variety of the Snoioball. The bulbs more 
flat. Inferior. 
9. White Globe. 
Synonyms .—Improved White Globe (Carter) ; Large White 
Globe. 
