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D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT. MICH. 
RUTA BAGA, OR SWEDE 
Uses and value much the same its turnip. Sow from the middle of June to the middle of July, in ground previously 
enriched with well rotted manure, in drills about two and one-half feet apart and thin the young plants eight to twelve 
inches apart in the row 
store in a root cellar or 
crop is seldom a success. 
American Purple Top or 
Improved Long Island A" can origin, selected 
to a smaller top and muci? snorter neck than is 
usually found, while the roots are a little more 
globular, grow to a large size and are of the finest 
quality. Excellent for table use and stock feeding. 
We consider this one of the most desirable sorts. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Vi Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 
Bangholm. An excellent variety both in shape and 
quality. The roots are of large size, slightly tank¬ 
ard shaped, with small neck, few or no side roots 
and yields well. Skin yellow with purple top. flesh 
yellow, sweet and solid. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 
2 Oz. 15c; Va Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 
Carter’s Imperial Purple Top. Excellent for 
table use or feeding stock. Hoots nearly round; 
skin yellow with purple top; flesh yellow, solid and 
sweet. Hardy and yields heavily. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 
2 Oz. 15c; Va Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 
D. M Ferry & Co’s Improved 
Pu~ple Top Yellow having but little neck. 
The roots are large, slightly oblong or nearly globe 
shaped, fairly smooth, with comparatively small 
tap root. Color purplish-red above ground and 
bright yellow beneath. Flesh yellow, of solid tex¬ 
ture, crisp and of very good quality. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Va Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 
Drummond’s. An improved strain of Purple Top 
Swede, excellent in uniformity of shape, color and quality. This variety is considered 
by many an excellent table sort. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Va Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 
Hall’s Westbury. A birge, round variety, a good keeper and heavy yielder, which it is 
claimed will endure dry weather better than most sorts. Skin yellow with purple top 
Flesh yellow, firm and of good quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Va Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 
Hartley’s Bronze Top. 
yellow, with bronze gr 
Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Vi Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 
Monarch 
or 
Tankard 
American Purple 
Top or Improved 
Long Island 
A very large, oval swede with very short neck: color of roots 
reen top. This is a favorite sort i;i Canada. Pkt. 5c; 
Laing’s Purple Top. Large, early and of excellent quality. Roots globe shaped; skin purplish red above ground.yellow 
beneath; flesh yellow; necks small; tops distinctly strap leaved or entire. Pkt. 5c; Oz. lOfc; 2 Oz.l5c; Vi Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 
Monarch or Tankard. A yellow fleshed sort, having very large, tankard shaped roots with relatively small neck 
and tops. The color is purplish red above ground, yellow beneath. The flesh is very solid, fine grained and sweet. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Vi Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 
d erfection Whitf 
Perfection White. Absolutely neckless. Tops small, 
strap leaved; flesh white and unusually fine grained. 
Vigorous in growth and usually yields better than the 
yellow fleshed sorts. While valuable for stock feeding, 
the white flesh is so excellent in quality that it 
is particularly desirable for table use. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Vi Lb. 20c; Lb. 65c. 
Shepherd’s Golden Globe. A choice English 
strain in which the top of the large, round or 
slightly oval root is bronze green; flesh deep 
orange; very uniform and true. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 
2 Oz. 15c; Vi Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 
Skirving’s King of Swedes. Though 
this purple top, round or slightly oval 
sort reaches'a large size the yellow 
flesh is of most excellent quality. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 20c; 
Lb. 50c. 
Sutton’s Champion* 
Roots large, spherical, 
purple on top, flesh 
yellow, tender and 
sweet. It is an excel¬ 
lent keeper and yields 
heavily. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 
Vi Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 
Universal, or Canadian Gem. 
Roots nearly round, purple above 
ground, yellow beneath; very small 
in top and neck; flesh yellow and of 
excellent quality. Exceptionally 
hardy and vigorous. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Vi Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 
White Swede, or Sweet Russian. An excellent keeper and very 
desirable either for the table or for stock. Tops small. Root very 
large, nearly globe shaped with small neck: color white with a shade of green at the 
top. Flesh white, very firm and sweet. Sometimes sold as Sweet Russian Turnip. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Vi Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 
Yellow Swede. Shape oblong, dull reddish color above ground but yellow under¬ 
neath; is hardier than the common turnip and will keep solid until spring. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Vi Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 
D. M. Ferry & Co’e 
Improved Purple 
Top Yellow 
