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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. Y. 
HANT TUFWip 
•pmTups. 
Riita-baga or S^ c ^e. 
A valuable garden and farm crop. Good Turnips are 
almost as desirable for table use as Potatoes. Seed may be 
sown at any time from April 1st. to August 1st. For winter 
use sow last of July or iirst of August. Turnips may be sown 
late In ground that lias been cropped with Pea or Beaus 
early in the season. 
Early Ivory. A sort of peculiar value, owing to its extreme 
earliness. It grows almost as quickly as a radish, and to 
a great extent resembles a large white winter radish. It 
is very sweet and in every respect of ilrst-elass quality. 
It, is sure to become an indispensable variety. Pkt.. 10c.: 
oz.. 40c. 
Early Flat Dutch. Clear white skin, aud juicy, crisp flesh. 
A fine sort for either market or home garden. Pkt., 5c.; 
oz., 10c.; Ib„ 45c. 
Purple Top White Clobe. A large Turnip of fine keeping 
qualities, and of very lino quality. Pkt., oc.; oz.. Ilk;.; 
Large Yellow Clobe. A large, round Turnip, with deep 
f ellow flesh and line, firm grain; very sweet and good. 
•kt„ 5c.; oz., 10c.; lb.. 50c. 
£A^LY MILAM 
Extra Early Milan. The earliest strap-leaved variety. A 
smooth, medium-sized variety, with a bright purple top. 
Fine quality and good keeper. Very delicious, l’kt.. 
5 .: oz., 10c.; lb., 75c. 
White Egg. Beautiful white egg shaped sort of rapid 
growth. Flesh firm and solid, fine grained, sweet and of 
very mild flavor. Fine cither for early or late variety 
Grows to a good size. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; It., 50c. 
These are grown largely for stock feeding as well as for 
table use. For either purpose they arc valuable, and always 
a profitable crop. 
Carters Elephant. A new Turnip of great size and •won¬ 
derful cropper. In shape it is beau tiful and perfect, and 
remarkably uniform, of quick growth and excellent 
quality. Owing to its very large size it will probably 
turn out 50 per cent, more bushels to the acre than any 
other, and is therefore the most profitable variety for 
large crops, especially for growing for stock feeding. 
Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; lb., §1.00. 
TUF^Mip 
Breadstone, A beautiful white ruta-baga, so remarkably 
tender that it will cook in tiftcen minutes, while the 
flavor is uncommonly sweet and delicate. It is also a 
wonderful keeper, not growing pithy and dry like tho 
ordinary Turnips when kept in the cellar over winter. 
Flesh perfectly white, line grained, tender and sweet, 
without the strong taste so common among Ruta-Bagas. 
Tlie flnest of all table varieties. Pkt.. 10e.:oz., 15c.: lb., $1. 
Improved American Ruta-baga. Large.smootli and hand¬ 
some. quick in growth, tender, and line in quality. A 
superb standard sort. Pkt., 5c.; oz.. 10c.; lb., 00c. 
SPECIAL OFFER. -One packet each of the nine Turnip* 
here offered for only 60 c. 
