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THE FRANK S. PLATT COMPANY’S 
WHITE EGG TURNIP 
Turnip. 
Rube — Nabo—Navone 
For early use, sow as soon as the ground can be worked in the spring, in 
drills fourteen inches apart, covering but slightly, except in dry weather. 
The soil should be light, and, if possible, new. Manure with plaster, ashes 
or phosphate. Thin the early varieties to six inches apart, and the Ruta 
Bagas from eight to ten inches. For fall and winter use, the early kinds 
should be sown in July and August (they require 45 to 75 days) and the 
Ruta Bagas from middle June to middle July. Hoe them a month after 
sowing. 
Platt’s White Egg. (55 days). An early; very smooth, fine grained, white 
oval turnip, as its name indicates, and is unsurpassed for table use. Origi¬ 
nated in a field of Cow Horn turnips growing in the vicinity of New Haven 
in 1870. It was introduced into commerce by Mr. Platt in 1877, and is now 
offered in nearly every seed catalogue of importance in America and Europe. 
Price per oz., 10c.; per %-\b., 25c.; per lb., 60c. 
Early White Flat Dutch. (45 days). A garden variety, differing from 
White Strap Leaf only in the shape of its leaf, which is broader and rough 
edged. Price per oz., 10c.; per Rr-lb., 25c.; per lb., 60c. 
Early Red-Top Strap Leaf. (45 days). A good flat turnip for early or 
late culture, and grows to large size. The top of the turnip is red or purple. 
Price per oz., 10c.; per *4-lb., 25c.; per lb., 60c. 
Long White or Cow Horn. (70 days). A long, quick-growing turnip, fine 
grained, tender and sweet. Chiefly grown for stock feed or soil improve¬ 
ment. Price per oz., 10c.; per %-Vo., 25c.; per lb., 60c. 
Red Top White Globe. (55 days). Pure white with a red 
top, excellent table variety. Price per oz., 10c.; per %-\b., 
25c.; per lb., 60c. 
Golden Ball. (60 days). Rapid grower, globe shaped, and 
of a deep yellow color, finest quality. Price per oz., 10c.; 
per J4-lb., 25c.; per lb., 60c. 
Amber Globe. (75 days). Grows to a large size, light 
yellow with green top; grown chiefly for stock feed. Price 
per oz., 10c.; per J^-lb., 25c.; per lb., 60c. 
Yellow Aberdeen. (Green Top). (75 days). This is globe 
shaped and a good keeper. Price per oz., 10c.; per l A~\b., 25c.; 
per lb., 60c. 
Seven Top. Cultivated for its abundance of tops, which 
are used for greens when young. Price per oz., 10c.; per 
)4-lb., 25c.; per lb., 60c. 
Swedish or Ruta Baga 
Varieties. 
Platt’s Golden Winter Ruta 
Baga. (The Best). This is the 
finest grained, hard, solid and 
sweet turnip; it is very produc¬ 
tive and a good keeper; more 
wedge or spike shaped than 
other sorts. Crop failed. 
American Purple Top Ruta 
Baga. (90 days). A very 
hardy strain, selected for small 
tops and neck, deep globe- 
shaped, flesh bright yellow, 
hard and sweet, excellent for 
table or stock feeding; very 
popular with market gardeners. 
Price per oz., 10c.; per b., 
25c.; per lb., 75c. 
White French. (90 days). 
RED TOP WHITE GLOBE Sometimes called White Rock, 
on account of its firmness and 
solidity; flesh pure white, mild, 
very sweet. Sow seed in this locality from middle June to 
middle July. Price per oz., 10c.; %-\b., 25c.; lb., 75c. 
GOLDEN RUTA BAGA 
