Jerome B. Rice Seed Co., Growers of Choice Garden Seeds, Cambridge, N. Y. 
TURNIP 
Culture — For early use, sow as soon as the ground can be worked in spring, in drills 15 inches 
apart, and thin to 8 inches apart as soon as the plants are large enough to handle. For succes¬ 
sion, sow at intervals of a fortnight until the last week of July, from which time until the end 
of August sowings may be made for main and late crops. The sowings should be made just be¬ 
fore rain if possible, a rapid growth being important. 
One ounce will sow 250 feet of drill — I j/ 2 pounds will sow an acre 
AMBER GLOBE — One of the best of the yellow-fleshed, globe-shaped 
turnips. 
EARLY SNOWBALL —Exceedingly early, of medium size, round as a 
ball, with pure white skin and flesh. 
EARLY WHITE FLAT DUTCH — A very early, flat, pure white turnip, 
of medium size and of fine quality. 
EXTRA EARLY PURPLE TOP MILAN - A summer turnip and the earliest 
of its class; bulbs of medium size, flat and white, with a bright purple 
top. 
EXTRA EARLY WHITE MILAN — Similar to Purple Top Milan, excepi 
the roots are a solid clear white. 
GOLDEN BALL, RICE'S IMPROVED, or ORANGE JELLY —An exceed¬ 
ingly fine yellow-fleshed turnip, with small tops; roots medium in size, 
round and smooth. 
LONG WHITE COW HORN —-Used largely for stock feeding anti 
breaking up clay soil. The long, round, white, carrot-shaped roots are 
usually slightly crooked. 
POMERANIAN WHITE GLOBE — A large, white, globe-shaped variety. 
For stock feeding. 
PURPLE TOP STRAP LEAVED — The most widely cultivated and best 
known variety. The flat roots are white, with a purple top above ground. 
PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE — The most desirable of the turnip fam¬ 
ily, and grown more largely for market than any variety. Almost a 
perfect globe in form, with clear white skin and flesh and a purple top; 
very fine grained, sweet and tender. 
SEVEN TOP — Grown exclusively for tops, which are used for greens. 
SHOGOIN, or JAPANESE FOLIAGE TURNIP — A very popular va¬ 
riety for turnip greens, having an upright growth with clear white 
globe-shaped roots. Said to be less subject to insect pests than Seven 
Top. 
WHITE EGG — An excellent early, medium-sized variety, especially 
adapted for the home garden. The roots are oval or egg-shaped, smooth 
and white, with small tops; flesh clear white, firm, fine-grained and 
sweet. 
YELLOW ABERDEEN, or PURPLE TOP —-A late, medium-sized, long- 
keeping variety. Yellow with a purple top. 
YELLOW GLOBE, STONE — A round, smooth, clear yellow variety, of 
medium size and good quality. 
RUTA BAGA OR 
SWEDISH TURNIP 
(See page 27) 
SALAD GARNISHES 
Parsley, chives, green pepper, or pimento cut fine. 
Sprays of watercress, mint, or parsley. 
Strips of pimento or green pepper. 
Cucumber, diced or in thin slices. 
Radishes whole, in thin slices, or cut to represent tulips or roses. 
Grated carrots. 
PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE 
SHOGOIN 
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