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VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS, ETC. 
TURNIP. 
German, SBeijje Oliibeit. French, Navet. 
For early use, sow as early in spring as possible, on a light sandy or gravelly 
soil, well enriched with manure, in drills twelve or fifteen inches apart, covering 
lightly. For fall and winter use the seed should be sown about the 20th of July, 
and Swedes from the 1st to the 20th of June. Thin the plants to five or six inches 
apart in the rows ; hoe often and keep free from weeds ; one pound of seed is suffi¬ 
cient to sow an acre. Our stock of Turnip seed is verv choice, comprising the very 
best varieties in cultivation. Pkt. cts. 
Early White Flat Dutch, early and good ; medium size; of rapid growth; 
unsurpassed for table use ; lb. 50c.. oz. 10c.5 
Early White Six Weeks, or Snowball, lb. 50c., oz. 10c. ... 5 
Purple Top Strap Leaf, early; fine for market or family use; white ; purple 
above ground ; the most popular variety in cultivation ; lb. 50c., oz. 10c. ... 5 
White Top Strap Leaf, same as above, except color of bulb ; lb. 50c.. oz. 10c. 5 
Extra Early Milan, the earliest variety grown ; bulb white with purple top ; 
finest quality grown ; lb. $1.00, oz. 10c.5 
Purple Top White Globe, 
an early, globe-shaped, heavy 
cropping sort, otherwise simi¬ 
lar to Purple Top Strap Leaf ; 
lb. 50c., oz. 10c.5 
Long White Cow Horn, 
matures very quickly; roots 
carrot shaped, about half 
above ground; flesh white, 
fine-grained, sweet; excellent 
for table use ; lb. 50c., oz. 10c. 5 
White Egg, nearly oval or 
egg-shaped : flesh very firm, 
fine-grained; skin thin and 
perfectly smooth ; flavor the 
very best, mild and sweet; lb. 
50c., oz. 10c. . • .. 5 
Pomeranian Large White 
Globe, best adapted to field 
culture ; lb. 45c., oz 10c.5 
Large White Norfolk, cul¬ 
tivated for stock feeding; lb. 
45c., oz. 10c.5 
Montmagny, first-class gar¬ 
den sort ; yellow, with purple 
purple-top STRAP leaf. Ro^rtson’s Golden' Bali; ® 
very rich yellow variety; very popular for family use ; lb. 60c., oz. 10c.5 
Purple Top Scotch, or Aberdeen, color deep yellow, globe-shaped, sugary 
and solid*; lb. 50c.. oz. 10c..... *• •••••• 0 
Seven Top, (for Turnip Greens)grown only for the leaves, which are abundant; 
very hardy; best known in the South ; lb. 50c., oz. 10c.0 
RUTA BAGA, OR SWEDE TURNIP, pw. cts. 
Carter’s Imperial Hardy, the hardiest and best Purple Top Swede grown ; 
lb. 50c., oz. 10c. . .•.. • • • • .. r> 
Laing’s Purple Top, an old and favorite variety; good keeper, solid and pro¬ 
ductive ; lb. 60c., oz. 10c... • ••••••••••• 0 
Skirving’s Purple Top, smooth; good quality; fine for stock; standard vari¬ 
ety; lb. 50c., oz. 10c. .....• 4 • • ^ 
American Purple Top, or Long Island Ruta Baga, this is a strain of 
purple top yellow Ruta Baga, of American origin, selected to a smaller top 
and much shorter neck than is usually found, while the roots grow to an enor¬ 
mous size under favorable conditions. We consider this one of the mostdesir 
able kinds on our list; lb. 60c., oz. 10c. ... r> 
Sweet Solid Russian, or White Sweet, white vaiiety of extraordinary 
sweetness and solidity; fine for table or stock; lb. 50c., oz. 10c...• • • • jj 
Sweet German, a fine keeper; flesh solid, white and sweet; lb. 50c., oz. 10c.. ■> 
