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Vegetable Seeds 
Vick’s Garden and Floral Guide 
TURNIP 
T HE soil for Turnips should be rich and mellow. Sow in drills 
from twelve to eighteen inches apart, and half an inch deep, 
or sow broadcast, although much larger crops are obtained by drill 
1 culture. When the plants are a few inches in height, and strong 
enough to resist the attacks of insects, thin them out to some five 
or six inches apart in the drills. In this climate we sow from the 
25th of July until the middle of August. Swede or Ruta Baga 
Turnips should be sown the first of June, the rows being about 
eighteen inches apart, and the plants in the rows not less than ten 
inches. Ruta Bagas are excellent for all kinds of stock, and are 
relished by all. One ounce of seed will sow 200 feet of row; and 
two to three pounds are required for an acre in drills. 
Ounce, 5 cents ; lb., 15 cents ; lb., 50 cents ; 
except as noted. 
Purple - Top Strap - Leaved. Flat, medium size, purple above 
ground, white below. The most popular variety for early use, either for , 
table or stock. 
Early White Flat Dutch, Strap-Leaved. Similar to above. A 
fine, early, white sort, of quick growth and excellent quality. 
Purple-Top White Globe. An improved variety of 
the purple-top flat Turnip ; globular in shape, of fine appearance, a good 
keeper, of excellent quality, and equally desirable for table or stock. 
Extra Early Purple-Top Milan. A white variety, purple-top and 
strap-leaf. This, with the White Milan, is the earliest of all Turnips. 
Remains in good condition a long time. Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents; 
M lb., 25 cents ; lb., 80 cents. 
Extra Early W'hite Milan. Similar to above except it is pure ivory 
white in color, and about one week earlier. Packet, 5 cents; oz., 
15 cents ; y lb., 30 cents ; lb., $1.00. 
Early White Snowball or Six-Weeks. A perfect globe-shaped, 
white-skinned Turnip, of medium size and excellent flavor. For early 
sowing this is one of the best, being crisp and tender, and maturing in six 
weeks from the time of sowing. A good keeper. Fine for family or market. 
Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; % lb., 25 cents ; lb., 80 cents. 
New White Egg. A very excellent variety. Nearly oval or 
egg-shaped. Flesh firm and fine-grained, and of snowy whiteness. Its 
flavor is of the very best. Particularly desirable for table. Can be sown as 
late as the middle of August. Packet, 5 cents; oz., 10 cents; y lb., 
20 cents ; lb., 60 cents. 
Long White Cow-Horn. A quick-growing sort, half-long in shape, 
fine-grained, sweet, good quality. Roots grow partly above ground. Very 
productive. Packet, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; y lb., 20 cts.; lb., 60 cts. 
‘S'Weet German. This Turnip is very popular in many sections. 
It partakes largely of the nature of the Ruta Baga, and should be sown as 
early. Flesh white, hard, firm, and sweet, with none of the pungency of the 
common Turnip. Superior for table or for stock. A long-keeper, and gener¬ 
ally solid until midsummer. Highly recommended for winter and spring use. 
; Orange Jelly* (True). This is the most distinct yellow Turnip 
ever offered. It is of very fine texture, and the best, sweetest, and most 
delicious of the yellow-fleshed varieties. It is of medium size, with small tap¬ 
root, a rapid grower, matures early, and keeps well. A superior table variety. 
Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; % lb., 20 cents ; lb., 70 cents. 
Robertson’s Golden Ball. Similar to Orange Jelly, 
but larger and not so fine-grained. 
Large Yellow or Amber Globe. Good for general crop. Excellent 
for table or for stock-feeding. Flesh yellow, firm, and fine-grained. A good 
keeper and cropper. 
Yellow Aberdeen. Roots medi 1 m size, round, flesh yellow, tender and 
sugary. Very hardy and productive. A good keeper. Good for both table 
and stock. 
Yellow Stone. One of the best yell ow-fleshed sorts for tabic use and stock. 
Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; y lb., 20 cents ; lb., 60 cents. 
Pomeranian White Globe. Very productive, in good soil roots fre¬ 
quently grow from ten to twelve pounds. Good for table or stock-feeding. 
Large \Afhite Norfolk. A standard variety for field-culture for stock¬ 
feeding. Grows to a large size and is very productive. 
TURNIP, EARLY SNOWBALL 
RUTA BAGA 
OR SWEDE TURNIPS 
Ounce, 5 cents; lb., 15 cents ; lb., 50 cents. 
When five to ten pounds, or larger quantities, are required, 
special prices will be quoted. 
White Sweet Swede, a large, white, solid Swede, sometimes called 
White Russian. Quite desirable for table or stock-feeding. A great yielder. 
Fine form and good keeper. 
VicK’s Imperial Purple-Top Yellow, An 
excellent variety either for the table or cattle-feeding. Flesh yellow, firm, 
solid, rich, and sweet. Very hardy, prolific, tender. A splendid keeper. 
Hall’s Westbury. An excellent variety of splendid quality. Purple 
above ground anil yellow below. 
Laing’s Purple - Top Strap - Leaved, a large early sort of fine 
quality. Flesh yellow, very sweet. Tops peculiar in that they are strap- 
or entire-leaved. 
TURNIP. PURPLE-TOP WHITE GLOBE 
