GARDEN SEED ANNUAL 
TURNIP 
Culture —Sow early varieties in April, in drills 
12 to 18 inches apart. Cover seed one-half inch, 
and thin out to 4 to 6 inches in the row. Cultivate 
frequently. For fall and winter crop, sow in July 
or August in drills or broadcast. An ounce will 
sow about 100 feet of drill; lj4 pounds per acre 
in drills, or 2%. pounds broadcast, 
WHITE FLESH SORTS 
cow HORN OR LONG WHITE. A long carrot 
shaped turnip growing to a length of 12 to 15 
inches, half out of ground. The skin and flesh 
are both white. 
Purple Top White Globe 
EARLY PURPLE TOP STRAP LEAF. An early table 
variety. The roots are flat, medium in size, 
purple or dark red above ground, and white 
below ground. Roots are in best condition for 
the table when about 2^2 in. in diameter, but 
will grow much larger for feeding purposes. 
EARLY WHITE FLAT DUTCH. (Strap Leaved). A 
smooth, flat white turnip, and one of the best 
for spring turnips. Medium in size. 
EXTRA EARLY WHITE MILAN. The tops are small 
and compact, so this variety may be sowed in 
rows closer together than usual. The roots are 
white, smooth and flat. The flesh has fine flavor. 
EXTRA EARLY PURPLE TOP MILAN. Similar to 
White Milan except that the roots are perhaps 
slightly flatter and have a purple color on top. 
POMERANIAN WHITE GLOBE. A large, round, 
white turnip, best for table use when about 4 
inches across. On rich soil will reach the 
enormous size of ten pounds 
EARLY SNOWBALL. A medium sized, very early, 
pure white turnip. Round as a ball. 
PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE. Our stock of this 
variety is second to none. The tops of the roots 
are purplish-red nearly half way down the root; 
the lower half white. Flesh white and of fine 
flavor. 
WHITE EGG. An egg-shaped turnip with white 
skin and flesh. It grows half out of ground; is 
one of the earliest. The flesh is fine grained 
and has a good flavor. 
SEVEN TOP. Used largely for fall sowing and 
spring cutting, as it stands severe cold. It is 
sometimes also used for stock feed, as is rape. 
Grown exclusively for its tops or greens. 
SHOGOIN OR JAPANESE FOLIAGE. A superior 
strain, which produces not only an early crop 
of greens, but the roots are well shapen and 
valuable. 
YELLOW FLESH SORTS 
GOLDEN BALL. (Orange Jelly). The roots are 
medium size, round, very smooth, with a deep 
yellow skin. The flesh is firm, fine flavored, 
and bright yellow in color. 
YELLOW OR AMBER GLOBE. (Green Top). A 
round smooth, light yellow turnip of medium 
to large size. Both skin and flesh are yellow, 
the later being crisp and firm with excellent 
flavor. 
YELLOW ABERDEEN. (Purple Top Aberdeen). 
A globe shaped turnip of late maturity. Smooth 
roots, yellow with purple top. The flesh is pale 
yellow and the texture fine. 
RUTABAGA OR SWEDE 
Culture —Same as for other turnips, except that 
the seed is generally sown from the later part of 
June until August. The rutabagas or sweedes are 
generally grown for their winter keeping qualities 
AMERICAN PURPLE TOP. A strain similar to 
Long Island Improved but not of such high 
quality. The ordinary rutabaga sold is of this 
type. 
GOLDEN NECKLESS. A fine quality purple top 
variety, growing to large size. 
LONG ISLAND IMPROVED. A superior strain of 
purple top rutabaga, noted for almost complete 
absence of neck, large size and high quality 
yellow flesh. 
SWEET GERMAN. A white fleshed rutabaga, ma¬ 
turing in about 90 days. The roots are white, 
tinged with green at the top. Have a medium 
size, fine quality and keep well. 
WHITE ROCK. Also known as White French, 
Breadstone or Budlong. This is a fine white 
fleshed rutabaga noted for its keeping quality 
and productiveness. Roots are large and nearly 
globe shaped, with a small neck. Matures in 
about 90 days. Equally good for table use or 
stock feeding. 
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