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PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE (55 days)—Almost a perfect globe in 
form; flesh and skin white, colored purple, or red, above ground; very 
fine grained and sweet. A superior variety. (Illustrated above.) 
SEVEN TOP (60 days) —Grown exclusively for the tops, which are used for 
greens. 
SHOGOIN, or JAPANESE FOLIAGE TURNIP (60 days)—A Japanese 
variety becoming very popular in the South for turnip greens, displacing 
the Seven Top to some extent. Bright green leaves grow upright, about 
2 feet; roots semi-globe, pure white, sweet and tender. After tops are 
cut and used for greens, roots form very quickly. 
WHITE EGG (50 days)-—An early oval or egg-shaped variety. Hoots of 
medium size, smooth and clear white; of the very best quality. 
YELLOW ABERDEEN, or PURPLE TOP (60 days) —A late medium¬ 
sized, long-keeping variety. Roots round, yellow, with a purple top; 
flesh tender and sweet. 
YELLOW GLOBE, or STONE (60 days)—A round, smooth, light yellow 
variety of medium size, with green top; good quality. 
Ruta Baga or Swede 
CULTURE —Should be sown from the 20th of June to the middle of July in 
drills 2 feet apart, and thinned out at the first working to 10 inches between 
the plants. The roots are best preserved in a pit or cellar during winter, and 
are excellent early in the spring. 
1 oz. will sow 250 ft. of drill — U /2 lbs. will sow an acre 
