NORTHRUP, KING 8c CO. ’S 
TURNIP 
White Fleshed Varieties 
Cow Horn or Long White 65 days 
This variety is pure white except a 
dash of green in the crown. Roots 12 to 15 
in. long, 3 in. thick at shoulder. Looks much 
like a carrot only it is blunt at the end and 
usually has a crook. Chiefly grown for stock 
feed. 
Cow Horn Long Yellow (Yellow 
Bortfelder) 65 days 
This variety is identical to the Long White 
except that crown is yellow. 
Extra Early Purple Top Milan 40 days 
For table. A home and market garden 
variety. Very early. Also very flne for forc¬ 
ing. Tops small, strap leaved. Roots smooth 
and flat, 4 in. across, lower half white shad¬ 
ing to purplish-red above. Flesh white, flne 
grained and sweet. 
Extra Early White Milan 40 days 
For table. An excellent white, home and 
market garden and forcing variety. Small 
strap leaved tops. Flat roots about 4 in. 
across. White flesh, tender and sweet. De¬ 
sirable for Spring or Fall sowing. 
Pomeranian White Globe 75 days 
Mostly used for stock feed but young roots 
also good for table use. Roots round, 4 to 
5 in. in diameter, smooth, pure white, very 
productive. Top large. 
Purple Top Strap Leaved 48 days 
A home and market garden variety. 
Leaves short, narrow and erect. Roots flat, 
about 5 in. across, purplish over top, white 
below. The flesh is white, sweet and never 
stringy. 
Purple Top White Globe 5 7 days 
The most popular variety for general 
planting. Roots round, 5 to 6 in. in diameter, 
purple or red across the top with pure white 
beneath. Flesh is white, fine grained and 
sweet when roots are 2% or 3 in. in diameter. 
Seven Top for Turnip Greens 45 days 
Grown for the tops which are excellent 
for greens and stock grazing. The roots are 
fibrous and of poor quality. May be left 
standing in the open ground during the win¬ 
ter, except in the extremely northern states. 
Extensively cultivated in the South. 
Shogoin or Japanese Foliage 42 days 
Adapted to table use for roots and greens. 
Quick growing and supplies large edible 
leaves and round, white roots. Flesh is white, 
and of excellent quality. Leaves 18 in., bright 
green. Especially popular in the South where 
it is replacing the Seven Top. 
Snow Ball or Early Six Weeks 
Matures in 50 days. A very early and per¬ 
fectly formed, round, white turnip for gar¬ 
den use. Roots smooth and large. Flesh 
white and . very mild. An excellent winter 
keeper. 
White Egg 50 days 
Very popular in home gardens and with 
market gardeners. Roots egg-shaped, 3 in. 
long and 2 V 2 in. thick, smooth and white. 
Half of root grows above ground. Flesh 
white and sweet. 
A Turnip Test Plot at Northrup, King & Co.'s Trial Ground 
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