WHOLESALE GARDEN SEEDS 
TURNIP—Yellow Fleshed Varieties 
Amber Globe 7 5 days 
A yellow fleshed variety of good table 
quality but usually grown for stock. Large, 
smooth, globe-shaped roots, yellow tinged 
with green at the top. Flesh pale yellowish 
white, fine texture and sweet. 
Golden Ball or Orange Jelly 65 days 
Round roots, 4 in. in diameter, smooth 
skin, color orange yellow. Flesh yellow, fine 
grained, excellent quality. Recommended for 
home gardens and market gardens. A fine 
keeper. 
Purple Top Yellow Aberdeen 
Matures in 85 days. Roots globular, slight¬ 
ly flattened, 5 in. in diameter, smooth. Upper 
part purplish red, lower part yellow. The 
flesh is yellow, tender, sugary and solid. 
Looks like rutabagas when matured. Excel¬ 
lent keeper. For table or for stock feed. 
RUTABAGA or SWEDISH TURNIPS 
American Purple Top 
American Purple Top 100 days 
The standard variety grown for home 
use, market and storage. Roots large and 
globular, deep purplish red above ground, 
light yellow below, with medium short neck. 
Flesh a creamy yellow, of finest texture and 
flavor. A good yielder and keeper. 
Bangholm 1 00 days 
Similar to American Purple Top. 
Canadian Gem or Universal 1 00 days 
Roots round, flesh golden-yellow with 
purple top. Tops small with almost no neck. 
Hardy. 
Golden Neckless Purple Top 90 days 
Similar to American Purple Top, except 
neck is very small and it is earlier. 
Hurst’s Monarch 100 days 
Large roots, deep globe or tankard shape. 
Golden Neckless Purple Top 
growing over half above ground. The skin, 
above ground is purple and yellow below. 
Flesh yellow, fine grained, sweet. A popular 
variety for table use and for stock feeding. 
Yields more per acre than other varieties. 
Sweet Russian 1 00 days 
Excellent for table use and for stock feed. 
Large roots, nearly globe shaped, small 
neck. The skin is white with a green shade 
at the neck. White flesh, solid and sweet. 
An excellent keeper. 
HERBS 
Anise (Sweet) 
An annual plant, 14 to 16 in. high. Grown 
for its aromatic seeds used in flavoring. 
Not the same as Florence Fennel, which is 
grown for root stalks. 
Balm 
A low growing perennial with fragrant 
leaves like Lemon Verbena. Flavor is used 
in summer drinks. Leaves make tea used 
as a remedy in fevers. Yields oil used in 
perfumes. 
Basil, Sweet 
A hardy annual 2 ft. tall. Leaves and 
shoots are used for soups, stews, etc. Yields 
oil used in perfumes. 
Borage 60 days 
2 to 3 ft. high, coarse growth. A hardy 
annual with fuzzy foliage and blue, star¬ 
shaped flowers which are attractive to honey 
bees. Leaves give a cucumber flavor to sal¬ 
ads and flowers an aromatic flavor to drinks. 
Caraway 60 days 
A biennial plant 114 to 2 ft. high with 
finely cut foliage and clusters of small white 
flowers. Produces aromatic seeds the second 
year to use for flavoring bread, cake, etc. 
Leaves used for flavoring soups, etc. 
Catnip or Catmint 
A hardy perennial. The leaves and young 
shoots are used for seasoning. An excellent 
bee pasture. Plants 2 to 3 ft. tall. 
Coriander 60 days 
A hardy annual growing 2 ft. high, with 
finely cut foliage^ and small white flowers. 
Seeds are used in flavoring confectionery 
and seasoning bakery goods. 
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