MARKET GARDENERS AND FLORISTS PRICE LIST—1940 
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Harris’ 
Purple 
Top 
White 
Globe 
Turnip 
TURNIPS 
Weisse Ruffe (Ger.) Navone (It.) 
It requires 1 to / ^ lbs. of seed per acre in drills, 
or 2 to ZY 2 lbs. broadcast. 
Purple Top White Globe 
Special Strain 
This stock of Purple Top White Globe 
turnip continues to produce the smoothest, 
handsomest turnips we have ever seen. The 
turnips are a snowy white with bright purple 
tops. It costs no more to grow these fine 
turnips and their attractive appearance makes 
them .sell much better. See prices below. 
Be Sure Your Name and Address 
is on the Order Sheet. 
EARLY PURPLE TOP MILAN. 
The earliest purple top turnip, very fine. Hat. 
EARLY WHITE MILAN. The Earliest Turnip. 
Very early, flat white turnip. 
GOLDEN BALL. The Smoothest Yellow Turnip. 
Round, smooth yellow. Much the best to grow where a yellow turnip is wanted. 
PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE. Special Strain. See above. 
SHOGOIN. The Best Foliage Variety. 
The best turnip for greens, very much superior to Seven Top. The turnips are white, 
flat and of fine quality. The tops are light green of good quality and grow in clusters. 
Snowball. 
Pure white, round as a ball; early, with small tops. 
34 lb. 
lb. 
10 lb. 
$ .30 
$ .85 
$8.00 
.30 
.85 
8.00 
.25 
.75 
7.00 
.25 
.70 
6.50 
.25 
.80 
7.50 
.25 
.70 
6.50 
Kohirube (Ger.) RUTA BAGAS or Swede Turnips Cavolo navone (It.) 
Improved Long Island 
Special Neckless Strain 
We have compared this stock with the 
finest Canadian varieties and find it superior 
to any we have yet seen. 
The roots are large and handsome pro¬ 
ducing enormous crops. They are globe shape 
and much smoother than the usual strains. 
There are practically no necks. Flesh is 
yellow and of fine quality. These ruta bagas 
command the best prices. 
34 lb. 30c; lb. 85c; 10 lbs. $8.00. 
Macomber 
Finest Quality—White Flesh 
This ruta baga should be grown more 
extensively. It is the finest quality ruta baga 
we know, being exceptionally mild and sweet. 
The roots are nearly round smooth, white with 
green tops. The flesh is white and very fine 
grained. Growers with discriminating cus¬ 
tomers quickly work up a fine trade with this 
outstanding variety. 
34 lb. 60c; lb. $2.00; 10 lbs. $19.00. 
Early Yellow Purple Top— Famous Bucks County Strain 
A fine strain of Purple Top Yellow ruta bagas maturing about two weeks earlier than Long 
Island Improved. The roots are somewhat smaller and slightly flatter than that variety. They are 
very uniform for shape and color. The flesh is light yellow, fine grained and sweet. We recommend 
this variety particularly for the early market. 34 lb. 35c; lb. $1.10; 10 lbs. $10.00. 
