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Turnips serve two purposes: They provide 
quickly grown, healthful tops for nourishing 
"greens,” and tender, delicious, edible roots. 
They make a tempting table-food all through 
the winter months. 
Culture. Commence sowing: seed during July for a 
fall and winter crop, in. rows 18 inches apart, covering 
seed % inch deep, pressing the soil down firmly and 
smoothly. Plants should be thinned to 4 to 6 inches 
apart. Also sown broadcast. For best quality, grow 
Turnips rapidly in new ground and cultivate frequently. 
One ounce will sow 200 feet of row: 2 pounds an acre, 
or 4 to 5 pounds, broadcast. 
589 Purple-Top Milan. 40 
days. The earliest variety. Roots 
medium size, smooth, flat, with crisp 
white flesh of a delicate sweet flavor. 
The upper portion of the bulb is 
rich purple, but the lower half is 
pure white. Pkt. 5c; oz. I Oc ; 44 
Jb. 25 c ; lb. 75 c; 5 
lbs. $3.00. Not pre¬ 
paid: 10 lbs. $5.00. 
584 Seven-Top. 
For Turnip "greens.” 
A very hardy sort, 
grown principally for 
‘‘greens,’’ and also for 
forage. The tops are 
ready for use in 30 
days. Roots are tough 
and undesirable for 
food. Pkt. 5c; oz. 
I Oc ; % lb. 20c ; lb. 
50c; 5 lbs. 32.00. 
Not prepaid; 10 lbs. 
$3.50. 
586 A m b e r 
Globe. 75 days. 
Chiefly grown for 
stock. Tops green; 
leaves cut. Roots 
large, globular, 
smooth, yellow, tinged 
with green at top; 
flesh pale yellowish 
white, fine - grained, 
sweet and tender. Pkt. 
5 c ; oz. I 0 c ; 44 lb. 
20 c ; lb. 50c ; 5 lbs. 
$2.00. Not prepaid: 
10 lbs. $3.50. 
582 Snow-White Globe. 40 
days. Strap-leaved. The large, 
white, globe-shaped roots are solid and 
smooth. Flesh is pure white, firm, crisp, 
and of excellent table quality when young. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 44 lb. 20c; lb. 50c; 
5 lbs. $2.00. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $3.50. 
588 Long White Cowhorn. 70 dayg< 
Roots often measure 12 to 15 inches in 
length and 3 inches in diameter. They are red above 
the ground and white below. Tops large, upstanding, 
with deeply cut leaves. Flesh tender and of mild flavor 
when 3 to 4 inches long. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c: 44 lb 
30c; lb. 90c; 5 lbs. $3.50. 
590 Reuter's Mixed Turnips, a wonderful mixture 
of all varieties of Turnips and Rutabagas offered on 
this page, furnishing a wide assortment from one sowing, 
root varieties as well as Turnip “greens.” Pkt. 5c; oz 
10c; % lb. 20c; lb. 50c; 5 lbs. $2.00 
paid: 10 lbs. $3.50. 
Not pre- 
578 Purple-Top White Globe. (Peerless) 
50 days. An all-purpose variety extensively 
used for home- and market-gardens and for 
shipping. Our celebrated strain produces almost 
perfect globe-shaped roots, purplish red on the 
upper part and creamy white at the base. Flesh 
is white, firm, crisp, and mild-flavored. The 
broad green tops are of upright growth, medium 
large, and strap-leaved. Our stock is famous for 
its uniformity and productivity. Pkt. 5c ; oz. 
10c; 44 Jb. 20c; lb. 50c; 5 lbs. $2.00. Not pre¬ 
paid: 10 lbs. $3.50; 100 lbs. $30.00. 
585 White Egg. 55 days.. An 
attractive egg-shaped Turnip with a 
beautiful thin white skin and fine¬ 
grained, tender, sweet white flesh. 
Very attractive when bunched. Tops 
erect, fairly compact and cut-leaved. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 44 lb. 20c; lb. 
50c; 5 lbs. $2.00. 
Not prepaid: lO lbs. 
$3.50. 
580 Early White 
Flat Dutch. 45 days. 
Strap-leaved. A very 
early white Turnip 
with pure white roots 
that are flat; flesh is 
fine-grained and mild- 
flavored. Tops small, 
erect, and compact. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 
44 lb. 20 c ; lb. 50c ; 
r» lbs. $ 2 . 00 . Not 
prepaid: 10 lbs. $3.50. 
579 Early Purple- 
Top. 45 days. Strap¬ 
leaved. Grows rapidly 
and produces a 'good 
crop of medium-sized, 
flat roots, purplish red 
on top, milky white in 
lower portion. Leaves 
are few and upright in 
growth. Pkt. 5c; oz. 
I Oc ; 44 lb. 20c ; lb. 
50c; 5 lbs. $2.00. 
Not prepaid: 10 lbs. 
$3.50. 
593 Tokyo Market. 40 days. 
Small fine-textured and extremely 
early Turnip with erect bright 
green tops. The roots are pure white, 
very uniform and measure from 1 % to 
3 inches in diameter. The flesh is solid 
but tender and sweet. It cannot be beaten 
for quick-maturing and uniformity. Ex¬ 
cellent for • “greens ” Louse-resistant. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. I Oc ; 44 lb. 25c; lb. 
75c; 5 lbs. $3.00. " 
lbs. $5.00. 
Purple-Top White Globe 
Turnip 
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Not prepaid: 
RUTABAGA 
Seed may be sown in rows 2 44 to 3 feet apart, and I 
the plants thinned to 8 to 10 inches apart in the row. I 
One ounce will sow 400 feet of row: 1 to 2 pounds perl 
acre in drills, 3 to 4 pounds per acre broadcast. 
591 American Purple-Top. 8 s days. Producesl 
large, smooth, globe-shaped roots with rich purplish col-| 
oring in the upper portion and yellow below. Flesh rieh| 
yellow and sweet. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 44 lb. 20c; lb. 
50c; 5 lbs. $2.00. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $3.60. 
Each collection contains: (1) One 
full ounce each of Purple-Top White 
Globe, White Egg, White Flat Dutch, 
Amber Globe, Seven-Top, Japanese Sho- 
goin, and Purple-Top Rutabaga — all/ 
fresh seed. All illustrated on back ofj 
catalog envelope. This is the most pop-J 
ular Turnip Collection in America. ^ 
*7OUNCES • 7 VARIETIES 356 • • JS.LB.0F EACH 
REUTER SEED CO.. Inc., New Orleans 
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