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Turnips serve two purposes: They provide quick¬ 
ly 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 Vi 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, broad¬ 
cast. 
589. Purple-Top Milan. 40 days. The earliest va¬ 
riety. 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. 10c; 14 lb. 25c; 
lb. 75c; 5 lbs. $3.00. Not prepaid; 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 undersirahle for food. Pkt. 
5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 20c; lb. 50c; 5 lbs. $2.00 Not 
prepaid: 10 lbs. $3.50. 
586. Amber Globe. 75 days. Chiefly grown for 
stock. Tops green; leaves cut. Roots large, globu¬ 
lar, smooth, yellow, tinged with green at top; flesh 
pale ;yi ' iwish white, fine-grained, sweet and ten- 
Uv. . FI/: iuc; lb. 20c; lb. SOc; 5 ios. $2. 
Not prepaid; 10 lbs. $3.50. 
582. Snow-White Globe. 40 days. Stiap-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; 14 lb. 20c; lb. 56c; 5 lbs. $2. Not prepaid: 10 
lbs. $3.50. 
588. Long White Cowhorn. 70 days. 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. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 20c; lb. 50c; 
5 lbs. $2.00. 
596. Vadco 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; 14 lb. 20c; lb. 50c; 5 
lbs. $2. Not prepaid; 10 lbs. $3.50. 
TENDERGREEN 
“Hest for extra-early {?reen tops.” The first entirely new 
vegetable for many years which will revolutionize markets 
that now depend on spinach, turnip greens’, kale, and mustard. 
Tendergreen is delicious, with the outstanding advantages 
of both spinach and turnip greens. Ready for table and mar¬ 
ket 21 to 25 days after planting and produces five or more 
profitable crops a year. Plant any month in the yer.r. With¬ 
stands extreme weather. Popular in local markets. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. lOc; lb. 20c: Vil lb. SOc; lb. 50c: 5 ibs'. $2.25, postpaid. 
578. Purple-Top White Globe (Peerless). 50 days. 
An all-purpose variety extensively used for home 
and market gardens and for shipping. Our cele¬ 
brated 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; M lb. 20c; lb. 50c; 5 lbs. $2. Not pre¬ 
paid: 10 lbs. $3.50; 100 lbs. $25.00. 
585 White Egg. 55 days. An attractive egg- 
shaped Turnip with a beautiful thin white skin and 
fine grained, tender, sweet white flesh. Very at¬ 
tractive when bunched. Tops erect, fairly compact 
and cut-leaved. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; lb. 20c; lb. 
50c; 5 lbs. $2. Not prepaid: 10 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; ^ lb. 20c; lb. 50c; 5 lbs. $2. Not prepaid: 
10 lbs. $3.50. 
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539. Vadco-j^^^ 
nip. Pure white, m 
45 days. Strap-leaved, 
uces a good crop of medium- 
ish red on top, milky white 
ves are few and upright in 
)c; lb. 20c; lb. 50c; 5 lbs. 
Gs. $3.50. 
nip. The world’s newest Tur- 
ler flat nor globe. Equal to 
any other variety for cooking purposes but Vadco- 
Jappo Turnip is especially the best of all Turnip 
“greens,” with a mild flavor absolutely free of bit¬ 
ter taste. Succeeds in the hottest, driest weather. 
Practically free from insect attacks. Ours makes a 
crop. Progressive truck-farmers grow many acres 
with profitable results. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 ib. 20c; 
y^, lb. 35c; lb. 65c; 5 lbs. $3.00, postpaid. 
RUTABAGA. Seed may be sown in rows 2% to 3 
feet apart, and the plants thinned to 8 to 10 inches 
apart in the row. One ounce will sow 400 feet of 
row; 1 to 2 pounds per acre in drills, 2 to 4 pounds 
per acre broadcast. 
591. American Purple - Top. 88 days. Produces 
large, smooth, globe-shaped roots with rich purplish 
c-^'oring in the upper portion and yellow below. 
Flesh rich yellow and sweet. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 
lb. 20c; lb. 50c; 5 lbs. $2. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $3.50 
No. 39 
FALL TURNIP COLLECTION 
iy Each collection contains: (1) One full ounce each 
\\ of Purple-Top White Globe, White Egg, White Flat 
Dutch, Amber Globe, Seven-Top, Japanese Shogoin ami 
z Furple-T'op Rutabaga—all fresh seed. This is the most 
popular Turnip Collection in America. 
7 Ounces 7 Varieties—39c postpaid 
VADCO PURPLE OR 
RED TOP GLOBE 
NO. 1099 
WHITE EGG 
turnip NO.II05 
POMERANIAN WHITE 
GLOBE NO. 1093 
VADCO- 
JAPPO 
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PAT. OFF.I 
FAMOUS 
TURNIP 
