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Rutabaga or 
Swedish Turnip 
• Food for Man or Beast • 
BUIST’S— 
Best for 
Bumper 
Crops 
Buist’s Improved Purple Top Yellow Rutabaga 
1 Oz> per 100 Ft.; 2 Lbs. per Acre 
Culture —Rutabagas require a longer grow¬ 
ing season to mature. They have firmer flesh 
than turnips and when stored will keep later 
into the Spring. Never sow the seed broad¬ 
cast. It should be sown in drills on raised 
ridges which should be slightly leveled off 
with the back of a harrow and lightly rolled 
after seeding. To produce large roots plant 
the seed the latter part of June until the mid¬ 
dle of July Zi in. deep in rows 2 ft. apart and 
thin out to 6 ins. apart in the row. As the 
plants grow, ridge up to allow the roots to 
form. After a touch of frost, pull, top and 
store in a pit or cool cellar for Winter use. 
BUCKS COUNTY 
80 Days—Our stock of this locally famous 
rutabaga is the finest on the market. It pro¬ 
duces the true type so much in demand in the 
Philadelphia section. Ten to fifteen days 
earlier in maturing and sold at a premium for 
early Fall market. Roots a rather light yellow 
with a purple top, uniform, globe-shaped, 
slightly flattened and absolutely neckless. 
Flesh cream yellow, fine grained, tender, ex¬ 
cellent quality and not as strong in _ 
flavor as other rutabagas. 
BUIST’S IMPROVED 
PURPLE TOP YELLOW 
90 Days —This is the largest and most pro¬ 
ductive Rutabaga grown. The result of many 
years of careful selection has gained a great 
reputation for the quality of our strain— 
Buist’s Improved. It is the best for table and 
stock feeding and recommended highly for 
storage and shipping. Roots bright yellow 
with purple top, large 5 to 7 ins. in diameter 
with small tops and exceedingly short neck. 
Flesh yellow, fine grained, firm, sweet and 
tender. 
BREADSTONE 
85 Days —Also known as Budlong or Wliite 
Rock. A good keeper of fine quality with a 
delicate flavor for table use. Roots white 
tinted green at the top, oval, 4 to 5 ins. in 
diameter. Flesh white and firm. 
SWEET GERMAN 
90 Days —A white fleshed rutabaga. Very 
hard and firm when harvested but mellows 
during Winter. Grown for stock feed and 
very desirable for table use. Roots white, 
light green at the very top, neckless, nearly 
round, 5 to 6 ins. in diameter with sweet flesh. 
CANADIAN GEM 
88 Days— A favorite variety with the 
Canadian growers dependable for uni¬ 
form growth and fine quality. A quick 
grower, hardy and resists mildew. 
Roots yellow with purple top, nearly 
round with small tops and short neck. 
Sweet, tender, yellow flesh. 
RUTABAGA 
Buist’s Improved Purple 
Top Yellow. 
Bucks County . 
Canadian Gem . 
Breadstone . 
Sweet German. 
Pkt. Oz. y 4 Lb. Lb. 
$0.05 $0.10 $0.30 $0.90 
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1.50 
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1.00 
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.10 
.30 
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