SEED GROWERS 61 
TURNIP (Cont.} 
YELLOW FLESHED VARIETIES 
AMBER GLOBE Days 
Of good quality but chiefly grown for stock. Tops green, leaves cut. Roots 75 
large, become 5—6 in. diameter; globular, smooth, yellow tinged with green 
at the top; flesh pale yellowish-white, fine grained, sweet and tender. 
ORANGE JELLY OR GOLDEN BALL 
Splendid for table use. Tops small, cut-leaved. Roots globular, commonly 60 
4 in, diameter; skin smooth, orange-yellow; flesh yellow, firm, fine grained 
and of good quality. 
PURPLE TOP YELLOW ABERDEEN 
The best keeper and of high quality. Tops large, cut-leaved. Roots globular 75 
or slightly flattened; large, commonly about 5 in. diameter; smooth; upper 
part purplish-red, lower pale yellow; flesh pale yellow, firm, but sweet and 
tender. 
RUTABAGA 
Rutabagas from seed sown in July at our Oakview Experimental Gardens near 
Detroit are fully developed and fit to pull and store in about 90 to 105 days, that is, in 
October. 
AMERICAN PURPLE TOP OR IMPROVED LONG ISLAND Days 
Widely grown for market and for storage and car-lot shipment. Tops com- 100 
paratively small and neck short. Roots large, spherical; deep purplish-red 
above ground, light yellow below; tap root small; flesh yellow, fine grained, 
firm, crisp, mild and sweet. 
MONARCH OR TANKARD 
Very productive; grown on a large scale for table as well as for stock feed. 105 
Roots very large, oval or oblong globe shape; grown 24 above ground; pur- 
plish-violet above ground, yellow below; fiesh very solid, yellow, fine grained 
and sweet. 
SWEET PERFECTION WHITE 
For table use and for stock feed; a little earlier in season than those described 95 
above. Tops small; strap leaved. Roots large; globular; neckless; white 
below ground, tinged with green above. Flesh white, firm, fine grained, sweet 
and tender. . 
AROMATIC, MEDICINAL and POT HERBS 
ANISE (Pimpinella anisum) 
Annual, 14—16 in, tall; chiefly grown for aromatic seeds used in flavoring. (Not the 
same as Florence Fennel which is sometimes called Sweet Anise.) 
BALM (Melissa officinalis) 
Low growing perennial grown for fragrant leaves, the odor of which suggests lemon; 
yields valuable oil used in perfumes. 
BASIL, SWEET (Ocimum basilicum) 
Annual about 12 in. tall; entire plant has fragrant somewhat spicy aroma; used for 
seasoning; oil used in perfumes, 
BORAGE (Borago officinalis) 
Coarse, hairy annual 12—18 in. tall; large thick leaves used as pot herb and for 
flavoring; blue flowers highly decorative and used for garnishing ; good bee plant. 
