
A Turnip Test Plot at Northrup, King & Co.’s Trial Ground 


"NORTHRUP. KING & CO.S VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS ~ 
TURNIP—White Fleshed Varieties (Continued) 
Early White Flat Dutch 46 days 
A white fleshed turnip for home and mar- 
ket garden. Small, erect, strap-leaved tops. 
Roots flat, 14% inches deep, fine grained and 
sweet. 
Extra Early Purple Top Milan 40 days 
For table. A home and market garden 
variety. Very early. Also very fine for fore- 
ing. Tops small, strap leaved. Roots smooth 
and flat, 4 in. across, lower half white shad- 
ing to purplish-red above. Flesh white, fine 
grained and sweet. 
Extra Early White Milan 40 days 
For table. An excellent white, home and 
market garden and forcing variety. Small 
strap leaved tops. Flat roots about 4 in. 
across. White flesh, tender and sweet. De- 
sirable for Spring or Fall sowing. 
Pomeranian White Globe 75 days 
Mostly used for stock feed but young roots 
also good for table use. Roots round, 4 to 
5 in. in diameter, smooth, pure white, very 
productive. Top large. 
Purple Top Strap Leaved 48 days 
A home and market garden variety. 
Leaves short, narrow and erect. Roots flat, 
about 5 in. across, purplish over top, white 
below. The flesh is white, sweet and never 
stringy. 
Purple Top White Globe 57 days 
The most popular variety for general 
planting. Roots round, 5 to 6 in. in diameter, 
purple or red across the top with pure white 
beneath. Flesh is white, fine grained and 
sweet when roots are 2% or 8 in. in diameter. 
Seven Top for Turnip Greens 45 days 
Grown for the tops which are excellent 
for greens and stock grazing. The roots are 
fibrous and of poor quality. May be left 
standing in the open ground during the win- 
ter, except in the extremely northern states. 
Extensively cultivated in the South. 
Shogoin or Japanese Foliage 42 days 
Adapted to table use for roots and greens. 
Quick growing and supplies large edible 
leaves and round, white roots. Flesh is white, 
and of excellent quality. Leaves 18 in., bright 
green. Especially popular in the South where 
it is replacing the Seven Top. 
Snow Ball or Early Six Weeks 50 days 
A very early and perfectly formed, 
round, white turnip for garden use. Roots 
smooth and large. Flesh white and very 
mild. An excellent winter keeper. 
White Egg 50 days 
Very popular in home gardens and with 
market gardeners. Roots egg-shaped, 3 in. 
long and 2% in. thick, smooth and white. 
Half of root grows above ground. Flesh 
white and sweet. 
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