
NORTHRUP, KING & CO.’S VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS = 
TURNIP— Yellow Fleshed Varieties 
_ Amber Globe 75 days 
A yellow fleshed variety of good table 
_ quality but usually grown for stock. Large, 
smooth, globe-shaped roots, yellow tinged 
with green at the top. Flesh pale yellowish 
white, fine texture and sweet. 
Golden Ball or Orange Jelly 65 days 
Round roots, 4 in. in diameter, smooth 
skin, color orange yellow. Flesh yellow, fine 
grained, excellent quality. Recommended for 
home gardens and market gardens. A fine 
keeper. 
RUTABAGA or SWEDISH TURNIPS 

American Purple Top 
American Purple Top 90 days 
The standard variety grown for home 
use, market and storage. Roots large and 
globular, deep purplish red above ground, 
light yellow below, with medium short neck. 
Flesh a creamy yellow, of finest texture and 
flavor. A good yielder and keeper. 
Bangholm 90 days 
Similar to American Purple Top. 
Canadian Gem or Universal 90 days 
Roots round, flesh golden-yellow with 
purple top. Tops small with almost no neck. 
Hardy. 
Golden Neckless Purple Top or 
Zwaan’s Neckless Yellow Purple Top 
85 days 
A good producing variety of considerable 
merit. Tops small, no neck, thrifty grower 
and early. Roots medium size, flesh deep 
yellow and fine grained. Root shape is globe. 
Hurst’s Monarch 90 days 
Large roots, deep globe or tankard shape, 
growing over half above ground. The skin, 

above ground is purple and yellow below. 
Flesh yellow, fine grained, sweet. A popular 
variety for table use and for stock feeding. 
Yields more per acre than other varieties. 
Kangaroo (Bronze Top) 90 days 
This variety is used mainly in Canada. It 
is a large growing, heavy yielding, hardy 
type. Root is tankard shape, yellow flesh, 
bronze top. 
Sweet Russian 90 days 
Excellent for table use and for stock feed. 
Large roots, nearly globe shaped, small 
neck. The skin is white with a green shade 
at the neck. White flesh, solid and sweet. 
An excellent keeper. 

Golden Neckless Purple Top 
HERBS 
Anise (Sweet) 
An annual plant, 14 to 16 in. high. Grown 
for its aromatic seeds used in flavoring. 
Not the same as Florence Fennel, which is 
grown for root stalks. 
Balm 
A low growing perennial with fragrant 
leaves like Lemon Verbena. Flavor is used 
in summer drinks. Leaves make tea used 
as a remedy in fevers. Yields oil used in 
perfumes. 
Basil, Sweet 
A hardy annual 2 ft. tall. Leaves and 
shoots are used for soups, stews, etc. Yields 
oil used in perfumes. 
Borage 
2 to 3 ft. high, coarse growth. A hardy 
annual with fuzzy foliage and blue, star- 
shaped flowers which are attractive to honey 
bees. Leaves give a cucumber flavor to sal- 
ads and flowers an aromatic flavor to drinks. 
Caraway 
A biennial plant 1% to 2 ft. high with 
finely cut foliage and clusters of small white 
flowers. Produces aromatic seeds the second 
year to use for flavoring bread, cake, etc. 
Leaves used for flavoring soups, etc. 
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