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No. 3 GREEN TANKARD, Burr; Veg. Gar. 
Syn. Long Green Tankard, Vil., '84: Long White Tankard, Thor., '82; 
Vil., '84: White Tankard (d), BURR; Vil. : Fr., Navet de campagne, Vil. : 
N. de Vovincourt, Vil. ; N. gros d' Alsace, Burr : N. gros de Berlin, Vil. : 
N. gros long d' Alsace, VIL., '84: N. long blanc d'automne a collet vert, 
Vil. : Ger., Griinkopfige Ulmer Rube, Vil. : Lange griinkopfige Herbst- 
Riibe, A d CI. : Lange weisse griinkopfige R., Vil. 
Root cylindri-conical, growing 1 to 4 in. above ground; white below 
ground, very pale green, slightly scaly above; well developed samples 
2| in. in diameter, 10 in. long; surface striate below ground, obscurely 
so above; neck large; — foliage medium, deep green, leaves sometimes 
lyrate, segments numerous, little blistered, borders undulate; — flesh 
white, tender, rather watery; — season rather late. 
Chiefly cultivated for forage, but when young, good for table use. 
Correctly figured in Les pi. pot., p. 361; Veg. Gar., p. 581. 
No. 4. LONG WHITE CLAIRFONTAINE, Burr; Veg. Gar., Vil., '84. 
Syn. Long White Maltese, BURR : Fr., Navet de Clairfontaine, VIL., '84. 
Root cylindri-conical or conical, often irregular, usually growing 
somewhat above ground; whitish below ground, greenish or purplish 
about the neck; well developed samples 1\ in. in diameter, 6 in. long; 
surface striate in the lower |; tap-root often branched; — foliage very 
abundant, deep glossy green, leaf-segments large, waved; — flesh 
white, distinctly rayed, tender; — season rather early. 
No. 5. LONG WHITE STRAP-LEAF, Thor., '83. 
Syn. Cow Horn Strap-Leaf., Thor., '83. 
Root conical or cylindri-conical, often growing considerable above 
ground; resembles that of Cow Horn rather closely except that it is 
less often crooked, and is considerably smaller in size, well developed 
samples 7 or 8 in. long and 1\ to 2 in. in diameter; — leaves spatu- 
late, spreading, slightly glossy, blistered, margin shallow erose dentate, 
rather deeply cut towards the base, border undulate; — flesh white, 
rayed, firm. 
No "strap-leaved" long turnip is mentioned in Les plantes 
potageres. 
No. 6. RED TANKARD, Burr; Vil. 
Syn. Long Bed Tankard, VEG. GAR. ; Vil., '84 : Fr., Navet d' Ulm., Vil. : 
N. long a collet rose de Verdun, Vil. : N. long rouge d' Automne, Vil. ; N.. 
rose du Palatinat, VIL., '84: Rave Rose longue de Brest, Vil.: Ger., 
Lange rothkopfige Herbst-Rube, A. de CI. : Lange weisse rothkopfige 
Rube, Vil. : Rothk5pfige Bamberger R., Vil. 
