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Root spherical, or when full grown, very slightly oblate, growing 
mostly below ground; yellow throughout; well developed samples 4 
in. in diameter in both directions; surface very smooth; neck medium 
or small; — foliage medium or rather scanty, very spreading, leaf seg- 
ments deeply dentate or crenate, midribs sometimes faintly tinged with 
purple; — flesh yellow, tender, but rather strong flavored; — season 
medium. 
Differs from the Yellow Dutch in being more truly spherical, and in 
the absence of the green about the neck. 
Correctly figured in Les pi. pot., p. 366. 
No. 39. PURPLE TOP YELLOW STRAP-LEAF, J. & S., '86. 
Root oblate, growing J above ground; purple in the upper third, 
pale yellow below; well developed samples 3 in. in diameter, 2 in. 
through the axis; tap-root well defined; neck medium to large; — 
foliage vigorous, leaves lyrate, with crenate segments; — flesh yellowish 
white, with dots and stripes of deeper yellow, tender, sweet and mild. 
No. 40. SOUTHERN PRIZE, Thor., '86. 
Syn. Great Southern Prize, D. of A., '85 
Root short conical, inclining to turbinate, growing below ground; 
white throughout, sometimes purple about the large neck; surface 
striate but regular; tap-root branching; — foliage abundant, very 
spreading; leaves sometimes lyrate, clear green, slightly glossy, seg- 
ments narrow, often twisted or folded; — flesh white, very firm. 
No. 41. YELLOW DUTCH, Burr; ViL, '84; White. 
Syn. Early Yellow Dutch, BURR: Golden Stone, Greg., '83: Wilhelms- 
bourg, H. &S., '86: Yellowstone (d), Burr; Sib., '83: Fr., Navet jaune de 
Hollande, YIL., '84: Ger., Gelbe fruhe plattrunde Hollandische Rube, Yil. : 
Gelbe Hollandische Rube, A. de CI. : Holl., Hollandsche gele rapen, Yil. : 
Platte gele herbstrapen, Yil. 
Root oblate, but inclining to spherical, growing slightly above 
ground; plain yellow below, clear green about the small neck; well 
developed samples 3 to 4 in. in diameter, 2| to 3 in. through the axis; 
tap-root well defined, rather large; surface smooth in the upper half, 
obscurely striate below; — foliage medium, spreading, rather light 
green, much cut; — flesh yellow, fine grained, sweet and tender; keeps 
well; — season medium. 
It differs from the Green Top Yellow Aberdeen in the root being 
smaller and the flesh finer in texture. 
Correctly figured in Album de Cliches, No. 48,465. 
