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; | Weight of 
| Yield Sea 
Vege- Of edible average 
ated. Days: size. Dayea The speci- 
mens, 02. 
White Egg, he) tne a Fike ak. pay Let pec Oct. 12: 96 14 1-4 5 3-8 
Black Stone, . ‘ § July 13. | 5 Sept. 22. 76 25 3-4 6 1-2 
Gray Stone, A : ‘ July 13. | 5 Oct. 12. 96 31-4 9 7-8 
White Dutch, . - : July 13. | 5 Sept. 22. 76 32 1-4 71-8 
Cow Horn, . : : , July 13. | 5 Oct. 27. | 111 13 6 1-9 
Cow Horn Strap-Leaf, . July 13. | 5 Oct. 12. 96 12 7 1-3 
Red Top, . : ; ; July 13. | 5 Oct. 6: 89 85 9 1-6 
Red Top Strap-Leaf, : July 13. | 5 Sept. 22. 76 27 38-8 9 5-6 
White Strap-Leaf, . : July 13. | 5 Oct. 12. 96 11 1-8 4 
Long Strap-Leaf, . ‘ July 13. | 5 Oct, 17, {"101 9 1-4 5 1-3 
White Flat or Globe, . : July 1321 75) A eases Oe 21 3-8 9 1-2 
Pomeranian White Globe, July 13. |} 5 Sept. 30. 84 22 11 2-3 
Green Globe, ; ‘ July 13. | 5 Oct. 12. 96 14 8-4 8 1-6 
Green Barrel, 4 : July 138. | 5 Sept. 22. 76 24 13 2-3 
Jersey Navet, . ; . July 138. | 5 Sept. 30. 84 35 8-4 9 1-6 
Long White Tankard, July 13. | 5 Oct. 5. 89 22 3-4 5 
Yellow Malta, . , é July 18.°| 5 Sept. 30. 84 5 1-2 7 1-6 
Yellow Stone, . : : July 13. |° 5 Oct. 27. | 111 7 7-8 5 
Robson’s Golden Ball, : July 13. | 5 Oct. 12. 96 5 5-8 4 
Orange Jelly, . : : July 13. | 5 Oct. 12. 96 3 1-2 5 1-3 
New Yellow Finland, 2 July 14. | 6 Oct. 12. 96 5 6 3-4 
Montmagney, . ; - July 13. | 5 Sept. 30. 84 23 3-4 6 1-6 
White Ruta Baga, : July 13. | 5 Oct. 12. 96 23 3-4 11 
Improved Ruta Baga, . July 18. | 5 Sept. 22. 76 49 9 
Skirving’s Ruta Baga, : July 13. | 5 Sept. 22 76 50 1-4 15 2-8 
Laing’s Ruta Baga, ; July 14. | 6 Sept. 30 84 43 3-4 138 1-2 
Curley-Top Ruta Baga, July 13. | 5 Sept. 30 84 47 1-4 15 1-6 
Bloomsdale Ruta Baga, . July 13. | 5 Sept. 22 76 51 1-4 13 
German Teltow, . : 5 JULY 130.5) 4-Day vel x pnelo she apple hitiage 6 | ieee 

The German Teltow is a very small variety, the roots growing 
scarcely larger than the finger, and the leaves little larger than those 
of aradish. In foreign catalogues recommended for pickling. 
As will appear from the table, the most productive varieties of the 
common turnip were Jersey Navet, Red Top, Red Top Strap-Leaf and 
White Dutch; of ruta bagas, or Swede turnips, Bloomsdale and 
Skirving’s. We append descriptions of these varieties as grown in 
the Station garden. 
Jersey Navet. Foliage rather abundant, neck small, root obovate, 
growing about half above ground, skin white below the soil, cream- 
colored above. Fine specimens measure three inches in diameter and 
four and a half inches long. ‘The flesh cooked is white, without fiber, 
sweet and entirely free from the strong flavor possessed by many varieties. 
Red Top, syn. “ Red Top Flat,” “ Purple Top Flat” (Burr). 
Root roundish, flattened, growing nearly half above ground, neck 
and tap-root small, skin reddish-purple above, white below, flesh white 
and close-grained while young, becoming dry and spongy, flavor 
somewhat bitter. Average specimens measure three and a half inches 
in diameter and three inches in depth. 
White Dutch, syn. ‘‘ Karly Flat Dutch,” ‘‘ Karly White Dutch,” 
‘¢ White Dutch” (Burr). ‘Spring Turnip” (D. J. B.) 
Root much flattened, produced mostly within the earth ; skin white, 
somewhat washed with green at the insertion of the leaves; flesh fine 
grained, tender and sweet while young, becoming spongy and juiceless 
