54 L. P. GUNSON & CO., ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
TURNIP 
A packet will sow 25 feet of row, an ounce 150 feet, 2 lbs. per acre. 
CULTURE. For summer use, sow early in the spring in rows 1% to 2 feet apart. Plant seed 
about % inch deep and press the soil down firmly and smoothly. When the plants appear, apply 
tobacco dust liberally to prevent injury by flea beetles and root maggots. When the plants are 
an inch tall, thinning should be started and carried on as recommended for beets. For fall and 
winter use the seed may be planted as late as August. 
Early Purple Top Strap Leaved 
A popular home and market garden variety. Tops small and erect. Roots flat, 
as large as 5 inches in diameter and half as 
thick, purplish red above and white be- 
low. Flesh clear white, fine grained, tender 
and mild. 45 days. 
EARLY WHITE FLAT DUTCH, Strap Leaved 
Similar to the Early Purple Top Strap 
Leaved in every way except that the 
roots are entirely white. 45 days. 
GOLDEN BALL (Orange Jelly) 
An early, attractive yellow turnip for 
home or market gardener. Tops small, 
cut leaved. Roots medium sized, round, 
smooth, orange-yellow. Flesh deep yel- 
low, of fine texture and flavor. 60 days. 
PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE 
The standard Globe Turnip and by far 
the most popular with market gardeners. 
Tops medium large, compact, cut-leaved. 
Roots smooth, globular, 5 to 6 inches in 
diameter, bright purplish red above, 
white below. Flesh white, firm, fine : 
grained and tender when young. 55 days. GOLDEN BALL TURNIP 


PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE TURNIP 
White Egg 
An early oval or egg shaped variety with smooth clear white roots of medium 
size which grow half out of the ground. Tops small with leaves distinctly cut. 
Flesh clear white, firm, fine grained, sweet and tender. The roots when in 
Boe condition for use are about 2 inches in diameter and 31% inches long. 
ays. 
