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Cavolo navone 
Chou-navet_ = RUTABAGA or SWEDISH TURNIP  ¢S@v2lo."Nere. 
Kohlriibe, Wrucken 
Days 
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Brassica napobrassica qe: pier rece 
AMERICAN YELLOW, PURPLE TOP or Long Island Improved HMS RIGHT 90 
An excellent variety for home, market gardeners, shippers, or for storage, as it is a 
good keeper and heavily productive of fine quality roots. 
ROOT—Large, globular, small crown; yellow in color with purple top; flesh, tender, 
crisp, fine textured, sweet, and light yellow in color. 
GOLDEN NECKLESS or Early Neckless HMS RIGAB 85 
Although somewhat on the order of American Yellow Purple Top, this variety is a 
smaller rooted and shorter top type, giving more refined appearance. Suitable for 
gardeners, shippers, or storing. 
ROOT—Very small neck, flattened globe shape, yellow with purple top, flesh yellow, 
and of fine sweet flavor and excellent quality. 
H RAFIT 90 
SWEET GERMAN 
A fine keeping variety which is a heavy producer of large roots suitable for either table 
or feeding purposes. 
ROOT—Large, globular, mostly white with a tinged green top; flesh, white, firm, tender, 
and of sweet flavor. 
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Citrullus vulgaris 
Please note the wilt resistant strains listed and described immediately following the regular 
varieties. Write us for information on any new varieties we have not listed as we will be in the 
process of testing them in our breeding and trial grounds to determine if they are worthy of being 
offered to the trade. 
Season. 
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Uses Code Fruits 
WACKE 90 
ALABAMA SWEET or Bradford S 
A valuable shipping variety grown a great deal in the South. A medium early sort. 
FRUIT—Large, long, weighing from 25 to 30 pounds; rind, tough and elastic, deep 
green with irregular deeper green stripes; flesh, bright red color, fine grained, 
of good sweet flavor; seeds, creamy white with brown shades of mottling. 

A comparative study: Stone Mountain (left), California Honey (right). 
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