PURPLE TOP MILAN (EXTRA EARLY PURPLE TOP MILAN) 40-45 days 
Roots: 3-4” in diameter, very flat, white with purplish-red tops, smooth, 
small tap root; flesh snow-white, tender, sweet. Excellent early home 
garden and forcing type. 
Tops: 10-12”, medium green, strap leaved, erect, small collar. 
PURPLE TOP STRAP LEAVED (EARLY FLAT RED) ._ . 45-48 days 
Roots: 342-5” in diameter, distinctly oblate, white with purple top on 
portion of root above ground, smooth, small tap root; flesh is snow- 
white, mild flavored, sweet. 
Tops: 14-18”, medium green, obovate strap leaved, erect, medium collar. 
PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE (RED TOP WHITE GLOBE) . 58-63 days 
Roots: 342-4 x 34%2-41%2", globe to slightly flattened globe, clear white 
with purplish tinged red top, smooth, small tap root; flesh is snow white, 
tender and crisp; very succulent. 
Tops: 12-16", medium green, notched, spiny leaves terminating in small, 
compact collar, which makes for erect growth. 
SEVEN TOP (SOUTHERN PRIZE) 
Grown as winter annual in South for greens; very prolific sprouting of 
leaves early in spring make rapid, tender growth and produce heavy yield 
of good quality foliage for food; roots are woody, tough and inedible. 
SHOGOIN (JAPANESE FOLIAGE) . . . . .  . 35-40 days 
Roots: 2-4 x 14%2-2'%2”, medium size, oval, snowy white, mild, tender and 
crisp; useful as dual purpose crop for roots and greens. 
Tops: 18-22” tall, bright green, strap leaved, vigorous and fast growing, 
heavy set of fine leaves, very erect from small collar, gives excellent 
quality greens; foliage partially resistant to aphids. 
SNOWBALL (WHITE SIX WEEKS) . . . . .  . 42-47 days 
Roots: 212-3” in diameter, globular, uniform, ivory white, smooth, small 
tap root; flesh juicy, crisp, sweet, fine-grained. Used as home garden 
and forcing strain. 
Tops: 10-14”, erect, medium yellow green, cut leaved. 
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Roots: 3-4 x 2'%2-3”, ovate or egg-shaped, white, occasionally green 
tinged on exposed portion of shoulder, smooth, small tap root; flesh 
translucent white, tender, sweet. 
Tops: 13-17”, compact, erect, medium green, cut leaved, small collar. 
WHITE MILAN (EXTRA EARLY WHITE MILAN) . . 40-45 days 
Roots: Same aS PURPLE TOP MILAN but clear white skin. 
Tops: Same as PURPLE TOP MILAN. 
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