TURNIPS, continued 
®EXTRA EARLY MILAN 
(Days to Maturity, 40) 
Usrs: Very early. Widely used for market 
gardens. 
Tors: Small, erect, strap leaved. 
Root: 3 to 3% inches in diameter, flat, smooth, 
with a slender tap-root, entirely white. 
Flesh is fine textured. 
@ NORFOLK WHITE GLOBE 
(Days to Maturity, 75) 
Uses: Widely used for stock feed but also good 
for table use when young. A heavy 
producer. 
Tops: Large, broad, coarse leaves. Upright, 
medium green in color. 
Root: 4 to 6 inches in diameter. Globular shape; 
large tap root, entirely white. Flesh is 
fine texture. 
@ EXTRA EARLY PURPLE-TOP 
MILAN 
(Days to Maturity, 40) 
Uses: One of the earliest varieties. Used widely 
in home and market gardens. 
Tops: Small, upright, strap leaved. 
Roor: 3 to 31% inches in diameter, flat and 
smooth, with small tap-root, upper part 
purplish red, bottom white. Flesh white. 
@ SEVEN-TOP OR WINTER GREENS 
Uses: Home and market gardens. Considered a 
standard for greens. 
Roor: Not edible, as it is very tough. 
@ PURPLE-TOP STRAP LEAF 
(Days to Maturity, 45) 
Uses: Home and market gardens. For spring 
and fall planting. Adapted to freezing. 
Tops: Medium small, erect, compact and slender 
strap leaf. 
Root: 3 inches or more in diameter, uniform, 
deep, flat, purplish red above ground and 
white below, smooth, small tap-root. 
White, fine-textured flesh. 
@ POMERANIAN WHITE GLOBE 
(Days to Maturity, 75) 
Users: Very similar to Norfolk White Globe. 
Adapted for table use when young. Used 
widely as stock feed. 
Rutabaga 
CULTURE: The culture for Rutabaga is the same as 
for other turnips except that the seed is generally 
sown later. 
@ AMERICAN PURPLE-TOP 
YELLOW 
(Days to Maturity, 90) 
Uses: Home and market gardens. Also used for 
shipping and storage. Keeps well. 
Root: Large, globular, smail crown, yellow with 
purple tops. Tender, fine-textured flesh, 
light yellow in color. 

Rutabaga, American Purple-Top 
SOUTHERN STATES COOPERATIVE 
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