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TURNIP — Continued 
WHITE FLAT DUTCH, STRAP LEAF ; 42 Days 
Tops small, light green, strap leaved; roots white, 3 to 4 inches, flat, fine 
grained and sweet. Excellent for early planting. 
YELLOW ABERDEEN, PURPLE TOP 75 Days 
Very hardy and productive, a good keeper; globe-shaped. Color pale yel- 
low with purple top. Very firm in texture and closely resembling the 
Rutabaga in good keeping qualities. Good either for table or stock. 
YELLOW GLOBE 75 Days 
Tops large, upright; roots 4 to 5 inches, globe-shaped, pale yellow; flesh 
firm, pale yellow. 
RUTABAGA 
CuLTuRE. Rutabaga, or Swedish Turnip, with their superior’ keeping 
qualities, had best be drilled a month earlier than other turnips, given 18 
to 30-inch rows and thinned to stand six to twelve inches apart in the row. 
AMERICAN PURPLE TOP, IMPROVED 90 Days 
Tops large, upright; roots 5 to 6 inches, yellow with purple top; flesh pale 
yellow, fine grained, sweet and tender. 
GOLDEN NECKLESS 85 Days 
Resembles American Purple Top but with medium top and very small neck. 
Roots, flattened globe in shape, yellow with purple top; flesh yellow, firm 
and of excellent quality. 
MACOMBER 85 Days 
A white-fleshed variety of superior table quality. Roots nearly round, 
anOg salted white with greenish purple top. Well adapted to New 
ngland. 
MONARCH OR TANKARD 90 Days 
This is a yellow fleshed sort having very large tankard-shaped roots with 
relatively small necks and tops. Color purplish-crimson above ground, 
yellow below; flesh fine grained, very solid and of the best flavor. 
SWEET GERMAN 90 Days 
Roots 4 to 5 inches, white with green tinted top, globe-shaped; flesh pure 
white, fine grained and sweet. Good for table use or stock feed. 
WATERMELON 
CuLturE. For watermelon, follow our cultural directions for cucum- 
bers, except that it is necessary to give the watermelon a space of eight 
to ten feet between hills, and thin the plants to two to the hill. One ounce 
plants twenty-five hills and three pounds of seed plant an acre. Number 
of days given is from planting to ripe fruit. 
BLACKLEE 95 Days 
Developed by M. N. Walker of the -Florida Experiment Station from 
Leesburg x Hawkesbury. Very resistant to Fusarium wilt. Fruits of Tom 
Watson type but somewhat thicker and shorter; rind dark green, thin but 
tough; flesh bright red, of good texture and flavor. Seeds black, medium 
size. Weight 30 pounds. 
CITRON, RED SEEDED 95 Days 
For preserves and candied fruit. Round green fruits, distinctly marked 
with RG ac stripes. Flesh white, very firm and solid. Not good to eat 
uncooked. 
Similar in size and shape to Tom Watson but with dark green irregular 
mottling on lighter green background of rind. Flesh red, rind tough enough 
for shipping. Seeds brown. Weight 30 pounds, 
