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remarkably firm in texture, and keeps compara- 
tively well and long in spring. 
Gordon’s yellow turnip is a very superior va- 
riety, and derives its name from Mr. Gordon, of 
Orrock, the father of turnip husbandry, in Aber- 
deenshire. It is of rather oblong shape, and of 
deep green colour on the top, generally very 
slightly tinged with red. It is very nearly allied 
to Dale’s hybrid, being a cross between the Aber- 
deenshire bullock-yellow and the swede. Sir F. 
A. Mackenzie, Bart., a very accurate experi- 
mentalist, grew a considerable number of the 
most approved kinds of turnips on his farm, at 
Conan Mains, near Dingwall, with the view of 
selecting such as might be found best suited to 
the soil and climate of Ross-shire; and the re- 
sult of his experiments was, that of swedes, Skir- 
ving’s is decidedly the best,—of the hybrids, 
Gordon’s yellow is the best,—and of the white 
kinds, Scott’s purple-topped hybrid, and the old 
white globe are the best. 
Hood’s new large yellow turnip is a very su- 
perior, large, globular-shaped, hardy turnip, re- 
markably perfect in symmetry, with rather a 
lightish green top ; and was introduced by Charles 
Hood, Esq., an eminent farmer, at Inverbrora, in 
Sutherlandshire. 
The Pollexfen yellow turnip derives its name 
from its introducer, Thomas Pollexfen, Esq., of 
Cairston,—who had long practice and a peculiar 
method both in selecting and transplanting the 
bulbs, and in stocking and preserving the seed. 
The insular situation of Orkney, too, although in 
latitude 59° north, renders its climate less ex- 
posed to the extremes of heat and cold than in 
more continental situations farther south, the 
winters being mild, and the frost so gentle, that 
the ice is seldom sufficiently strong to sustain 
the weight of a man; and it is on that account 
particularly favourable to the growth of turnips, 
—so that turnip-seed grown in Orkney is highly 
prized by the Scotch farmers. The Pollexfen 
yellow is a green-topped turnip of a large size, 
rather flattish in shape, and very smooth and 
thin in the skin. Its flesh is firm and nutritious, 
being slightly impregnated with the green-topped 
swedish. It is adapted for winter and spring 
feeding, and is not liable to injury from frost. 
This turnip obtained the prize at the meeting of 
the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scot- 
land, held at Inverness, in 1836; and was highly 
commended in the report. 
The Cambridgeshire long canard yellow tur- 
nip, or pudding swede, is cultivated somewhat 
extensively in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk, but 
is scarcely known in some large districts of the 
kingdom. Its root generally grows more than 
half under ground; and has a lightish yellow 
| colour in the lower parts and a green colour on 
the top; and is much more elongated in form 
than that of most other kinds of even tankard 
turnip; and takes its name of pudding swede, 
rather from the hardness of its texture, than 
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from any other near resemblance to any true 
swede. 
The purple-topped tankard yellow turnip was 
formerly cultivated in some districts of England, 
but has for some time been passing toward total 
neglect. It is a coarse inferior variety, and does 
not yield near so large a crop as some of the best 
kinds, whether tankard or sub-rotund. Its root 
has a long and somewhat irregular form, and is 
bright yellow in the lower parts and purple on 
the top. 
Jones’ yellow turnip originated many years 
ago, in the neighbourhood of Stirling, and soon 
obtained extensive favour throughout the sur- 
rounding country. Its root has a considerable 
resemblance to that of the Altringham yellow, 
but attains a larger size, and has a yellower hue 
in both skin and flesh. 
The yellow Malta turnip, or Maltese golden 
turnip, is suited exclusively to garden culture; 
and is one of the most esteemed of all the hybrids 
for summer and autumn crops; but is too sus- 
ceptible of injury from frost to be proper for a 
late crop. Its leaves are very small; and its 
root or cauline bulb is also very small, and is 
slightly flattened above, and much hollowed on 
the under side, and has a very smooth skin and 
a bright orange-yellow colour; and its tap-root, 
as also its neck, is remarkably small. 
The Preston or Liverpool yellow turnip is also 
suited exclusively to garden culture, and for 
summer and early autumn crops. It considerably 
resembles the yellow Malta turnip, but attains a 
larger size,and has stronger foliage, and is less 
hollowed on the under side of its root. 
The Dutch yellow turnip is also suited ex- 
clusively to garden culture, and for summer and 
early autumn crops. It has a superior flavour, 
and is much esteemed. Its root is small and 
globular; and has all over a pale yellow colour; 
but often—especially when grown in full ex- 
posure to sun and weather—is very slightly 
tinged with green on the top. 
The largé long garden yellow turnip is a hardy 
and somewhat superior variety, exclusively suited 
to garden culture, and pretty extensively grown 
in some parts of Continental Europe, but not 
much known in Britain. Its root grows about 
three-fourths under ground, and has a deep yel- 
low colour in all the lower parts and a greenish 
colour on the top. 
The small long yellow turnip is an excellently 
flavoured variety, suited exclusively to garden 
culture; and is somewhat largely grown in Hol- 
land, France, and other parts of the Continent ; 
and was formerly imported in a grown state for 
the supply of the London vegetable market ; but 
is little known among the gardeners of Britain. 
It thrives best on sandy soils, and buries itself so 
entirely in them, as to enjoy comparatively good 
natural protection from frost. Its leaves are 
very small and spreading ; and its root is small 
and fusiform, and terminates abruptly at the 
