TOMATOES 
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YELLOW VARIETIES:— 
Golden Queen — Standard, home garden, yellow 
tomato. Plants are large, tend to spread out ag they 
grow. Fruits are golden yellow, thick but flat, 
weigh about 8 ounces, Flesh is yellow and mild in 
flavor. 85 days. 
Jubilee — Choice home garden type of orange-yel- 
low tomato. Plants are small and branching. Fruits 
are about 7 ounces, almost round, solid and meaty, 
mild and well-flavored. Color is deep-orange 
throughout. 80 days. 
Yellow Ponderosa — Large yellow tomato like Pon- 
derosa except in color. Fruits are large and flat- 
tened, somewhat rough, weigh about 1 lb. or more. 
seus are spreading and somewhat wilt-resistant. 
ays. 
PICKLING OR SMALL-FRUITED TYPES:— 
Golden Husk — Also called Strawberry Tomato. 
Not a true tomato, but a type of Physalis which is 
grown for ornament by some, and for pies and pre- 
serves by others. Plants are trailing. Fruits are 
small, round, yellow, enclosed in papery husk, mea- 
sure less than 1 inch in diameter. 95 days. 
Red Cherry — Also available in Yellow Cherry. 
Small scarlet-fruited type, borne in heavy clusters 
on the large, rank-growing plants. Fruits are about 
ie pena of a cherry, and are used in preserves. 
ays. 
Red Pear — Also available in Yellow Pear. Small 
pear-shaped novelty tomatoes used in pickling and 
preserving. Fruit is about 2 inches long, and grows 
in heavy clusters on the vines. 75 days. 
Red Plum — Also available in Yellow Plum. Eaten 
raw or used in preserves, Fruits are small oval, 
plum-shaped, and borne in clusters on the large, 
spreading vines. 75 days. 
TURNIP 
CULTURE: Turnips may be grown in the Spring — 
or in the Fall, but do better when planted late in 
the year — July and August. Light, moist, rich 
soil will permit rapid, deep growth needed for qual- 
ity production. Sow in 18 to 20 inch rows, and thin 
out later to 4 or 5 inches apart in the row. Fall 
turnips may be taken up and stored all winter in — 
cool cellar or pit. 
VARIETIES:— 
Long White Cowhorn — Has large tops with deeply- 
cut leaves. Roots are 10 to 12 inches long, tapering, 
white with green crown which grows partly out © 
of ground. Flesh is white and well-flavored. This 
variety is grown chiefly for stock feed. 75 days. 
Pomeranean White Globe — Grown for table use 
and for stock feed. Has large tops with coarse cut 
leaves. Roots are round, white, smooth and firm, 
about 5 inches in diameter. Flesh is white and crisp, 
well-flavored. 75 days. 
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