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At their best when growth is made during cool weather. Plant Extra Early a 
Milan in the spring for their roots and the foliage types for their tops which are _ 
much used for ‘‘greens.’’ Sow any variety in late summer for fall use or storing of 
the roots for use during the winter—Purple-Top White Globe being the most . 
popular variety. Frost improves the flavor of foliage turnips. r 
6121 Purple-Top White Globe ©_ widely erown 
55 days. Roots are nearly round, smooth, bright purplish red on 
the upper part which extends above the surface; the lower portion is 
creamy white. Flesh is white, firm, crisp, and of mild-sweet flavor, 
raw or cooked. Will grow to large size, 4 to 5 in. across but are of 
best quality if used when 2 to 3 in. in diameter. Very popular for — 
home garden, market, shipping, freezing and winter storing. The 
leading white fleshed turnip for table use. Heavy cropper. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 35¢; 14 lb. 65¢; 14 Ib. 95¢; Ib. $1.75 
5073 Extra Early Purple-Top Milan 
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45 days. Flattened roots, 3 to 4in. across with smooth white skin tinted purple on 
top. White flesh, tender and delicate. Adapted to spring and fall planting outdoors ; 
as well as forcing under glass. Small, upright, strap leaf tops. One of the earliest. 4 
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Pkt. 15¢; oz. 35¢; 14 lb. 65¢; 14 1b. 95¢; Ib. $1.75 
Turnip 
5074 Golden Ball QO Sweetest yellow fleshed turnip 
uae 60 days. Perfectly globe-shaped, bright creamy yellow turnips with appetizing, 
How to Grow Turnips pale amber-colored flesh, The best yellow-fleshed variety for table use, spring or 
fall. Also known as Orange Jelly. Good quality, fine grained; for homeand market. — 
Sow Milan and Foliage turnips in the Pkt. 20¢; oz. 35¢; 14 Ib. 65¢; 14 1b. 95¢; Ib. $1.75 
spring as soonas the soil.can be worked; space 
rows 12 to 15 in. apart. Thin seedlings to 
stand 2 to4in. apart in the row. For succes- H H * ° 4 
sion, make 2 or 3 sowings at two-week inter- 5076 Fol lage or Shogoin O_ouick growing ; 
vals. For fall and winter crop, sow any va- A double purpose turnip. 30 days to use foliage; 70 days for roots. Tops are large, f 
riety in rows or broadcast about 3 months 18 to 20 in, tall, plentiful, tender, and of a mild, delicate flavor; they are ready for f 
before your first expected hard frost. A pkt. use as ‘‘greens’”’ in about 30 days and may be used at any time during the growing 4 
will plant about 50 ft. of row; an oz. 250 ft. season. Also produces a white turnip, 3 to 4 in. thick, flattened globe-shaped, 
white skin and flesh. Tops and roots may be cooked together if you so desire. — . 
F Pkt. 15¢; oz. 30¢; 14 1b. 65¢; 14 Ib. 95¢; Ib. $1.75 F 
RUTABAGA 
The flavor of rutabagas is preferred by many to turnips. Housewives 
often refer to them as “big yellow turnips” or “Canadian turnips;” 
names sometimes used in the produce and shipping trade. 
6126 Burpee’s Purple-Top YellowO 
90 days. First introduced in America by Burpee in 
1883. Large, smooth, globe-shaped roots with deep purplish 
red coloring in the upper portion above ground, light 
yellow below. Sweet, fine-grained, yellow flesh cooking to 
bright orange. Will keep in fine condition until quite late 
in the spring. The leading rutabaga for table use during 
fall and winter; it is also widely used for stock feeding. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 35¢; 14 1b. 65¢; 14 lb. $1.05; Ib. $1.60 
How to Grow Rutabagas 
Sow seed from early to late midsummer, in rows 15 to 24 in. 
apart. Cover with }4 in. of fine soil and thin the seedlings to 
stand 6 to 8 in, apart in the row. May be stored in a cool cellar 
or pit and used throughout the winter. Best used as afallcrop. A 
packet will sow about 50 ft. of row; an oz. 250 ft. 
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Yellow 
5309 Narrow Leaved 6° days. Leaves are long, narrow, Ry tabaga 
bright gréen with bitter-sweet flavor. 
Being hardy, plants will continue to produce leaves for 3 or 4 years, Ex- 
cellent in salads, for flavoring soups, or it may be cooked like spinach. 
Pkt. 20¢; 4 0z. 55¢; oz. 95¢ 
SUNFLOWER TOBACCO 
: ¢ 6159 Improved White Burley Easy to cure, prodites 
For chicken feed as well as being ornamental a heavy yield of rich bright leaves. The seeds have been 
A 80 days. Immense heads, which treated by a special process to prevent any disease germs being 
6111 Mammoth Russian produce more seed per acre than carried into the seed bed. Strong stalks. Sow seed very thinly 
any other variety. The striped seeds are plump, well filled with meat, in frames or a well-prepared seed bed. Do not cover seed, but 
and have a thin shell; make valuable food for poultry. Stalks are quite press it gently into the soil, A pkt. will produce 200 plants; 
tall, often growing up to 10 ft. Excellent for backgrounds or screens. oz. 5000; 2 ozs. of seed produce enough plants for an acre. ‘s 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 lb. 45¢; Ib. 80¢; 2 Ibs. $1.40; 5 Ibs. $3.15 Pkt. 20¢; \40z. 55¢; oz. 95¢ 
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