WHITE FLESHED VARIETIES 
EXTRA EARLY PURPLE TOP MILAN. EARLY WHITE EGG. A quick-growing, 
The earliest in cultivation. Very flat, egg-shaped variety. The flesh is very 
medium size, with a bright purple top; sweet, firm and mild, never having the 
eevee few, pe age ae peScelor rank, strong taste of some varieties. 
e pure white flesh is of choicest PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE. An old 
quality, hard, solid, and fine grained. favorite. Root large, quite round, white 
It is an excellent keeper. underground, and purple on the upper 
EXTRA EARLY WHITE MILAN. Root part for about one-half of the length 
5 . f the root. 
small, very smooth, flat, entirely white, © 
with a slender tap-root; leaves small PURPLE TOP YELLOW RUTABAGA. 
, ivi The best variety of the Swedish turnip. 
and’ few, qundivided <oval. ; It is hardy and productive, flesh is 
PURPLE TOP STRAP LEAVED. The yellow, of solid texture, sweet and well 
standard for this part of the country. flavored. Rutabaga requires more room 
The root is small or medium sized, very and a longer period for its growth than 
flat, quite smooth, pure white on the the turnip. 
underground part, and bright violet-red SHOGOIN. A quick growing, dual pur- 
on the upper part. pose Turnip. Very popular in the South 
where it is grown both for the fine 
roots and the tops which are delicious 
as greens. 
‘TURNIPS 
Packet 10c 
Planting Instructions: For the early 
crop, sow the seed as soon as the 
ground can be prepared; for the late 
crop, sow in the latter part of July 
or early in August. The rows may be 
12 to 18 inches apart or 26 to 30 if a 
horse cultivator is to be employed. If 
one good seed is dropped every inch 
of furrow the stand should be satis- 
factory. 
The earliest varieties are the two 
Milan Turnips. These reach a size of 
2 to 3 inches in sixty days and it is 
at this size that they are best. See Page 17 for Vegetable Seed Prices. 
PHASES AND POSITIONS OF THE MOON IN 1955 
Signs of the Zodiac and Their 
Accepted Influences 
°? ARIES: Tends to dryness, barrenness. 
Fairly good for cultivating, spraying and 
weeding. 
% TAURUS: Fairly productive. A good 
sign for planting root crops particularly 
potatoes and bulbous plants. 
M GEMINI: Dry and barren. Not good 
tor any kind of planting or transplant- 
ing. Kill noxious growths. 
6§ CANCER: Moist, very fruitful, most 
productive of the Zodiac. Planting and 
transplanting should yield good crops. 
we show the moon CHANGES (day and 
es hour) for each month. 
@ 1st QUARTER MOON, INCREASING 
—During lst Quarter of Moon plant the 
following: Asparagus, Broccoli, Brussels 
Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery, 
Corn, Cucumbers, Endive, Kohlrabi, 
Leeks, Lettuce, Spinach, Barley, Oats, 
Rye, Wheat. 
> 2nd QUARTER, MOON INCREASING 
—During 2nd Quarter of Moon plant the 
following: Beans, Egg Plant, Melons, 
Peas, Peppers, Pumpkins, Squash, To- 
matoes, flowers, and cereals. 
When possible, plant seed while the 
Moon is in the fruitful signs of Cancer 
(8), Scorpio (mM), or Pisces (}). The next 
best signs are Taurus (6); Libra; (==) 
and Capricorn (©). 
® 3rd QUARTER, MOON DECREASING 
—During 3rd Quarter of Moon plant 
the following: Beets, Carrots, Chicory, 
Parsnips, Potatoes, Radishes, Rutabagas, 
Onions, Turnips, Tubers. 
@ 4th QUARTER, MOON DECREASING 
—In 4th or Last Quarter of the Moon 
turn sod, pull weeds, and destroy nox- 
ious growths, especially when Moon is 
in barren signs, Gemini (It), Leo (82), 
Virgo (Mm) or Aquarius (*). 
Note: Time listings below are Central Standard Time. 
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