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F. W. BOLGIANO cc CO.
TURNIP SEED.
CULTURE OF TURNIPS.— They do best in highly enriched, light, sandy or gravelly soils. Com-
mence sowing the earliest varieties in April in drills from 12 to 15 inches apart, and thin out early to 6
or 9 inches in the rows. For a succession, sow at intervals of a fortnight until the last week in July,
from which time until the end of August sowings may be made for the fall and main crop. Turnips may
be preserved until spring by cutting off the tops about 1 inch from the bulb, storing in a cellar or cool
shed during winter, covering the roots with dry sand. They should be harvested before severe frosts set
in, for, though comparatively hardy, few will survive winters of the Northern States in the open ground.
TURNIP.— Stefttebe.
One and a-half to two pounds to the acre.
Our turnips are grown from our own stocks and by the most
expert farmers. They are true to shape and true in color. We
sent out tons of seeds last year, which produced satisfactory
and paying crops everywhere ; while stocks from 01 her sources
failed to bulb, and grew only to abundant tops. We are grow-
ing the same superior stocks, and caretul gardeners should
take pains to get them for their own use.
RED TOP, WHITE GLOBE TURNIP.
Purple Top, White Globe Turnip. — Our
'stock is the perfection of turnips. It has small tops,
but large, well-formed, handsome roots. In our mar-
kets the past fall it brought double the price of other
stocks, and was always preferred by buyers and ship-
pers. Packet, 5c. X pound, 10c. Pound, 25c.
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Southern Seven-Top Turnip. — This, the
ardiest of all sorts, may be left standing in the open
ground during winter. In the Southern States it
yields in the spring abundant foliage for boiling with
cured meats, and is only desirable for this purpose.
Packet, 5c. 1-4 pound, 10c. Pound, 30c.
Golden Ball Turnip, or Orange Jelly.— One
of the sweetest flesh yellow turnips yet introduced ;
not of large size, but firm, hard, and of most excellent
flavor ; good keeper and superior table variety ; of
bright golden orange color. Packet, 5c. % pound,
ioc. Pound, ^oc.
IfED OR PURPLE TOP WHITE FLAT TURNIP.
I/Red or Purple Top White Flat Turnip.—
Our stock is perfect in form and size, and has small
tops, with large handsome roots, and matures very
early — Packet, 5c. i Pound, 10c. Pound, 25c.
^/Yellow Glohe. — Yellow Globe is a wonderful
cropper, and keeps far into the following year. It
begins to bulb at the very start, and forms large size
roots and small tops — Packet, 5c. i Pound, 10c.
Pound, 30c.
J White Flat. — Pure white, flat, strap-leaf turnip
'Early and fine. Packet, 5c. \ Pound, .0c. Pound, 30c
y/Early Flat Dutch.— An early, white, flat tur-
•nip, medium size. Excellent for early spring sowing
— Packet, 5c. £ Pound, 10c. Pound, 30c.
I/White Egg". — Oval or egg shape, handsome and
sweet; flesh firm and sound grained; thin and per-
fectly smooth skin of snowy whiteness — Packet, 5c.
I Pound, 15c. Pound, 40c
/ Yellow Aberdeen. — Hardy, good-keeping tur-
nip, ve~v productive — Packet, 5c. i Pound, 10c.
Pound, 30c.
Add 8c per pound on Turnip Seed if sent by mail.
NEW EXTRA EARLY SUMMER
PURPLE TOP TURNIP.
This is the most desirable turnip for early planting. Tops
are very p mall, strap leaf and grows erect. Roots are small
and. flat, skin purple to pure white below, flesh clear white;
it ijr a beauty. Ounce, 10c. k Pound, 15c. 1 Pound, 50o.
Improved Purple Top Rutabaga.— Rutabaga
sown in June and July. Our Rutabaga is very
select, and yields enormous crops of handsome, large,
solid yellow- flesh turnips. Get our splendid stock.
It is grown for cattle food ; also used as a table vege-