. Buist's garden guide and almanac. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Vegetables; Flowers. BUIST'S GARDEN GUIDE. Purple Top Yellow.—This is the ordi- nary variety of the country, which it would be folly to grow it when the Improved Stock can be obtained, as the roots are smaller in size, and necks very much longer, which in a Ruta Baga, is evidence of degeneration, color of flesh yellow, with a purple top. Per oz., 10 cts.; X lb., 20 cts.; lb., 60 cts.; 6 Lbs., $; 10 lbs
. Buist's garden guide and almanac. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Vegetables; Flowers. BUIST'S GARDEN GUIDE. Purple Top Yellow.—This is the ordi- nary variety of the country, which it would be folly to grow it when the Improved Stock can be obtained, as the roots are smaller in size, and necks very much longer, which in a Ruta Baga, is evidence of degeneration, color of flesh yellow, with a purple top. Per oz., 10 cts.; X lb., 20 cts.; lb., 60 cts.; 6 Lbs., $; 10 lbs., $; 25 lbs., $ Imperial Hardy Swede.—A celebrated English variety which is regarded as more hardy than any other sort, which is a great advantage for countries where the crop re- mains out all Winter as in Great Britain, it grows to a large size, flesh yellow, with a purple top, a good keeping variety. Per oz., 10 ct,.; | lb., 20 cts.; lb., 50 cts.; 5 lbs., $; 10 lbs., $; 25 lbs., $ Elephant or Monarch Swede.—A va- riety of recent introduction from England, which is entirely different from any other variety in its form, being of an oblong shape, and very broad at the top which extends nearly the full length of the bulb, before it tapers; very productive, flesh yellow, solid, and top purple. Per oz., 10 cts.; £ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. Sutton's Champion Swede. — A cel- ebrated English variety of good form, neck short, color yellow, top purple, solid flesh, a good keeping variety. Per oz , 10 cts,; i lb., 20 cts.; lb., cts. ' Skirving's Improved Swede.—A very old and celebrated English variety, which at one time was the only variety sown, but there has been such improvements made in the Swede within the past ten or fifteen years that the present demand for this variety is now quite limited. Per oz., 10 cts.; £ lb , 20 cts.; lb. 50 cts. Large White or White Russian.—A pure white variety, of irregular shape, but of large size, and a solid
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