. Descriptive catalog of vegetables for canners. Canning and preserving Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS OF SEEDS FOR CANNERS 45 TURNIP Native to Europe The number of days represents the time required, from sowing of seed, to produce roots of marketable or storage size, at our Milford, Connecticut, breeding farm. Our purebred stocks of the leading varieties are standards of quality. Culture: Seed should be sown in July or early August for main
. Descriptive catalog of vegetables for canners. Canning and preserving Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS OF SEEDS FOR CANNERS 45 TURNIP Native to Europe The number of days represents the time required, from sowing of seed, to produce roots of marketable or storage size, at our Milford, Connecticut, breeding farm. Our purebred stocks of the leading varieties are standards of quality. Culture: Seed should be sown in July or early August for main crop. Drill in rows 2 feet apart and thin to 6 to 8 inches between plants. Highly desirable to make sowings just before rain to insure rapid growth at the start. On clean, strong land it is possible to sow the seed broadcast and get satisfactory results. It requires 2 pounds of seed to an Purple Top White Globe Turnip Days from Diameter planting inches to harvest PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE 4to6 55 to 60 An all-purpose variety, extensively used for shipping; also for canning mixed vegetables. Our purebred strain is noted for its uniformity and productivity. Tops dark green, large, erect, strap leaved. Roots large, globe-shaped, very smooth, upper part purple-red, white below; flesh white, sweet, crisp and tender. SEVEN TOP A very hardy sort, grow n principally for greens, and also for forage. Popular throughout the South. The young shoots are very tender. Used for canning turnip greens. Roots are tough and undesirable for food. SHOGOIN or JAPANESE FOLIAGE A rather recent introduction to America, already widely used in the South. Tops 18 to 20 inches tall, erect, bright green, strap leaved. Roots semi-globular, white throughout, mild and tender. Used for canning turnip greens. RUTABAGA OR SWEDE TURNIP A Turnip-rooted Member of the Cabbage Family Days from Diameter planting inches to harvest AMERICAN PURPLE TOP 5 to 7 88 Our Connecticut grown strain is noted for its uniformity
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