. Ribsam's manual of everything for the farm, lawn and garden. Nursery stock New Jersey Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. RUTA BAGA, RUSSIAN OR SWEDISH TURNIP. The Ruta Baga, Russian or Swedish Turnip, is extensively grown for a farm crop. The roots are close-grained, very hard, and will endure a considerable degree of cold without injury. The roots are best preserved in a pit or cellar during the Winter, and are ex- cellent for the table early in Spring. Sow from 20th of June to the
. Ribsam's manual of everything for the farm, lawn and garden. Nursery stock New Jersey Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. RUTA BAGA, RUSSIAN OR SWEDISH TURNIP. The Ruta Baga, Russian or Swedish Turnip, is extensively grown for a farm crop. The roots are close-grained, very hard, and will endure a considerable degree of cold without injury. The roots are best preserved in a pit or cellar during the Winter, and are ex- cellent for the table early in Spring. Sow from 20th of June to the middle of July, in drills two feet apart, and thin out to eight inches. ImproTed American (Purple Top).—The leading variety, very hardy and productive. Flesh yellow, solid, sweet and fine flavored. Equally good for stock or table use. The principal variety raised by market gardeners, sc. per oz.; 15c. per lb., 40C. per lb. Shamrock.—One of the finest purple top varieties in cultivation. Forms a handsome bulb, with small top and very few leaves. An excel- lent keeper and good for stock or table use. 5C. per oz.; 15c. per lb.; 40c. per IMPROVED AMERICAN. (Purple Top.) SWEET, POT AND MEDICINAL HERBS. No garden is complete without a few Herbs for culinary and medicinal purposes, and care should be taken to harvest them properly. This should be done on a dry day, just before they come in fill bloom, then, dried quickly and packed closely, entirely ex- cluded from the air. Sow in the Spring, in shallow drills, one foot apart, and when well up thin out or transplant to a proper distance apart. Anise {Pimpinella .^wzVwm].—Biennial oz.; 75c. per lb. Basil, Sweet [ Ocyfnum Basilicunt] pkt.; 15c. per oz ; $ per lb. 5C. per pkt.; 8c. per Annual, i ft. loc. per Borage [Borago O^cinalis]—Excellent for bees. Annual, 3 Perennial, 2 ft. 5c. per pkt.; sec. Communis].—Annual, 6 ft. 5c. Caraway [ Carum Carai] per lb. SC. per 5c. per pkt.; icc. SC. per pkt.; Castor Oil Plant \Ri
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