. Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm. THE TURNIP. 289 The common turnip has numerous sorts, distinguished by their size, form, time of ripening, and other properties. This plant has, like the others of the genus, two periods in its growth. In the first, the leaves rise directly from the root, and are large, rough, and jagged. In the second period, or that of its flowering, which is generally in the second season of its growth, it sends forth a stem, 4, 5, or 6 feet in height, with smooth
. Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm. THE TURNIP. 289 The common turnip has numerous sorts, distinguished by their size, form, time of ripening, and other properties. This plant has, like the others of the genus, two periods in its growth. In the first, the leaves rise directly from the root, and are large, rough, and jagged. In the second period, or that of its flowering, which is generally in the second season of its growth, it sends forth a stem, 4, 5, or 6 feet in height, with smooth pointed leaves, entirely different from its first or root-leaves. The minor varieties produced by the effects of climate, soil, and cultivation, are very numerous, and have every-where local terms attached to them. For the purposes of the agriculturist they may be divided into three classes, distinguished by their form:—1. the round or globular; 2. the depressed ; and, 3. the fusiform. These may be considered as types, to which the different cultivated kinds more or less approach. Fig. 146. represents the round or globular kind, commonly termed the globe-turnip ; Fig. 147, the depressed, frequently termed the Norfolk-turnip; and Fig. 148, the fusiform, frequently called the tankard-turnip. Fig. 146. Fig. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Low, David, 1786-1859. London : Longman, [etc. , etc. ]
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