. Catalogue of home grown seeds. Gardening United States Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds United States Catalogs; Flowers Seeds United States Catalogs; Fruit Seeds United States Catalogs; Grain Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Implements Catalogs. .A Our English brothers leave us decidedly in the shade in the raising of turnips, especially of the Swede class, and if any im- provement is made in varieties, it is usually by them. The Messrs. Carter, a standard authority in varieties, present to the public a new turnip which they have named Elephant S-wede. It has been tested in England
. Catalogue of home grown seeds. Gardening United States Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds United States Catalogs; Flowers Seeds United States Catalogs; Fruit Seeds United States Catalogs; Grain Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Implements Catalogs. .A Our English brothers leave us decidedly in the shade in the raising of turnips, especially of the Swede class, and if any im- provement is made in varieties, it is usually by them. The Messrs. Carter, a standard authority in varieties, present to the public a new turnip which they have named Elephant S-wede. It has been tested in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and side by side with the standard varieties, including, of course, Skir- ving's, and has proved to be superior to all of them, in some instances giving as much as ten tons more per acre. Price, per pound, postpaid, 50 cents; per | pound, 18 cents; per ounce, 10 cents ; per package, 5 cents. White Milan. For early use the white top turnips are better than the purple. In our experimental grounds this white variety matured earlier than the Purple Milan, which makes it the earliest 'of a 11 r^, Top,;'11 and tap root!?" small. Certainly ;vj the king of the extra early tur-Hg nips. Per pound,§j postpaid, 80 cents; per k b pound, 25 cents; ^= per ounce, 10 cents; per pack- age, 5 By test made in our ex- perimental grounds, we find this new salsify to be a decided improvement on the common kind. It is a distinct sort; it makes larger roots than the stand- rd variety. while the. 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 J. J. H. Gregory & Son; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Marblehead, Mass. : J. J. H. Gregory & Son
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