. Everything for the garden : 1920 . C. SHALLIS, Tuscola, Mich. Table Turnips Turnips are easy to grow, but rarely do well in spring crop must be sown in this section before April15th, so that it will mature before June 10th. Early turnipsshould be used when quite young in order to be lender. Ifthey remain in the ground too long, they are liable to be bothwoody and strong flavored. Turnips grow best in the fall fromseed sown from July loth to July 25th. The varieties grown atthis season remain in good condition all winter. EARLY RED TOP Strap Leaved Turnip This is perhaps the most p
. Everything for the garden : 1920 . C. SHALLIS, Tuscola, Mich. Table Turnips Turnips are easy to grow, but rarely do well in spring crop must be sown in this section before April15th, so that it will mature before June 10th. Early turnipsshould be used when quite young in order to be lender. Ifthey remain in the ground too long, they are liable to be bothwoody and strong flavored. Turnips grow best in the fall fromseed sown from July loth to July 25th. The varieties grown atthis season remain in good condition all winter. EARLY RED TOP Strap Leaved Turnip This is perhaps the most popular of all the quick-growing sorts,and may be used to good advantage for the early spring crop. Itgrows very rapidly under proper conditions, and in eight weeks from sow-ing will produce a good crop of tender roots of mild and pleasing flavorThe leaves are short, the roots quite flat, the upper half reddish purple, thelower half white. The flesh is pure white, crisp and fine grained. Price 5cpkt.; 20c. 60c. \i Garden Culture of Root Crops. a New Booklet, sent free if requested. MAIL YOUR ORDERS EARLY, say in January or February. There is a shorts ta in many varieties ofseeds, ami the demand Will be heavy. IU» 60 EVIEJRYTeHHG FOR TIE GARDEN-Vegeftable §®@dl§ i i : i I :l Hendersons TABLE TURNIPS—Cont. Golden Ball jelly turnip A very distinct variety, and the finest yellow-fleshed sort for familyuse. It grows a very shapely bulb, medium id size, almost round,very smooth, and quite free from side roots. The skin is pale yellow,the flesh deep yellow throughout, and so fine in texture as to earn thename Orange Jelly. Sown in July it gives a very satisfactory crop inearly fall, but can be stored and used during the winter. (See engrav-ing.) Price, 5c. pkt., 20c. oz., 60c. M lb., lb. GOLDEN BALLTURNIP
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