. E. Fred Washburn's amateur cultivator's guide to the flower & kitchen garden for 1880. Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Kitchen gardens Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. If ^ASHBUKN'S Purple-top, Strap Leaf. Similar to above, except in color. These two kinds arc the best for spring or fall sowing, and for all garden culture. Flesh fine- grained, and rich and buttery flavored. Per pkt., 5 Yelrow Maita. Symmetrical, small-bulbed, early variety: skin smooth, bright or- ange, flesh pale yellow, fine-gi-ained, and well-flavored. Per pkt.^


. E. Fred Washburn's amateur cultivator's guide to the flower & kitchen garden for 1880. Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Kitchen gardens Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. If ^ASHBUKN'S Purple-top, Strap Leaf. Similar to above, except in color. These two kinds arc the best for spring or fall sowing, and for all garden culture. Flesh fine- grained, and rich and buttery flavored. Per pkt., 5 Yelrow Maita. Symmetrical, small-bulbed, early variety: skin smooth, bright or- ange, flesh pale yellow, fine-gi-ained, and well-flavored. Per pkt.^ 5 "leiiow Aberdeen. A hardy and productive variety; flesh pale yellow, tender, and sugary; keeps well. Per pkt., 5 Robertston's Golden Stone. Smooth and symmetrical; skin bright yellow; flesh firm, sweet, and well-flavored; hardy, and keeps well. Per pkt., 5 . Large White Norfolk. A sub-variety of the Common Flat Turnip; grows to a. 10 Lonj large size; flesh white and coarse-grained, but sweet. Per pkt., 5 White Tankard. Recommended for its earliness and productiveness, but must be considered a field rather than a table variety. Per pkt., 5 Long White, or Cow Horn. Grows quickly to a good size; flesh white, fine- gi-ained, and sweet. It keeps well, and is esteemed by many the best of all for culinary purposes. Per pkt., 5 Long White French, or Sweet German. One of the very best for winter or spring use, either for the table or for feeding stock. The flesh is firm, sweet, and of excellent flavor; none better for keeping. Per pkt., 5 RUTA-BAGA, or SWEDE TURNIP. Skirving's Plirp!e»top. A superior variety, hardy and productive; flesh yellow, of solid texture, sweet, and well-flavored. It is a good keeper. Per pkt., 5 . Early Stubble Swede. This is recommended for its quick growth, and is well adapted lor late sowing. Flesh firm, and v/ell-flavored. Per pkt., 5 Waite's Eclipse, or Hybrid. A comparatively new variety, and excellent for early feeding purposes. Large size, and we


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