Keywords: The field and garden vegetables of America (Page 80) (6002636652).jpg 80 ESCULENT ROOTS <br> Purple Turnip-Rooted <br> This is a variety of the Scarlet Turnip-rooted ; the size <br> form color and quality being nearly the same The skin is <br> purple It is considered a few days earlier than the last <br> named <br> Scarlet Turnip-Rooted <br> Crimson Turnip-rooted <br> Bulb spherical ; when in its greatest perfection <br> measuring about an inch in diameter ; skin fine <br> deep scarlet ; flesh white sometimes stained with <br> red ; leaves rather large and numerous <br> The variety is early and deserves more general <br> cultivation not only on account of its rich color <br> but for the crisp and tender properties of its flesh <br> It is much esteemed in England and is grown <br> extensively for the London market <br> Small Early Yellow Turnip-Rooted <br> Bulb of the size and form of the Scarlet Turnip-rooted ; <br> skin smooth yellow ; flesh white fine-grained crisp and <br> rather pungent ; foliage similar to that of the scarlet variety ; <br> season ten or fifteen days later <br> White Crooked <br> Tortillee Du Mans Vil <br> Root very long; when suitable for use measuring twelve <br> inches and upwards in length and an inch in diameter <br> nearly cylindrical often irregular and sometimes assuming a <br> spiral or cork-screw form ; skin white and smooth ; flesh <br> white not so firm as that of most varieties and considerably <br> pungent ; leaves very large 29062418 92326 42073 Page 80 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062418 1863 10 5962/bhl title 42073 Burr Fearing Biodiversity Heritage Library The field and garden vegetables of America United States Varieties Vegetable gardening Vegetables Library Congress bhl page 29062418 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062418 united states Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2011-08-02 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/6002636652 2015-09-10 20 53 08 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 The field and garden vegetables of America Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script |