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Keywords: The field and garden vegetables of America (Page 88) (6002636916).jpg 88 <br> ESCULENT ROOTS <br> Common Pukple-Top Yellow <br> An old and long-cultivated sort from which in connection <br> with the Green-top have originated most of the more recent <br> and improved yellow-fleshed varieties <br> Form regularly egg-shaped smooth but <br> usually sending out a few small strag- <br> gling roots at its base near the tap- <br> root ; neck short ; size rather large � <br> usually measuring six or seven inches <br> in depth and four or five inches in its <br> largest diameter ; skin purple above <br> ground � below the surface yellow ; <br> flesh yellow of close firm texture and <br> of good quality It is very hardy ; <br> forms its bulb promptly and uniformly ; <br> and in rich deep soils yields abun- <br> dantly For thin and light soils some <br> of the other varieties should be se- <br> Common Purple-top Yellow lected <br> Early Stubble <br> Bulb round smooth and regular The skin where ex- <br> posed to light and air is of a brownish-green ; but where <br> covered by the soil yellow The flesh is firm and well <br> flavored <br> The Early Stubble is recommended as forming its bulbs <br> quickly and uniformly and as being well adapted for late <br> sowing It yields abundantly; keeps well ; is a good sort for <br> the table ; and in some localities is preferred to the Common <br> Yellow for cultivation for farm purposes <br> Green-Top Yellow <br> In form and foliage this variety resembles the Common <br> Purple-top ; but usually attains a larger size when grown in 29062426 92326 42073 Page 88 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062426 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 29062426 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062426 united states Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2011-08-02 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/6002636916 2015-09-10 20 57 31 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 The field and garden vegetables of America Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script
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