te and coarse-grained,
but sweet. Very late.

It is but a sub-variety of the Common Flat Turnip, and oftentimes
attains a most extraordinary size. For the garden, it possesses no
value. It is grown exclusively as an agricultural or field turnip; but
is very liable to rot; soon becomes spongy; and can only be classed as
third-rate, even for feeding stock.

WHITE STONE.

Early Stone. White Garden Stone.

This common and well-known garden turnip somewhat resembles the White
Dutch; but has stronger foliage, is rounder in form, and finer in
texture. A carefully selected and improved variety of this is known by
the name of Mouse-tail Turnip; and, in addition, some catalogues contain
varieties under the name of Red-topped Mouse-tail, &c.

Skin and flesh white; size full medium, measuring three and a half to
four inches in depth by four and a half or five inches in diameter.

WHITE TANKARD.

Navet Gras d'Alsace. _Vil._

Bulb pyriform, cylindrical at the crown, which, like that of the Red
Tankard, rises two or three inches from the ground; skin white in the
earth, green above; flesh white, tender, sweet, rather firm, and
close-grained. Early.

Vilmorin mentions two varieties; one having entire leaves, the other
with lyrate or lobed leaves; giving preference, however, to the one with
entire leaves.

Like most of the Tankards, the variety seems better adapted to
agricultural than to horticultural purposes.

WHITE-TOP FLAT.

Bulb similar in size and form to the Green-top Flat; leaves few and
small; skin uniformly white; flesh white, firm, sugary, and well
flavored. As a table variety, it is superior to the Purple-top Flat or
the Green-top.

WHITE-TOP STRAP-LEAVED.

This is a sub-variety of the Purple-top Strap-leaved; differing little,
except in color. The leaves are erect, few and small, somewhat
lanceolate, and nearly entire on the borders; the bulb is of medium
size, much flattened, green above ground, white below, and remarkably
smooth and regular in form; tap-root very small; the flesh is white,
very fine-grained, saccharine, mild, and excellent.

Early, productive, and recommended as one of the best varieties for
field or garden culture.

The Strap-leaved Turnips appear to be peculiarly adapted to the climate
of the Northern States, and are greatly superior in all respects to the
Common White and Purple-top Flat varieties. Though of comparatively
recent introduction, they have been widely dissem