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Otago Witness, Issue 2286, 23 December 1897, Page 6

Aberdeen Green Top Yellow, Foster ton Hjbrid, Aberdeen Purple Top Yellow, Dale's Hybrid, . Champion Swede, Waite's Eclipse, Elephant Swede, Deyon Greystone, Mammoth. Purple Top White, Lincoln, Red Globe. • PRICE PER LB AND CWT ON APPLICATION. . NIMMO & BLAIR'S " STANDARD " SWEDE. We have pleasure in introducing an Improved Strain, of Purple Top Swede, selected by ourselves ' two years ago, which' we are convinced is very superior to the Best o£ Swedes now on the Market. The Stock was selected from a good old variety of Scotch Pui'ple Top, and from trials made with it alongside other Swedes, we claim, for it hardness o£ flesh and quality very^pne. ,The individual roots are particularly heavy, of beautiful shape, with small top and small tapering "root. . , . ' ,v ■Our -stock of ** £tau4l«ii*<l " Swetle is limited this year, and we would advise Swede growers to secure a trial lot to .compare with other varieties. ls~pe/lb. TAIT'S BBST O^ ALHi S^VVJSiDE. Since this Swede was introduced by the Agricultural Department of the New Zealand Government, so many have been the inquiries that we have been induced to stock it. From experience of it here we are convinced this variety is a ' Btep in advance of many of the types of Purple .Tops grown. It is of fine sha])e, with small neck and fine tap root, good colour, and is an excellent keeper. This is a true stock direct from the grower. Is per lb. Webb's Imperial Purple Top Swede. . It is claimed for this variety that it is the hardiest, heaviest cropper, and a very nutritious variety, thriving on all soils and' growing to a great size. Keeps well through i the Winter, is per lb. ■ v ,",*->.. . - ■ • All tlie Year It <» .raitl—Yellow. This is a particularly 'good Strain of Yellow Hybrid, with a hardy Constitution, which is suited.to exposed locali- - ties. ■ It is a free grower, eomiug in early- to maturity, and in the milder districts of New. Zealand it may be safely sown .- aim bs b, the whole year-round! This strain of Turnip we have direct from the grower in the south of England. Sil per lb. '- - ■'■ ..- SEED MRJaCHAfe AITS GROWERS, PTOEDDir. •