Show origin odthe of the turnip the following 0 interesting sketch of the origin of the turnip by mr E sayers will be found interesting C to all class classes 1 es of readers like ilke other classes of ve vegetables a ge tables has species that have hilve been the types of a numberless group of varieties produced from the orlI 0 nals mals THE GENERA of the turnip extends over a very wide range of country and for many y yeara have clail ciali claimed dea nea the attention of the cultivator under the proper iii lii name namo in e of pails it a adopted country 0 it is amodo among 1 the yian we find thi im n ek tr 9 nt root first cultivated as a garden vegetable 0 and hence we find fina the old flat dutch turnip th the e type of all the different varieties of the class on the records of goiti horti mer ul ure efti for gore more than two h undred jears years alj tob tot 1 cin W th culture culter of f the ahe til F filp miller and an soan joan abercrombie rc goinie two of the oldest and best bot writers on horticulture e give a list of the english turnips cultivated in the garden ill lii in which they describe the white and purple stone turl liw P as a type of the class claps of the If english Z burnip from froni this orlo original 0 lual species the white 11 k undoubtedly y originated which 1 tia tva ve r e dm great r e at r repute e p u t e and a n d u universally n i v e r 8 a I 1 V c cultivated d I 1 t I 1 fo bield turnip for the fe feed eding ping jing sheep she ep oil mcl ar for half haifa a and from this variety va 1 y undoubtedly und the different varieties tri trl 1 I 1 enli enil en li tankard d t turnip airn IP originated tvs also that the original 0 of the ther old has ani the improved name of and purple strap leaved i 1 T 11 the 9 swedish turnip which ahe the man mar co corrector r rector william Vi Iliam lilam cobbett has dubbed dabbed with the name of ruta baga 11 for what reason s he rha has never explained is a native of and was introduced finto tinto great britain about the thi be beginning annin of the last lask century the original type cype is the yellow swede which for ets being very ery productive and hardy besides cont tont it 1 3 t P biffi 5 ore I 1 nutria nutriment 1 1 4 blit brit thin than ayen aven quantity at y of the english varieties i A as s now universally I 1 cultivated on a large scale le for ithe the fe feeding edill of 0 cattle in winter and it has indeed almost supplanted the culture of any other variety for tor tafe the feeding n of sheep ho hogs hos 0 s and horned cattle abd like ilke most other species of the turnip has man many varieties fro from m its ori orl original 0 inal inai ty tyee type of tha the haold deold he oid old yellow swede the best variety is iii unquestionably the improved purple pie pin top which certainly is a much better roo than the original and embraces all the good qualities ties iles that ever can be expected to be produced class the scotch aberdeen turnip r is another class i t of turtles turnips which have their different varieties called tk the scotch turnip which are generally well adapted for culinary use in the winter and worth cultivating by those who are desirous 1 of having 0 garden varieties to this class may be added aided the french turnip which is nathin more than a local name given to some of the above varieties and is also a favorite in a certain degree with some cultivators ib rl and ad worth cult cultivating ivahn ivaRn 4 by those who are fond of varieties |