Roots more than half above ground; oblong, or tankard-shaped; of a greenish color, except on the under surface, which is white; flesh white and sweet, but of coarse texture.
The term "Tankard" is applied to such common field turnips as are of an oblong shape, and the roots of which, in general, grow much above the surface of the ground. Such oblong varieties, however, as approach nearest to a round or globular form, are sometimes termed "Decanter," or "Decanter-shaped turnips."
In good soils, the Green Tankard sometimes attains a weight of eight or ten pounds. As a garden variety, it is of little value.
Green-Top Flat.
Similar in size, form, and quality to the common Purple-top Flat; skin, above ground, green.
Long grown in New England for feeding stock; and, in its young state, often used as a table turnip. Now very little cultivated.
Green-Top Yellow Aberdeen. Law.
Green-top Yellow Bullock.
An old and esteemed variety, similar in size and form to the Purple-top Yellow Aberdeen: the color of the top is bright green.
Lincolnshire Red Globe.