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Vegetable Seeds

	Yellow Pear Tomato Description: The Tomato Pole Yellow Pear, 'Lycopersicon Lycopersicum', has a sweet, mild, almost lemony flavor. Kids and adults will love this late 1800's variety as a snack from the garden. This gourmet treat is from the 1800's and it is still popular. Yellow Pears produce clusters of very attractive fruit you can eat like grapes all summer long. They are great for your d'oeuvres, salads. canning, and relish. They need at least 6 hours of direct sunlight a day. Prune the intermediate tomatoes in order to keep a single stem. Price: $1.39 Category: Vegetable Seeds

	Purple Top White Globe Turnip Description: The Turnip Purple Top White Globe, 'Brassica rapa', is a vegetable you may not have tried. Turnips are sweet and mild and are grown by some for the very tasty greens. The very tasty, sweet and mild roots are eaten fresh or cooked like potatoes. The greens are even more nutritious and are considered one of best flavors in the greens category. Purple Top White Globes store particularly well. Harvest when turnips are no larger than 2 inches in diameter. Greens can be harvested when young and tender. Price: $1.39 Category: Vegetable Seeds