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Prize Head, Chartier, and Onondaga form loose heads, with leaves curled and 

 wrinliled; color, purplish. They are of excellent quality and have a long season. 



Mignonette.— New. Mentioned above among the forcing varieties; is also an 

 excellent out-door sort; one of the best. 



RADISHES. 



The seeds of twenty varieties were sown in the hot-beds early in March and 

 careful notes taken of their behavior to determine their value for forcing purposes. 



Rapid Forcing, Henderson. — This was the first variety to become of edible size; 

 mature in 2(3 days after sowing; tops small; root irregular; olive-shape; red, white- 

 tipped, witli slender tap-root; does not remain long in edible condition; a valuable 

 sort for early maturity and good quality. 



Bright Brealifast, Burpee.— Mature in 34 days. Tops of medium size; root dark- 

 scarlet color, round top, slightly olive-shape; tap-root long, tapering gradually, 

 white; good qualitj^ and tender but not very early; not of special merit. 



French Scarlet Turnip, Thorburn.— Matui'e in 36 days; tops of medium size; roots 

 light scarlet color; vary in form from irregular tapering to round; tap-root long; 

 flesh firm, crisp, and tender; not early, but of best quality. 



White-Tipped Scarlet Turnip, Thorburn.— Mature in 34 days; form tends to olive- 

 shape; rather sharp in fiavor; nothing specially noticeable. 



Scarlet Button, Burpee.— Mature in 32 days; tops quite small; roots deep dark scar- 

 let color, round, with long, slender tap-root; handsome in appearance and quality 

 of the best. 



Bird, Salzer.— Quite similar to above. 



Roman Carmine, Thorburn. — Mature in 34 days; tops of medium size; root round; 

 bright, dark scarlet color; tap-root slender; excellent in quality and flavor mild. 



Rose Turnip, Henderson.— Quite similar to above. 



Garnet Turnip-rooted, Landreth. Mature in 38 days; tops quite large; roots deep, 

 dark crimson color, flat top, tapering quickly; tap-root large and long; flesh white, 

 very firm and crisp; excellent in quality but scarcely as early as most of the other 

 small-growing sorts. 



White Box, Harris.— Mature in 34 days; tops of medium size; root flat, turnip- 

 .shape; color white; flesh very firm, crisp, and of good quality; one of the best of 

 the white class. 



'V'>''hite Forcing, Burpee.— Mature in 30 days; top small; root long, olive-shape; an 

 early-maturing sort of mild flavor; becomes pithy very soon. 



White Olive-Shape, Henderson.— Mature in 36 days; not a good grower; some are 

 small and irregular in shape. 



White Summer Turnip, Thorburn.— Similar to White Box. 



Golden Dresden, Burpee. — Mature in 38 days; this variety did not grow well 

 here; too small in size; flesh firm and of good quality. 



Olive-Shape Golden Yellow, Thorburn. — Mature in 40 days; excellent in form, but 

 sharp in flavor and rather late in maturing. 



Yellow Oval-Shape, Henderson; Surprise, Burpee. — Mature in 34 days; root large, 

 oval-shape; light golden-yellow color; flesh crisp, tendei', and mild in flavor; 

 remains a long time in edible condition; perhaps the best of the yellow sorts. 



Eldorado, Henderson. — Mature in 34 days; tops small; root flat-topped; turnip- 

 shape, with long, slender, tap-root; golden-yellow color; flesh very firm and crisp; 

 an excellent yellow sort. 



Wlute-Tipped Scarlet Ball, Burpee. — Mature in 30 days; tops very small; root 

 round, bright scarlet color, with white tip; flesh mild, crisp; an excellent forcing 

 sort. 



Out-door radishes.— Long Scarlet Short-Top, Thorburn.— Edible in 33 days; a well- 

 known sort and one of the best for out-door growing. 



Cliartier, Thorburn.— Edible in 34 days; roots larger in size, but usually not as 

 long as the preceding; a most excellent sort. 



Cardinal. Burpee.— New. Edible in 30 days; tops small; root 5 to 6 inches in 

 diameter, bright scarlet color. Its handsome appearance, crisp, tender flesh, mild 

 flavor, and early maturity, make it a very desirable sort for garden purposes. 



Rose China, Ferry. — Edible in 41 days; tops large; root 6 to 8 inches long, one 

 Inch in diameter, pink-scarlet color, lower part nearly white; an excellent later- 

 maturing sort, remaining a long time in edible condition. 



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