April, 1910. 



American "Bee Journal 



Giant Radish from Japan 



Sa-kura-jima 



Grows to Weight of 10 to 40 Pounds 





FROM PHOTOGRAPH. SHOWING SIZE 

 COMPARED WITH WATER BUCKET. 



Has Been Grown V/2 feet Long and 10 in. Diameter 



This Giant Radish is a distinct novelty, in 

 fact the greatt-st novelty of its kind ever 

 introduced in Anierica. The Frult-Grower 

 could hardly helieve the stories told about 

 this wonderful radish, so we sent out seeds 

 for testing to our subscribers last year. We 

 are "from Miss-ouri." but we were certainly 

 "shown" by our readers, for they grew rad- 

 ishes weighing all the way from 10 to 42 

 pounds. The story of the growing of these 

 Giants is told in February, our Gardening 

 Number. Sample copies sent on request. 



What do you think of a radish which 

 grows to weigh 10 to 42 pounds, which is 

 often a foot and a half long and 10 Inches 

 through; which is as* tender and sweet dur- 

 ing hottest July weather as earliest spring 

 radishes: meat crystal white, solid, texture 

 like a fine apple, and never becomes hot or 

 pithy; which can be eaten raw like an ap- 

 ple, cooked like turnips, and pulled late in 

 the fall, keeps all winter as sweet and crisp 

 as when pulled. The tops, which grow 2 to 

 3 feet long, cooked as "greens," are to be 

 preferred to spinach and mustard. 



This describes the Giant Radish from 



Japan. "Sakurajlma." introduced in Amer- 

 ica several years ago by the U. S. Dept. of 

 Agriculture, and has proved of great value 

 here. Among the first places tested was at 

 the Long Island Experiment Station, and 

 The Fruit-Grower received a "tip" as to Its 

 value from Director Fullerton. 



Planted late, it will extend the radish 

 season through the entire summer, being at 

 its best in hottest weather. Seeds planted 

 to mature in late autumn will keep nearly 

 all winter.almost until radishes come again. 



Hon. Wm. J. Bryan, hearing we had this 

 seedt wrote: *'I saw the giant radish dur- 

 ing my tour of Japan and have been intend- 

 ing to send there for seed. The flavor is 

 good. 1 will buy seeds of you or subscribe 

 for your paper — in fact, you can trade with 

 me on your own terms." 



Mr. Bryan is a Frult-Grower subscriber. 



Director Fullerton writes that during 1909 

 he grew one of thes-e radishes which weigh- 

 ed forty-two pounds, and that he expects 

 during the present season to break all rec- 

 ords by growing one which will weigh 50 

 lbs. Read his article In The Frult-Growe 



SEEDS FREE with a Trial Subscription to The Fniit-Grower 



Appreciating the great value of this new 

 radish. The Fruit-Grower has purchased 

 practically all of the seeds of this variety 

 in the United States to be distributed Free 

 to new subscribers. We canvass'ed the en- 

 tire country, and it would not be possible 

 to secure more seeds, even from Japan. 



The seed is not for sale at any price, but 

 we will mail a trial packet free to every 

 one who sends 50c, coin or stamps, for a 

 year's trial subscription to The Fruit-Grower. 

 Regular rate $1.00, but we offer it to you at 

 half price, to get you interested, and con- 

 vince you that we have the best paper of 

 the kind In existence. 



Send for a free copy of February, annual 



Gardening issue, handsomely illustrated. 84 

 pages, and read how our folks grew the big 

 radishes; leading fruit paper of America. 

 Many of our 100.000 readers write that a 

 single number is worth the price of a whole 

 year's .subscription. Ask the editor of this 

 paper about The Fruit-Grower. He will rec- 

 ommend it. and he knows that we could not 

 afford to make this offer unless The Fruit- 

 Grower would "make good." and that Sa- 

 kurajlma Radish had been fully tested and 

 all we claim for it. Liberal cash prizes for 

 largest radishes grown. Send .50c at our 

 risk for a year's trial subscription, and 

 seeds will be sent by return mail. FREE. 

 Write at once, before supply is exhausted 



THE FRUIT-GROWER, Box R-701, St. Joseph, Missouri 



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