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For the Southern States. 



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RADISH. 



Eadies, Rave, (Fr.) Radies, Rettig, (Ger.) Rabano, (Sp.) 



Early Long Scarlet. 

 Early Scarlet Turnip. 

 Yellow Summer Turnip. 

 Early Scarlet Olive Shaped. 



White Summer Turnip. 

 Scarlet Half Long French. 

 Black Spanish (Winter.) 

 Chinbse Rose (Winter. ) 



The 



This is a very popular vegetable, and grown to a large extent, 

 ground for radishes should be rich and mellow. 

 The early small varieties oan be sown broad-cast 

 among other crops, such as beets, peas, spinach, 

 or where lettuce has been transplanted. Early 

 varieties are sown in this section the whole year, 

 but during summer they 

 require frequent watering 

 to make them grow quick- 

 ly. The Yellow and White 

 Summer Turnip are best 

 for planting during the 

 summer months. The 

 Half Long Scarlet French 

 is the only red kind raised 

 for the New Orleans mar- 

 ket,and all the other cities 

 in the United States taken 

 together do not use as 



many of that one variety Early Scarlet Turnip. Early Long Scarlet, 



as New Orleans does. I have sold nearly two thousand pounds of the 

 seed per annum for the last twelve years. 



Early Long Scarlet. This is a very desirable variety, it is of 

 a bright scarlet color, short top, and very brittle. 



Early Scarlet Turnip. A small y^ 



round variety, the favorite kind for family jjjp 



use. It is very early, crisp and mild when 

 young. 



Scarlet Half Long French. 



Yellow Summer Turnip. 



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