Radishes, Salsify, Etc. 
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Radish, Long Scarlet, Short Top 
Early Deep Scarlet Turnip. A new variety 
perfect in shape; skin dark red; flesh white, with 
very small tap roct. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., V4 |b. 
5 cts., lb. 70 cts. 
Icicle. These radishes are transparent white, 
have small tops, allowing close planting and are 
very crisp and brittle. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4 lb. 
25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 
Scarlet Olive-Shaped. Oval-shaped, tender 
and excellent. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 20 cts., 
lb. 60 cts. 
French Breakfast. Scarlet with white tip; 
shape nearly oval; good for forcing or summer Sow- 
ing. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts, 
Early Short-Top Long Scarlet. One of 
the standard sorts for market and private gardens ; 
tender and sweet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 Ib. 
20 cts., lb. 60 ets. 
White Stuttgart Summer. A yery large 
turnip-shaped variety; white, very crisp and mild. 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 ets. 
Large Yellow 
Summer Turnip. Like 
the above, except 
in color. Pkt. 5cts., 
oz. 10 cts., % Ib. 
20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 
lb. 75 ets. 
Radish, White Summer Turnip 
RapDIs ET RAVE. 
Chinese Rose Winter (Scarlet China). ¢ 
winter use, and popular with market gardeners; bright rose color: flesh white and 
firm, of superior quality. 
Large White Spanish Winter. <A well-known and popular sort; flesh solid 
and milder in flavor than the black sorts. 
SALSIFY, or VEGETABLE OYSTER 
SALSIFIS. 
Salsify succeeds best in light, well-enriched, mellow soil, which, previous to sowing 
the seeds, should be stirred to a depth of 18 inches. 
inches apart ; cover the seeds with fine soil one and one-half inches deep, and when 
the plants are strong enough, thin out to six inches apart. 
for use in October, when a supply should be taken up and stored like carrots. Those 
remaining will suffer no injury by being left in the ground till spring. 
Long White. Pkt.5 cts., oz. 15ets., % Ib. 40 cts., Ib. $1.25. 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. A new, large-growing varlety. 
15 ets., 24 lb. 50 ets., lb. $1.50. 
Scorzonera, or Black Salsify. Pkt. 10 cts., 0z. 30 ets., 14 1b, 85 ets., Ib. $3.0). 
18 WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, NEW YORK 
RADISH 
Rabanos y Rabanitos. Radies und Rettig. 
One ounce will sow 100 teet of row. 
Radishes, to be crisp and tender, must make a steady, rapid growth; therefure a rich, light, sandy 
soil is best adapted for their culture. 
For early spring use, sow in February in hotbed in 
rows six inches apart, and coyer lightly; thin to one or two inches apart in the rows. They 
should be large enough for use in from four to five weeks from the time of planting. Plant 
in the open air as soon as the ground can be worked, on finely prepared beds in rows eight 
to ten inches apart; sow for succession every ten days or two weeks as long as wanted. 
The winter varieties should be planted in July or August, taken up before severe frost, 
packed in sand for winter use and stored in a cool cellar. 
If to be forwarded by mail, add at the rate of eight cents per pound for postage. 
Rapid Forcing. This variety resembles the white-tipped Scarlet Turnip, but much 
earlier, maturing in twenty-two days from time of sowing. The best radish for forcing and 
equally desirable for the garden. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 Ib. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
Seay SOG LL So variety, short-leaved, of excellent quality. 
Earliest Erfurt Scarlet Turnip. The earliest variety, valuable alike 
general sowing. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 20 ets., lb. 60 cts. 
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White-Tipped Scarlet Turnip. i i rhi . 
tender, mild favor and early. Pkt. Bees: 10; ta dab DOE ST KGae aa pinthe bases 
for forcing or 
Chartier. A very attractive sort; color bright 
salmon-scarlet, shading to white; very crisp, tender 
and mild. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 20 cts., 
lb. 60 cts. 
Round Black Spanish Winter. This is a 
large black-skinned radish, much relished by the 
Germans; flesh white and firm, and of a peculiarly 
rich, delicious flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 
20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 
Long Black Spanish Winter. Like the 
above, but roots are longer and perhaps slightly 
milder in flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 20 
ets., lb. 50 cts. 
California Mammoth White Winter. Is 
really a Chinese Radish, 
grown by the Chinese 
in California ; 8 to 12 in- 
ches long, and from two 
to threa inches in di- 
ameter, solid and of 
good flavor; white in 
eolor and exceedingly 
erisp and tender. Pkt. 
5 ets., oz. 10 ets., 44 lb. 
25 cts., lb. 75 ets. 
One of the very pest for fall and 
Earliest Erfurt Turnip 
Pkt. 5 ets., oz. 10 ets., 44 lb. 25 ets., Ib. 75 cts. 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 ets., 44 Ib. 25 ets., 
Salsifis blanco. Haferwurzel. 
One ounce will sow 75 feet of row. 
Sow early in spring in drills 18 
The roots will be ready 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 
Salsify, Sandwich Island 
