FUENRTADREER -PHIIADELPH^-M- ^ RELIABLE VfOETABLE SEEDS 



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RADISH-Continued. 

 WINTER RADISHES. 



Scarlet China. One of the best fall and wintev varieties. 



Pkl., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts ; -^ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 

 Round Scarlet China. Root round, of fine scarlet color. 



Pkl., .') cts.; o/.., 10 cu.; J lb., 30 cts.; lb., 80 els. 

 Hound Blacl< Spanish. Excellent for winter use. I'kt., 



.^) cts.; oz., 10 els.; 1 li)., 25 els ; lb., 75 CtS. 



ICrewson's Oblong Blacl<: Spanish. An improvement on 



lont 



h7. 



els.; 



and 

 35 cts.; 



., 10 CIS 



more per, 

 b., $1.00. 

 i lb,, 25 



25 



tlie Roiuul Black Spani..h, growin; 

 feet form. I'kt., 5 cts ; oz., 10 cts 

 Long White Spanish, i'kt., 



CIS ; lb., 75 cts. 



Long Black Spanish. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., IQ ct 



cts.; lb., l'> els. 



California White Winter. Grows from 10 to 12 inches 

 long, is very solid and of <;ood quality; a good keeper. Pkt., 

 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; |- lb , 2."> cts.; lb., 75 cts. 



White Chinese, or Celestial. A Chinese production, and 

 one of the best white winter Radishes; it is slump-rooted 

 and grows to a large size, and is a good keeper. Pkt., 5 cts. 

 ■oz., 10 cts.; 1 lb., 35 cts.; lb., $1.00. 



Hhalmrlh'r, 

 GliR. 



RHUBARB. 



Rhttharbe, Fr. 

 Ruibarho, Sp. 



Linnaeus. Early, large, tender and very fine. Pkt., 5 cts.; 



li/,, 2U els.; \ lb., 50 cts. 

 Victoria. Very large; the finest cooking variety. Pkt., 5 



CIS.; oz., 20 CIS.; \ lb., 50 cts. 



(For Klin barb Roots see Veg-e table Plants, 

 etc., page 61.) 



sp,.a, GK.. SPINACH. 



Espinard, Fr. 

 Espinnca, Sp. 



One ounce for lOO feet drill; lo to I2 lbs. in drills for 

 an acre. 



CULTURE. 'Phis is an impoitant'niarket gardener's crop, 

 of easy ciillure. Fur spring and summer use sow either broad- 

 cast or in drills 1 foot apart and 1 inch deep, as early as the 

 ground can be worked, and every two weeks for a succession. 

 For winter and early spring use; sow in September in well 

 manured ground ; cover with straw on the approach of severe 

 cold weather. The ground cannot be too rich; the stronger 

 the ground, the more delicate and succulent will be the le.ives. 

 Sow the New Zealand varieties in hills, 3 feet apart each way, 

 three or four seeds to a hill, or can start in heal and Iransplanl; 

 it can be cut for use all summer. 



Dreer's Round Seeded Savoy. 'Curled and crimped, 

 with lliick, fleshy leaves; the be-^t for family use, and best of 

 all for fall sowing. Pkl., 5 cts.; oz., 10 els.; \ lb., 15 cts.; lb., 

 40 cts.; 10 lbs or more, by express, 30 cts. lb. 



Long-Standing Round Seeded. A large crimped, thick, 

 tleshy Savoy-leaved variety. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; ]- lb., 

 15 cts ; 11)., 35 cts. 



Victoria, This variety is an acqiiisilion to the list of Spinach; 



it matures later than ihe other varielie,s, ,but is of remarkaldy 



fine texture, of the deepest green, heavily crimped, thick, 



fleshy leaves, deep, red stems. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts,; | 

 ,- lb., 15 cts.; lb., 40 els.; 10 lbs. or more, by express, 30 



Cts., lb. 

 Prickly Seeded. The hardiest variety, having small leaves; 



is not so productive as the above sort^. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 



cts.; \ lb., l.f) cts.; lb., 35 cts. ■ 

 New Zealand. This endures heat and is best for summer. 



Pkt., 5 CIS.; oz., 10 cts.; \\\i., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00 



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Mammoth Sandwich Island Salsify. 



Hafer- Wurzel, 

 Ger. 



SALSIFY 



Salsifii. Fr. 

 OiUon Vegetal, Sp. 



OR VEGETABI.E OYSTER. 



CULTURE. — Used the same as carrots ; or, after having 

 been boiled, made into cakes and fried like oysters, which they 

 resemble in flavor. Cultivate the same as carrots or parsnips ; 

 it is hardy ; can remiin in the ground all winter for early spring 

 use, but should be laken up before it starts growing; take up a 

 su|ij)ly for use during the winter. Succeeds best in a light, 

 well enriched, mellow soil. Smv eirly in the spring in diills 15 

 inches apart, 1 inch dee]i; thin to 6 inches in rows. 

 Mammoth Sandwich Island. (See cut ) This variety 



grows to a very large size, and resembles a good-sized parsnip. 



It is very mild and delicately flavored, and is very popular. 



Pkl., 5 CIS.; oz., 20 Cts.; \ lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.50. 

 Long White. A good variety, and fine flavored. Pkt., 5 



cts.; oz., 10 els.; ,', fb., 35 Cls.; lb., $1.25. 



Long Black, or Scorzonera. Resembles above, but black. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 60 cts.; lb., $2.00. 



Saueriiinpfer^ 

 Gfk. 



SORREL. 



Oseille, Fr. 

 Accdern, Sp. 



Large-Leaved Garden. Cultivated for lis acidity ; used 

 in sal.uls, Pkt., ". cts ; oz., 15 ct?.; \ lb., 40 Cts.; lb.', $1,25. 



Tarragon Plants. See Vegetable Plants, page 61. 



