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RADISH— Continued 



Rhubarbe, Fr. 



RHUBARB 



Riiibarbo, Sp. 

 Rliabarber, Ger. 



One ounce of seed to 125 feet of drill 



Culture. —Good plants are easily grown in any good garden 

 soil. Sow seed thinly in shallow drills 1 foot apart, thin to 4 or 

 5 inches. Keep soil loose and free from weeds. The plants are 

 liable to vary considerably. Pick out the strongest and best. 

 In fall or spring following, transplant to the permanent bed, 4 feet 

 apart each way, in deep, warm and very rich soil. The more 

 manure the better stalks. For winter forcing take up two-year 

 roots in fall, leave out to freeze, then bed close together on cellar 

 bottom or under greenhouse bench in the dark. 

 Linnaeus. Early, large, tender and very fine. Pkt., 10 cts. ; 



oz., 20 cts.; J lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.75. 

 Victoria. Very large, the finest cooking variety. Pkt., 10 cts.; 



oz., 20 cts.; i lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1-75. 



For Rhubarb Roots see page 212 



5..... FR. SALSIFY S:;::S^S: 



or VEGETABLE OYSTER 



One ounce for 50 feet of drill 

 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 remain in the ground all winter for early spring use, but should 



be taken up before it starts growing; take up a supply for use 



during winter. Succeed best in light, well-enriched mellow soil. 



Sow early in the spring in drills 15 inches apart, 1 inch deep; thin 



to 6 inches in rows. 



Mammoth Sandwich Island. (See cut.) This variety of 

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

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

 popular. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; i lb., 60 cts.; lb., $2.00. 



Long White. A favorite market variety and fine flavored. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20cts.; i lb., 60 cts.; lb., $2.00. 



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

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; i lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50. 



SUMMER RADISHES 



Icicle Radish. (See cut.) Can be used for summer or in forcing 



frames,, and makes radishes measuring from four to five inches 



long and half to three-quarter inch thick. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 



20 cts.; i lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.75. 

 Dreer's White Delicacy. A very attractive, oblong Radish 



which is especially adapted for summer growing. Pkt., 10 cts.; 



oz., 20 cts.; i lb., 60 cts.; lb., $2.00. 

 Long White Vienna, or Lady Finger. Skin and flesh are 



pure snow-white; crisp and of rapid growth. Pkt., 10 cts.; 



oz., 15 cts.; i lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 

 White Strasburg and Beckert's Chartier. Each at pkt., 



10 cts.; oz., IScts.; | lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



WINTER RADISHES 



White Chinese, or Celestial. One of the best winter Rad- 

 ishes; stump-rooted, and even when extremely large the Rad- 

 ishes are solid, crisp and of a mild flavor; skin pure white, and 

 Radishes may be used at all stages of growth. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 oz., 20 cts.; i lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.75. 



Pkt. Oz. i lb. Lb. 



Scarlet China $0 10 $0 20 $0 50 $175 



Round Black Spanish 10 20 50 175 



Long Black Spanish 10 20 50 175 



Long White Spanish 10 20 50 175 



SORREL 



Oseille, Fr. Acedera, Sp. Sauerampfcr, Cer. 



Culture. —Used for soups and salads on account of its pleasant 

 acid flavor. Sow seed in any good garden soil, in shallow drills a 

 foot apart. Thin plants to a few inches apart and remove seed 

 stalks as soon as they appear. 

 Large-leaved Garden. The largest leaved and best variety. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; i lb., 50 cts. 



