FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. 



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RADISH. 



Rettig, Oder Radieschen, Ger. Kadis, Rave, Pelite it hmqite, Fr. 

 Rabano, Sp. 



Radishes thrive best in alight, rich, mellow soil, and to bring out tlieir 

 mild qualities they must make a quick and lender growth ; heavy or clayey 

 soils not only delay their growth, but produce a much inferior crop in 

 appearance and flavor. Sow for very early use in hot-beds during the 

 winter and early spring, or later on in sheltered borders, in well-manured, 

 deeply dug, and tinely raked soil ; if not well stimulated into a rapid 

 growth, they become fibrous and tough; sow in drills 10 inches apart, and 

 thin to 2 inclies in the rows. Sow at intervals of two or three weeks until 

 September for a succession. As soon as the first leaves appear, sprinkle 

 with SDot, wood-ashes or air-slacked lime, to save them from the little black. 

 Cabbage and Turnip fly. Slug Shot is a positive remedy for the black, 

 Cabbage and Turnip fly, and can bq confidently recommended for that pur- 

 pose. The winter varieties should be sown in July and August; like the 

 Turnip tliey make the best growth in the autumn, and must be taken up 

 before severe frost, and stored away in a cool cellar in sand, or a pit, where 

 they will keep tender and crisp all winter; before using put in cold watei, 

 wliich adds to their freshness. 



EARI.Y RADISHES. 



Ccirdinal Olobe. This is ihe very best foicnig variety, and is sown 

 largely by market gardeners and truckers. It is of globular shape and 

 brilliant cardinal red color, with short top, and will stand a large 

 amount of heat without becoming pithy. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 30 cts., lb. §1.00. 



White-Tipped Scarlet Gem. Anew and excellent 



variety for forcing, with very short leaves, bright scarlet, 



with a clearly-defined white tip, giving it a very attractive 



appearance when bunched for market. 



Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 30 cts., per lb. $1.00. 

 Scarlet Frame. A very early Turnip Radish ; of a bright 



scarlet crimson color, perfectly round, crisp and tender, of 



excellent flavor, and a showy and attractive sort. 

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

 llound Red Forcing-. One of the earliest and best of 



the Turnip varieties for forcing; very short leaved ; small 



top; color of skin dark red, white fleshed, with very small 



tap-r.jot. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 IJ-Olllld White Forcing:. Similar to the above in every 



respect, except iis white skin'. 



Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 25 cts,, lb. 75 cts. 

 Early French Breakfast. Oblong shape, rapid growth, 



very nidd and lender, of a beautiful scarlet color tipped 

 with white. Pkt. .i cts., oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 25 cts., lb. 65 cts. 

 Early Scarlet Turnip. A small top variety, of quick 

 growth, mild and crisp. It is a .standard sort and in all 

 respects ilesirable for early planting in the open ground. 

 Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 25 cts., lb. 65 cts. 

 Early White Turnip. An early, crisp. Turnip-shaped 

 Radish of a pure white color. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 25 cts., lb. 65 ctK. 



WHITE BOX. 



CARDINAL GLOBE. 



WHITE-TIP. SCARLET GEM. 



CHAKTIER. WHITE STRASBURG. HALF LONG DEEP SCARLET. 



White Box. This sort holds the same position among 

 White Radishes as Cardinal Globe does among the Red. 

 It is perfectly round, smooth skin, pure white, free from 

 any sharpness or bitterness. A remarkably quick grower 

 with small top. For forcing it is ,in every way superior. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 25 ct.s., lb. 80 cts. 



Wood's Early Frame. Top very small, bright salmon 

 color, and several days earlier than Long Scarlet. 



Pict. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 25 cts., lb. 65 cts. 



Half Long Deep Scarlet. An excellent intermediate 

 sort, for forcing or open ground. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 25 cts., lb. 65 cts. 



Long Scarlet Short Top. The standard family and 

 market gardener's variety; long, bright scarlet, with small 

 top. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 els., \ lb. 25 cts., lb. 65 cts. 



SUMMER RADISHES. 



scarlet, 

 is very 



Like the above, 



Beckert'S Chartier. Color bright salmon 

 shading to white as it approaches maturity. It 

 crisp, tender, and of mild and pleasant flavor. 



Pkt. 5 CIS., oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



Larg-e White Summer Turnip. The market garden 



er's favorite ; large, turnip-shaped, white, very crisp. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 25 cts., lb. 65 cts. 



Larg-e Yellow Summer Turnip. 



except in color. 



■ Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 25 cts., lb. 65 cts. 



Long- White Naples. An excellent long variety, flesh 

 white, crisp and mihl. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 CIS., ]- lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 Golden Yellow Olive-Shaped. A new very early 

 yellow Radish, adapted for forcing and the open ground. 

 It is of attractive shape, crisp and tender, inaUirintT in 

 about twenty days. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 30 CIS., lb. §1.00. 

 Long- White Vienna, or Lady Fingrer.— An attrac- 

 tive sort, long tapering roots of a pure white color. Mild 

 in flavor, tender, crisp and in all respects a fine variety. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 White Strashurg-. A variety that should be largely 

 grown. The roots are oblong, of a pure white color, very 

 brittle, and of a mild flavor. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts. 



Add for postage on Radish Seed 8 cents per pound when ordered to be sent by mail. 



