B1RTADREER -PHIlADELPHIAfA- W RELIABLE toETABLE SEEDS 



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RADISH 



— Continued. 



SUMMKR RADISHES. 



Dreer's White Delicacy. An attractive long 

 white variety, which is a great improvement on the 

 White Strasburg, t)eing earlier, more evenly shaped 

 and smaller top. Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 10 cts. ; ^ lb., 

 30cts.; lb., $1.00. 



White Strasburg. Roots oblong; pure white; 

 mild flavor. Can be used while quite small, and is 

 an excellent sort for growing during the summer 

 season. Pkt., Sets.; oz., IQcts.; Jib., 30 cts.; 

 lb., $1.00. 



Beckert's Chartier. Long crimson, shaded white. 

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



Long: White Vienna {Lady Finyer). Skin and 

 flesh are pure snow-white; crisp and of rapid 

 growth. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; Jib., 30 cts.; 

 lb., $1.00. 



^VIXTER RADISHES. 



White Chinese, or Celestial. (See cut.) One 

 of the best white winter Radishes; stump-rooted, 

 and even when extremely large the Radishes are 

 solid, crisp and of a mild flavor. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 

 15 cts.; Jib., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



Scarlet China. Bright rose color. Flesh white, crisp and 

 pungent. Pkt., Sets.; oz., lOcts.; \ lb,, 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 



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

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., lOcts.; i lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 



Krewson's Oblong Black Spanish. An improvement on 

 the Round Black Spanish; longer and of much more perfect 

 form. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; J lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



Round Black Spanish, Long Black Spanish, Long 

 White Spanish. Each at: Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; J lb., 

 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 



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RHUBARB. 



Rhabarber, Ger. llhuborbe, Fr. Ruibarbo, Sp. 

 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 a 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 clo.se together on cel- 

 lar bottom or under greenhouse bench in the dark. 

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



oz., 15 cts.; J lb., 40 cts. 

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



oz., 15 cts.; Jib., 40 cts. 



(For Rhubarb Roots see page 41.) 



Hafer- Wurzel, Q A I CI C V Salsifis. Fr. 

 Ger. ^/\jL*^lr I Ostion Vegetal, Sp. 



OR VEGETABI.E 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 re- 

 semble 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 sup- 

 ply for use during the winter. Succeeds best in a 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., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; J lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.50. 

 Long White. A favorite market variety and fine flavored. 



Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; | lb., 35 cts.; lb., $1.25. 

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

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts,; J lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2.50. 



SORREL. 



Sauerampfer, Ger. Oseille, Fr. Acedera, Sp. 

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

 pleasant acid flavor. Sow seed in any good garden soil, in shal- 

 low drills a foot apart. Thin plants to a few inches apart and 

 remove seed stalks as soon as they appear. 

 Large-leaved Garden. Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 20 cts.; J lb., 50 cts. 



