FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. 



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Rhdishes. 



Hettig, oder RadiescJien, Ger. Radis, Rave, petite el longiie, Fr. Rabano, SP. 



Radishes thrive best in a light, rich, mellow soil, and to bring out their mild qualities they must make a quick and 

 tender growth ; heavy or clayey soils not only delay their growth, but produce a mucii 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-niauured, deeply dug, and finely 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 inches in the rows. Sow at intervals of two or three weeks until 

 Sef>tember for a succession. .-Vs soon as tiie lirst leaves appear, sprinkle with soot, 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 be confidently recommended for that puri)ose. The winter varieties should be sown in July and 

 'August; like the Turnip they 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 ia 

 iold water, which adds to their freshness. 



CARDINAL GLOBE RADISH. 



This variety is by all means the very best forcing vari- 

 ety, and should be 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 witliout becoming pithy; flesh tcTider, crisp, and in 

 quality all that can be desired. We can safely recommend 

 this sort. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., i lb. 50 cts.", lb. .S1.50. 



Fireball. Oneof thefinest 

 forcing Radishes yet offer- 

 ed. Of rajjid growth and 

 extremelysmall top. Bril- 

 liant scarlet color, crisp, 

 tender,andof mild flavor. 

 Useful only as a forcing 

 variety or for early spring 

 use. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 i lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 

 Round Red Forcing. 

 One of the earliest and 

 best of the Turnip varie- 

 ties for forcing; very 

 short-leaved ; small top"; 

 color of skin dark red, 

 white-fleshed, with very 

 small tap-root. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 i lb. .30 cts., lb. 80 cts. 

 Round White Forcing. 

 Similar to the above in 

 every respect, except its 

 white skin. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., i lb. .30 cts., lb. 80 cts. 



Fireball. 



WHITE BOX RADISH. 



This sort holds the same position among AVhite Radishes 

 as Cardinal Globe does among the Red varieties. It is 

 perfectly round, smooth skin, pure white and free from 

 any sharpness or bitterness. A remarkably quick grower, 

 with small top, having but 3 short leaves on a fully 

 matured root. For forcing it is in every way superior, 

 coming in as earlj' as Cardinal Globe and finding a ready 

 sale. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., i lb. 50 cts., lb. $1^50. 

 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 at- 

 tractive sort. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., i lb. .50 cts., lb. .$1.25. 

 Early White Turnip, An early, crisp, Turnip-shape<l 

 Radish of a pure white color. 



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

 Early French Breakfast. Oblong shape, rapid growth, 

 very mild and tender, of a beautiful scarlet color, 

 tipped with white 



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

 Early Scarlet Olive Shaped. Of oblong shape, rose 

 colored flesh, tender and excellent. 



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



Wood's Early Frame. This sort occupies the same 



position among the long as Fireball does among the 



Turnip varieties. Top very small, bright salmon 



color, and several days earlier than Long Scarlet. 



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



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