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HENRTA DREER -PNIIADELPHIA ■^'A- W RELIABLE VtOETABLE SEEDS 



RADISH- 



Continued 



Bnu,ar,e, Fk. RHUBARB ^!S^e^^. 

 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 close together on 

 cellar bottom or under greenhouse bench in the dark. 

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



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

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



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



(For Rliubarb Roots see page 196) 



^ A I ^1 CW Ostion Vegetal, Sp. 

 ^/\L*^ll"^ Y Hnferwurzel, G'EK. 



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 

 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., 25 cts.; \\h., 75 cts.; lb., $2. 50. 

 Long White. A favorite market variety and fine flavored. 



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

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

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



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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 tliick. Matures 

 earlier than any other long white radish and is attractive, being 

 pure white, almost transparent, and very tender. Pkt., 5 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, as it stands 



hot weather. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; J lb., 60 cts.; lb., 



$2.00. 

 White Strasburg. Roots oblong; pure white; mild flovor. 



Can Le used while quite small. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 



Jib., 45 CIS.; lb., $1.50. 

 Beckert's Chartier. Long crimson, shaded white. Pkt., 



5 cts.; oz., 15 cts., J lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 

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



snow-white; crisp and of rapid growth. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz. , 



15 cts.; J lb., 45 els.; lb., $1.50. 



^WINTER RADISHES 



White Chinese, or Celestial. One of the best winter 

 Radishes; stump-rooted, and even when extremely large the 

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

 and Radishes may be used at all stages of growth. Pkt., 5 

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



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

 pungent. Pkt. , 5 cts. ; oz. , 20 cts. ; J Jb. , 50 cts. ; lb. , $1. 7o. 



Round Black Spanish. Excellent for winter use. Pkt., 5 

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



Long Black Spanish. Long in shape, of good flavor. Pkt.., 

 Sets.; cz., 20 cts.; ^Ib., 50 cts.; lb,, $1.75. 



Long White Spanish. Good flavor and keeps well. Pkt., 

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





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