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White California Mammoth. This is a 

 winter variety of large size, but can be sown 

 here in early spring. It is the largest of all 

 the Radishes, and grows from 8 to l;;? inches 

 long, '2 to 3 in diameter. 



New and Earliest White. Twenty days 

 from planting to the table, the earliest on 

 record. Pure white, olive shaped; very little 

 top, quality unexcelled. Very mild and tender. 



Brightest Scarlet or 3-4 Long. A de- 

 cided improvement in earliness and color over 

 other varieties of its class. Fit for use in 

 about twenty-five days, when planted out- 

 doors; has a small top, and no neck, bright 

 scarlet color. 



White Vienna. Root white, very smooth 

 and clean skinned, straight spindle shaped. 



not the primary object. Roots slightly flat- 

 tened on the under side, color very deep 

 scarlet with a white tip; flesh white and of 

 the best quality. 



Rosy Gem. Perfectly round, deep scarlet 

 color on top, and pure white at the bottom, 

 the colors blending with each other so deli- 

 cately as to excite the admiration of every 

 lover of this healthful and valuable vegetable. 

 It is also exceedinglj'^ tender, crisp, and very 

 delicious. Well adapted for shipping or the 

 home garden. 



Shippers' Favorite. Extra early bright 

 scarlet and round. The tops are small; the 

 flesh very crisp and tender, it is the very best 

 for the market garden. 



Crimson Globe. A most valuable Radish, 



Early Scarlet Turnip. 



Scarlet Half French. 



Golden Globe. 



from 2 to nearly 3 inches long, and from 4-5 to 

 1 inch broad at the t p; neck short rounded, 

 tinged with green and very narrow at the 

 insertion of the leaf stalk; leaves rather 

 large, broad and of a light green color. This 

 is an early variety. 



Early Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped. 

 One of the handsomest of the turnip Radishes 

 and a great favorite in many large markets for 

 early planting outdoors. It is but little )ater 

 than the White Tipped Forcing and will give 

 entire satisfaction where extreme earhness is 



of European introduction. I^-, grows quickly, 

 and even when it attains a large size it re- 

 mains absolutely tender and of perfect flavor 

 to the very last. It is of a beautiful deep 

 crimson color, and in crispness and flavor it 

 is unsurpassed. 



Glass or Cincinnati. This is a selection 

 of the Long Scarlet, with exceedingly small 

 tops, and grows from 6 to 7 inches long; of a 

 beautiful bright scarlet color with a very- 

 delicate skin; one of the best and most 

 attractive market varieties. 



ROQXJETTB. 



ROQUETI'E (Fr.) 



CULTURE. — Sown from September to March. It is used as a salad; resembles the Cress 

 in taste. 



SALSIFY, or OYSTER PLANT. 



Salsifis (Fr.), Haferwurzel (Ger.), Ostra Vegetal (Sp.), Sassefrica (Ital.) 

 Sandioich Island Mammoth. 

 CULTURE.— A vegetable which ought to be more cultivated than it is. It is prepared 

 in different ways, and partakes of the flavor of oysters. It should be sown in the fall of the 

 year, not later than November. The ground ought to be manured the spring previous, deeply 

 spaded and well pulverized. Sow in drills, about ten inches apart, and thin out to three or 

 four inches in the rows. 



Garden Implements of all kinds, see List in this Book. 



