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Early Long Scarlet (Short Top.) 



Early Long Scarlet (Short Top.) This 

 is a desirable variety; of a bright scarlet 

 color; short top and brittle. 



Yellow Summer Turnip or Golden Globe. 



Yellow Summer Turnip or Golden 



Globe. This stands the heat better than 

 the foregoing kinds. It is of an oblong 

 shape, and of a beautiful bright yellow 

 color. It should be sown very thinly. 

 Best adapted for summer and fall sowing. 

 White Vienna. Root white, very smooth 

 and clean skinned, straight spindle 

 shaped, from 2 to nearly 3 inches long, 

 and from 4-5 to 1 inch broad at the top; 

 neck short rounded, tinged with green 

 and very narrow at the insertion of the 

 leaf stalk; leaves rather large, broad 

 and light green. An early variety. 



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. 



White Strasburgh. Of an oblong, taper- 

 ing shape; the skin and flesh are pure 

 white, firm, brittle and tender, and has a 

 tendency of retaining its crispness even 

 when the roots are old and large. It is 

 a very good kind for summer use, as it 

 withstands the severest heat, and grov/s 

 very quickly. 



White California Mamm.oth. 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 12 inches long, 2 to 3 in 

 diameter. 



Brightest Scarlet or % Long. A de- 

 cided improvement in earliness and color 

 over other varieties of its class. Fit for 

 use in about twentj^-flve days, when 

 planted outdoors; has a small top, and 

 no neck, bright scarlet color. 



Early Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped 

 (Forcing). One of the handsomest of the 

 turnip Radishes and a great favorite in 

 many large markets for early planting 

 outdoors. Roots slightly flattened on 

 the under side, color very deep scarlet 

 with a white tip; flesh white and of the 

 best quality. 



Chartier. A long Radish, deep crimson 

 colored at the top, shading off lighter 

 until at the bottom it becomes white. 



Scarlet Half Long French. 



Scarlet Half Long French. Bright 

 scarlet color, and wben well grown, from 

 two to three inches long, very brittle and 

 tender. 



White Summer Turnip. This is a sum- 

 mer and fall variety. Oblong in shape, 

 skin v/hite, stands the heat well. 



Leg Bands for Tagging Poultry. 



