48 FERRY-MORSE SEED CO. 



RADISH (Cont.) JL: IfJ^i 



Code Word per lb. per lb. 



Half Long reach $0.40 $0.30 



Widely used by market gardeners in California. Roots 3 in. long, 



tapered; clear carmine; remain long in marketable condition. 

 ICICLE RECIPE .40 .30 



27 days. Decidedly the best early white variety and cqnsidered by 



many the standard of excellence in radish. Particularly popular 



in home and market gardens. Tops small. Roots long, tapered; 



very white throughout; brittle as ice; of splendid quality imtil 



5—6 in. long and }/2 in. thick or larger; mild and of splendid 



flavor. Superior to Lady Finger or WTiite Vienna. 

 Long Brightest Scarlet, White Tipped riffle .40 .30 



27 days. Handsome home and market garden sort. Tops small. 



Roots long, tapered; become 4 — 5 in. long and ^ in. thick at the 



shoulder; bright rich scarlet shading to white at the tip. 

 Long Scarlet rapacious .40 .30 



27 days. Standard home and market garden sort. Tops small. 



Roots long, tapered; become 4 — 5 in. long and ^ in. thick at 



shoulder; bright carmine red. 

 Scarlet Turnip rattle .40 .30 



25 days. Standard early sort for forcing and out of door culture. 



Tops small. Roots deep turnip-shaped, almost round; with fine 



tap root; ideal for use when 1 in. diameter, scarlet-red; mild and 



crisp. 

 SCARLET TURNIP, WHITE TIPPED rector .40 .30 



25 days. Handsome, popular variety of outstanding quaUty; much 



used in home and market gardens. Tops small. Roots deep turnip 



shape, almost globular, with slender tap root; bright scarlet (rosy 



carmine) with well defined white area about the tip ; remain crisp 



and of splendid quahty until 13^ in. diameter or greater. 

 Sparkler recant .40 .30 



25 days. Popular home and market garden sort. Similar to Early 



Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped, but with more pronounced white 



area. Tops small. Roots deep turnip, almost globe shape; bright 



scarlet with pronounced white tip ; crisp and of splendid quality 



until fairly large. 

 White Strasburg refup .40 .30 



40 days. Standard summer radish for home and market garden. 



Roots commonly become 5 in. long, 13^ — 2 in. diameter at the 



shoulder; tapered; smooth; white; flesh firm, crisp, mildly pun- 



^'''*' WINTER VARIETIES 



Seed of winter radish is sown at our Oakview Experimental Gardens near Detroit, during the 

 latter part of July or in August. We have indicated the number of days required to produce roots 

 suitable for table use. However, the roots continue to enlarge and are in splendid condition for storage 

 at the onset of freezing weather. 



lib. 100 lbs. 



or more or more 



Code Word per lb. per lb. 



Chinese Rose Winter (Scarlet China) rainy $0.40 $0.30 



50 days. Roots become 6 — 7 in. long, 1 % — 2 in. diameter at shoul- 

 der and sHghtly broadened outward to 2 — 2}4 iii- diameter at the 



blunt base; skin smooth, uniform bright deep scarlet; flesh white, 



firm, crisp and pungent. 

 Chinese White Winter (Celestial) raise .40 .30 



55 days. Roots about 8 in. long, 3 in. diameter at midsection; with 



square shoulder and blunt bottom; white, smooth; flesh white, 



firm, crisp, mildly pungent. 

 Half Long Black Winter radio .45 .40 



55 days. Splendid keeper. Roots about 6 in. long, 234 in. thick at 



the squarish shoulder, taper uniformly to about 2 in. thick near 



the sharply tapered tips; skin somewhat roughened, black; flesh 



white, firm, very crisp ; pungent and of good flavor. 

 Long Black Spanish recall .45 .40 



55 days. Splendid keeper. Roots 8 — 9 in. long, 2—23^ in. diameter 



at shoulder and only sHghtly tapered; skin somewhat roughened; 



black; flesh white, very firm and crisp, pungent. 

 Round Black Spanish reclose .45 .40 



55 days. Splendid keeper. Roots globular with slender well defined 



tap root; 3J^— 4 in. diameter; skin somewhat roughened, black; 



flesh white, firm, crisp and pungent. 



