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HENDERSON'S TESTED SEEDS FOR MARKET GARDENERS. 



SUMMER TURNIP RADISH 



LONG WHITE VIENNA RADISH. 



MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND SALSIFY 



ROUND LEAF SPINACH. 



Complete List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



RADISH Continued. 



EARLY OLIVE AND OVAL SHAPED VARIETIES. 



French Breakfast. The best of the half-long tap rooted sorts. Thelength is about twice 

 the diameter. The lower part of the root is white which gradually merges into bright 

 scarlet. It is an excellent variety in every respect 



Half Long Deep Scarlet. Name describes it; an excellent early sort 



Red Rocket, Henderson's. A long, oval shaped, bright scarlet Radish, mild, sparkling 

 white flesh; very small tops. Excellent for forcing 



White Rocket, Henderson's. Oval shaped; pure waxy-white skin and flesh: mild 

 flavor, very small tops, good for frames. (Crop failure.) 



White Tipped Rocket, Henderson's. Long, oval shaped; brilliant scarlet, with white 

 tip; mild, very small tops, grows very quickly 



Scarlet, Olive Shaped. An old favorite, half-long, oval shaped variety, maturing in 

 25 days; bright scarlet; flesh white, crisp and mild 



Yellow, Oval Shaped. A second early; oval, but tapering at the base; skin golden- 

 yellow; remains tender and mild for a long time 



EARLY LONG VARIETIES. 



Long Scarlet. The standard bright scarlet with white mild flesh, grows 6 inches in 



length ; matures in about 25 days 



Wood's Frame. An improved paler colored selection of Long Scarlet maturing a few 



days sooner; a favorite for frame culture 



Cincinnati Market. One of the best varieties for early frame use 



Long White Vienna, or Lady Finger. Of attractive, tapering shape, pure white, mild 



and tender; matures in about 25 days. (See engraving.) 



Icicle. Extra earlylong white, a favorite in many markets. (Crop failure.) 



SUMMER AND AUTUMN VARIETIES. These attain a larger size than the pre- 

 ceding, requiring a longer time to form, and more room to grow 



Giant White Stuttgart. A large white, turnip-shaped summer Radish, very much in 

 demand in some markets. It matures in 6 to 8 weeks, though it is usually pulled 



■ earlier. Very tender and mild 



White Summer Turnip. A flat-round, early, summer Radish, skin and flesh white and 

 tender; ready to use in 30 to 40 days. (See engraving.) 



Yellow Summer Turnip. A good-sized, round summer Radish; best used young 

 when the quality is solid and fine; outer color, bronzy-yellow 



Chartier. A summer Radish, long, large and handsome; top crimson fading to white at 

 tip; flesh white and delicious, remaining long in good condition 



White Strasburg. An early summer Radish, 4 to 5 inches long and tapering, flesh and 

 skin white, solid and fine 



Sandwich, Henderson's. The finest medium early summer Radish; half-long and 

 heavy; skin and flesh snow-white; flavor delicate and mild. (Crop failure.) 



WINTER VARIETIES. The flesh is so firm and compact in these that they will keep 

 almost all winter if stored in a dry cellar; they mature slowly and need more room to 

 grow. 



Celestial, or White Chinese. An extra fine, large white Radish, often growing a foot in 

 length ; flesh firm, mild and crisp 



Rose China Winter. A distinct half -long variety, 4 to 5 inches; skin rosy-red; flesh 

 white and firm; good keeper. 



Long Black Spanish. A leading winter variety, one of the best keepers, Roots 

 smooth, 7 to 10 inches long; skin blackish-brown; firm white flesh 



Half Long Black Spanish. Differing from the above in shorter, stockier growth, flesh 

 white, compact and the mildest flavored of this type; good keeper. The skin is de- 

 cidedly black 



Round Black Spanish. A popular summer sort, esteemed highly by Connoisseurs 



RHUBARB, Or PIE PLANT. Spring-sown seed produces plants of good size to 



pull from the following spring; planting roots saves one year. 

 St. Martin's. A large, red-stalked, compact-growing and immensely productive 



variety, quality unusually rich and spicy, very early. (Crop failure.) 



Victoria. A very large, thick, red-stalked late variety of fine quality. (Crop failure) .... 



SALSIFY, or OYSTER PLANT. 



Mammoth Sandwich Island. A great improvement on the older variety. The roots 

 are longer, thicker, and therefore sell more readily. (See engraving) 



SCORZONERA, or BLACK OYSTER PLANT. 



Analysis shows the root to be the most nutritious vegetable grown; although the skin is 

 black the flesh is white, and properly cooked is most delicious. (Crop failure) 



SEA KALE. 



The blanched leaf stalks are eaten boiled as Asparagus, having a fine, agreeable flavor. 

 From seed they will be fit to cut the third year, continuing to bear for 8 or 10 years. 

 The roots may be forced in a warm cellar for a winter supply. (Crop failure) 



SORREL. Broad-Leaved French. The best of the Garden Sorrels; large, pale green 

 leaves of mild acid flavor; esteemed as salad, cooked as greens, etc 



SPINACH. 



(Varieties prefixed * may be sown in the fall for spring crop.) 



Round-Leaved. A well-known sort, with thick, round, succulent leaves. (See engraving) 



*Thick-Leaved, Henderson's. The most largely grown for late fall use and to winter 



over for early spring crop and in some sections for a summer crop. The leaves are 



broad, hug the ground closely, are slightly crumpled and attractive in color. The 



plant is large and produces a big crop 



Long Season, Henderson's. This sort will remain in salable condition on the field 

 longer than any other, especially during early summer. It is a small plant, very dark 

 colored, the leaves thick, the stems short and fleshy. It does not readily crush down 

 in the basket 



Norfolk, Savoy-Leaved. Sown very early will produce a good spring crop, but suc- 

 ceeds best in the fall. A veryifine dark colored stock, with thick crumpled leaves of great 

 substance, which hold up well in shipping. Our stock is free from "slick leaved" plants. 



Long-Standing. An excellent compact variety; thick, fleshy, dark green leaves, grows 



slowly but remains a long time fit to use before going to seed 



•Viroflay, Large Round-Leaved. A large, very hardy variety 



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