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r hite Summer Turnip. This is a 

 summer and fall variety. Oblong in shape, 

 skin white, stands the heat well, but not 

 mech used. 



Scarlet Half hong French. This is 

 the most popular Radish for the market. 

 It is bright scarlet color, and when well 

 grown from two to three inehes long, very 

 brittle and tender. 



f Scarlet Olive-shaped, White tipped, 

 or French Breakfast. A handsome Rad- 

 ish of the same shape as the foregoing kind, 

 with end and root white. Quite tender. 



V Black Spanish. (Winter.) This is 

 sown during fall and early winter. It i& 

 oval in shape, solid, and stands considera- 

 ble cold weather without being hurt. It 

 can be sown broadcast between turnips or 

 planted in rows a foot apart; thinned out- 

 from three to four inches in the rows. 



^ Chinese Rose. (Winter.) This is of 

 a half long shape, and bright rose color. It 

 is as hardy as the last described, not so pop- 

 ular, but superior to the foregoing kind. 

 Consider it the best winter variety. 



EarJy Scarlet Turnip. 



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Scarlet Half Long French. 



Golden Globe. 



r hite Strasburgh. An oblong, ta- 

 pering 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 ©Id and large. It is a 

 very good kind for summer use. as it with 

 stands the severe heat, and grows very 

 quickly. The seed can be planted through- 

 out the summer, and fine large roots will be 

 rapidly formed. It is an excellent variety 

 for family use as well as for the market. 



, White California Mammoth. This 

 is a winter variety of large size, but can be 

 sown here in early spring. It is the larg- 

 est of all the Radishes, and grows from 8 

 to 12 inches long, 2 to 3 in diameter. 

 \ New and Earliest White Radish. 

 Twenty days from planting to the table, 

 the earliest on record. Pure white, olive., 

 shaped; very little top, quality unexcel'ei. 

 Very mild and tender. Never gets woody. 

 Adapted as well for forcing or growing out 

 of doors. The finest all the year round 

 Radish. 



\ Brightest I/ong Scarlet Radish- A 



decided improvement in earliuess and color 

 over other varieties of its class. Fit for use 

 in about twentv-fi^e dav<=, when planted 

 outdoors; has a -mi dl top, and nu neck ; 

 bright scarlet color. 



Early Long Scarlet Radish. 



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