GARDEN MANUAL 
Scarlet Half Long French. 
SCARLET HALF LONG FRENCH. 
Bright scarlet color, and when well grown. 
from 2 to 3 inches long, very brittle and 
tender. 
WHITE STRASBURGH.—Of an oblong, 
tapering 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 isa 
very good kind for Summer use, as it with- 
stands the severest heat, and grows very 
quickly. 
WHITE SUMMER TURNIP.—This is a 
Summer and Fall variety. Oblong in 
shape, skin white, stands the heat well. 
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Early Scarlet Turnip. 
EARLY SCARLET TURNIP.—A _ small 
round variety, the favorite kind for family 
use. It is very early, crisp and mild when 
young. 
CHINESE ROSE.—(Winter.) This is of 
a half long shape, and bright rose color. It 
is as hardy as the last described, not so 
popular, but superior to the foregoing 
kind. Consider it the best Winter variety. 
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 Radishes, and grows 
from 8 to 12 inches long, 2 to 3 inches in 
diameter. 
NEW AND EARLIEST WHITE.—Twen- 
ty days from planting to the table, the 
earliest on _ record. Pure white, olive 
shaped; very little top, quality unexcelled. 
Very mild and tender. 
ROQUETTE OR ROCKET SALAD. 
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Roquette (Fr.) 
CULTURE. 
A low growing hardy annual from Southern Europe; the 
leaves 
resemble those of radish and turnip; much used by the French as a Spring and Autumn 
salad and pot-herb. 
The flavor of the young, tender leaves, which are the parts used, 
bears a strong resemblance to that of horse-radish. 
The first sowing may be made in 
' early Spring, the seed being dropped thinly in shallow drills, a foot apart, with succes- 
sional plantings each second or third week through the season. 
and well supplied with moisture, else the leaves will probably be tough and acrid. 
culture is the same as for spinach, lettuée and similar crops. 
The soil must be rich 
Inter- 
Frequent watering and 
tillage in hot, dry weather to insure rapid, vigorous growth should result in succulent, 
mild-flavored leaves. 
It pays to buy Good Seeds. We 
have nearly 50 years of reliabil- 
ity and reputation to back us up. 
SORREL. 
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Book. 
Oseille (Fr.), Sauerampfer (Ger.), 
Acedera (Sp.), Acetosa (Ital.) 
CULTURE.—Plant in drills a foot apart, 
during the Fall of the year, and thinned 
out from 3 to 4 inches in the drills. Sorrel 
is used for various purposes in the kitchen. 
It is used the-same as Spinach, also in 
soup and as salad. 
; In Summer the plants run rapidly to seed; in Spring and Autumn 
they will produce abundantly after being cut. 
perfume resembling that of orange blossoms. 
The pale citron-yellow flowers emit a 
Steckler’s Turnip Seeds Produce the 
Largest and Finest Formed Roots. 
