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Scarlet China 

 Winter Radish. 



D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH 



SKntcr Radishes 



Winter Radishes are not appreciated and grown by 

 Americans as much as their merit warrants. They 

 are easily grown, have few insect enemies and can be 

 easily preserved through the winter, and there is no 

 vegetable which furnishes a more acceptable relish 

 While quick growth is not so essential for these as 

 for the earlier sorts, they do best on a rich soil which 

 has been made as fine and friable as possible. Sow 

 late in spring or during the summer in rows two feet 

 apart and thin the plants about four to the foot 

 They may be pulled as wanted through the fall and 

 on the approach of severe freezing weather should 

 be harvested, part packed in damp sand and stored 

 in a cool cellar or other easily accessible, cool place 

 for winter use and the balance buried in the ground 

 as one would bury potatoes for spring use. 



Scarlet ?yTin- 



r*hairt5i drical, or 

 V« 1 1 a 1 1 ^ largest at 

 the bottom, tapering 

 abruptly to a small 

 tap. Skin very 

 smooth and of a 

 bright rose color; 

 flesh firm, crisp, ten- 

 der and quite pun- 

 gent. Pkt5('; Oz.lOc; 

 2 0z, 15c; %Lb. 20c: 

 Lb. 60c. 



Celestial i^er^Jw 



variety which is popular 

 wherever known. The root 

 is long, cylindrical, with 

 beautiful white skin and 

 flesh, so white as to attract 

 attention, even among the 

 other white varieties. The 

 flesh is tender and of good 

 quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 20z. 15c; %Lb.20c; Lb.65c. 



LARGE WHITE SPANISH. 



Root long, retaining the 

 same diameter for two- 

 thirds of its length and when 

 full grown measuring about 

 eight inches in length and 

 two and one-half to three 

 inches in diameter. Skin 

 white, flesh white, sohd and 

 pungent, though milder than 

 the Black Spanish. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 2 0z.l5c; %Lb.20c; 

 Lb. 60. 



CALIFORNIA 



MAMMOTH WHITE 



CHINA. First intro- 

 duced into this coun- 

 try by the Chinese in 

 California. It is pure white, about 

 one foot long and two or three 

 inches thi'ough, tapering regu- 

 larly to the tip. The flesh is ten- 

 der and crisp,keeping well through 

 the winter PM. 5c: Oz. 10c; Radish, Long Black 

 2 Oz. iDc; ^Lb. 20c; Lb. 6oc. Spanish, Winter. 



ROUND BLACK SPANISH. Roots round, sometimes top- 

 shaped, three or four inches in diameter; skin black, flesh 

 white, very compact and highly flavored. An excel- 

 lent sort for winter, as the roots keep a long time 

 Pkt. oc; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



Half Long Black Winter 



Radish, 

 California 

 Mammoth 

 White Chin 

 Winter. 



A n American 

 _ sort of the 



same general character as the Long Black Spanish, but 

 by many considered superior to either the Round or the 

 Long Black Spanish. It is intermediate in shape between- 

 the two, and seems to combine the good qualities of each.] 

 Crop failed. 



LONG BLACK SPANISH. One of the latest as well as the- 

 hardiest of radishes; an excellent sort for winter use 

 Roots of medium size, oblong, black and flesh of firm tex- 

 ture. Pkt. 5c; Oz.lOc; 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



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Rhubarb, or pk plant ♦♦♦ 



Rhubarb, familiarly known as Pie Plant, or Wine Plant, is cultivated in 

 gardens for its leaf stalks, which are used for pies and tarts. Immense quan- 

 tities are now annually sold in all the large markets. No private garden 

 should be without it. 



Culture— Rhubarb succeeds best in deep, somewhat retentive soil, and 

 the richer this is and the deeper it is stirred, the better. Sow in dinlls an inch 

 deep, and thin out the plants to six inches apart. In the fall, transplant into 

 very highly manured and deeply stirred soil, setting them four to six feet 

 apart each way, and give a dressing of coarse manure every spring. The 

 stalks should not be plucked until the second year, and the plant never allowed 

 to exhaust itself by running to seed. Our seed is saved from selected plants 

 of the Linnaeus, Victoria, Giant and other improved sorts, but like the seeds of 

 fruit trees, rhubarb seed cannot be relied upon to reproduce the same varieties 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; ^ Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50, postpaid. 



Rhubarb Roots, by express, not prepaid, 10c each, $1.00 per dozen; by 

 mail, prepaid, 15c each, $1.50 per dozen. 



Roquette 



A hardy annual. The long, smooth, glossy 

 leaves when young are used like mustard for 

 salads. It grows to a height of from nine to 

 fifteen inches. Sow in shallow drills one foot 



■ iiiLeeu mcnes. sow m snauow ciruis one too 



apart, m early sprmg. and for succession every three or four weeks thereafter 

 The young leaves -ndll be ready for cutting in about six weeks from time of 

 planting. Water freely. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; 3^ Lb. 30c: Lb. $1.00 



Rhubarb, or Pie Plant. 



