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F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC., Washington, D. C. 



6 Ounces of Seed will 

 Plant 100-Yard Row. 



RADISH 



Prices Include Postage on Pkts., Ozs., Vi Lbs. and Lbs 



Eight to Twelve 

 Lbs. to the Acre. 



Radishes are one of the most popular spring and summer 

 vegetables, and it is easy by successive sowings to have a 

 generous supply throughout the entire season. 



We have divided the varieties into four classes, and call 

 attention especially to the long-rooted sorts vk'hich remain 

 in condition a long time before becoming pithy. 



Suggest that you try the White Chinese Winter, sowing 

 the seed the same time as recommended for turnips. 



CULTURE 



Radishes thrive best 

 in light, rich, mellow 

 soil, and to bring out 

 their mild qualities 

 they must make quick 

 and tender growth. Sow 

 for very early use in 

 hotbeds during the win- 

 ter and early spring, or 

 later on in sheltered 

 borders in well-ma- 

 nured, deeply-dug and 

 finely-raked soil. If 

 not well stimulated into 

 a rapid growth they 

 become fibrous and 

 tough. Sow in drills 

 10 inches apart and thin 

 to 2 inches in the rows. 

 Sow at intervals of 2 

 or 3 weeks until Sep- 

 tember for a succession. 

 Sow winter varieties in 

 July and August. Like 

 the turnips, they make 

 the best growth in the 

 autumn, and must be 

 taken out before severe 

 frost and stored away 

 in a cool cellar in sand 

 or in a pit where they 

 will keep tender and 

 crisp all the winter. 

 Before using, put in 

 cold water, which adds 

 to their freshness. 



Scarlet Globe Radish 



Extra Early Round Varieties 



79. Bolgiano's No. 2 Scarlet Globe Radish. ("Best 

 in Garden" Variety, see page 5.) Is the very best in every 

 way. It is handsome in form and color, beautiful oval and 

 rich scarlet. The amount of its foliage is small, compared 

 with other varieties, and small for the size of the radish. 

 The peculiar merit of this variety as a forcing radish is that 

 it will bear the heat requisite for forcing without becoming 

 pithy or spongy. The flesh is tender, juicy and mild. It is 

 equally as good for open garden as for forcing, and therefore 

 it commends itself equally to the amateur and market gar- 

 dener. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; 14 lb. 25 cts.; lb. 75 cts. 



311. Model White Box. An early variety, very popu- 

 lar with market gardeners. Radishes grow 1 to 1% inches 

 in diameter, with pure paper-white skin; crisp, mild flesh. 

 Largely planted in the field for the earliest market crop. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; '/^ lb. 25 cts.; lb. 75 cts. 



259. Scarlet Olive-Shaped. This radish, olive shaped, 

 has a distinct, bright-scarlet color. The whole crop matur- 

 ing at one time makes it very desirable. It is among the 

 best shippers. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Y4 lb. 25 cts.; lb. 

 75 cts. 



Radishes are one of the first things you can pick 

 from your garden in the spring, and winter varieties 

 can be enjoyed until January. 



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Scarlet Turnip White-Tip Radish 



91. Scarlet Turnip White-Tip Radish. Nature almost 

 exhausted itself in making this beautiful radish to ornament 

 the private table and embellish the market stall. It has been 

 brought to our market two weeks after planting, and always 

 is a very early crop for frames and for open ground culture. 

 Some gardeners use it in 100-pound lots. It is annually 

 grown more and more, and in demand everywhere. Pkt. 5 

 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; '/4 lb. 25 cts.; lb. 65 cts. 



208. French Breakfast. Elongated olive-shaped roots; 

 color bright carmine with base of root and top root clear 

 white. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; >4 lb. 25 cts.; lb. 75 cts. 



316. Crimson Giant. This new radish is an entirely 

 new type and differs radically from all the varieties hitherto 

 in cultivation, in so far as its roots attain more than double 

 the size of those of other turnip varieties, without getting 

 pithy or hollow. This giant radish develops roots of 6 to 7 

 inches in circumference and over an ounce in weight, their 

 pure white flesh remaining firm and 

 crisp and of the mildest flavor, not- 

 withstanding the extraordinary size 

 and weight of the roots. The seed 

 should be sown very thinly to permit 

 full development of the roots. Pkt. 10 

 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; !4 lb. 25 cts.; lb. 75c. 



Early Long Varieties 



278. White Icicle or Lady 

 Finger. (See illustration.) A long 

 radish, transparent white, small top, 

 allowing close planting, and is very 

 crisp and brittle. The Radishes re- 

 main in good condition for a long 

 time while growing, allowing con- 

 tinuous use from one planting. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; Vi lb. 25 cts.; lb. 



5 cts.; oz. 



75 cts. 



White Icicle Radish 



95. Improved Early Long 

 Scarlet Short Top. This improved 

 strain of the Long Scarlet Radish 

 is regarded by our most extensive 

 gardeners to be the finest stock 

 grown; for earliness, brilliancy of 

 color and shortness of top, it can- 

 not be surpassed, and it is the most 

 profitable one to grow for an early 

 crop. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 14 lb. 

 25 cts.; lb. 75 cts. 



One Large 10c Pkt. of Any Three Varieties of Radish Seed for 25 Cts., Postpaid. 



