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D. M. Ferry &, Cos Descriptive Catalogue. 



Early Scarlet, Olive Shaped. 



C^'l-i. 



French Breakfast, 

 — A medium sized 

 radish, olive shaped, 

 small top, of quick 

 growth, very crisp 

 and tender, of a beau- 

 tiful scarlet color, ex- 

 cept near the root, 

 which is pure white. 

 A splendid variety for 

 the table, not only on 

 account of its excel- 

 lent qualities, but for 

 its beautiful color. 



Golden Globe.— 

 This variety is very 

 popular in the South- 

 ern States. It is of quick growth, tender and brittle, 

 of perfect globe shape and golden colored skin. It 

 seems to produce tender radishes in the hottest climates. 

 Grey Summer Turnip. 

 — Round, turnip shaped, 

 >,^ though often irregular in 



Ji^form The skin of the 

 Jyf upper part is mottled with 

 greenish brown, wrinkled 

 and often marked with 

 transverse white lines. 

 Flesh mild, of greenish 

 white color, and tolerably 

 solid. Half-early, and a 

 good variety for summer 

 use. 



LongWhite Naples. — 

 Skin white, and of fine 

 texture, flesh fine grained, 

 A late, fall variety. 

 Dayton.— This splen- 

 did radish, in size, is in- 

 termediate between the 

 California M a m m o t h 

 V/inter and the White 

 China Winter, being six 

 or seven inches in length 

 and three inches in diam- 

 eter at the crown, taper- 

 ing pretty regularly to 

 the point. The skin is 

 very thin, clear white 

 with greenish purple 

 tinge at top ; flesh pure 

 white, crisp and firm ; 

 flavor very pleasant and 

 free from any sharp taste. 

 It is a late summer or 

 fall radish. It is in con- 

 dition for table use when 

 quite small, and con- 

 tinues so during its full 

 period of growth. 



^W'i liter Vari- 

 eties. 



Culture. — Sow about 

 the same time as winter 

 turnips, on light, rich 

 soil, in drills eighteen 

 inches apart ; give fre- 

 quent cultivation, and 

 thin to two or three 



inches apart. For winter use, pull before severe frost, 



and store in damp sand in cellar. 



Dayton. 



Scarlet China, 

 W i n t e r. — Form 



rather conical, and 

 very smooth ; of a 

 bright rose color;fleshi 

 firm, like the Black 

 Spanish, but more 

 pungent. Cultivation 

 the same as for that 

 variety. 

 Long Black Span- 

 ish, Winter. -One of 

 the latest as well as 

 the hardiest of the 

 radishes, and is con- 

 sidered an excellent 

 sort for winter use. 

 Roots oblong, black, 

 of very large size 

 and firm texture. 



Large "White 

 Spanish, Winter.— 

 Roots somewhat fusi- 

 form, retaining their 

 diameter for two- 

 thirds their length, 

 sharply conical at the 

 base, and when full 

 grown, measuring 

 seven or eight inches 

 in length, by about 

 three inches in diam- 



eter at the fullest Scarlet China, Winter. 



part. Skin white, slightly wrinkled, sometimes tinged 

 with purple, where exposed to the sun. Flesh white, 

 solid and pnngent, though milder than the Black Span- 

 ish. 



California Mammoth W^hite China, Winter.— 

 First introduced into this country by the Chinese, in 

 California. It is pure white, about one foot long, and 

 two or three inches through, tapering regularly to the 

 root. The flesh is tender and crisp, and it keeps per- 

 fectly well through the winter. 



RAPK. 



This plant is extensively cultivated in England, both 

 for forage and for the seed, from which is manufactured 

 rape seed oil. The seeds are also much used as food for 

 canary birds. It is often used as a salad plant like 

 mustard. As a forage plant, the yield is abundant,, 

 and fed green, it is very nutritious, and nearly all ani- 

 mals are very fond of it. Sow in May, either broadcast 

 or in drills; if the former, ten pounds, and if the latter,, 

 four pounds per acre. 



RHUBARB, or PIB FIvAlSX. 



Fr. RJiuba7'be. — Ger. Rhabarber. 



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 quantities are now 

 annually sold in all the large markets. No private gar- 

 den should be without a bed of it. 



Culture. — Rhubarb succeeds best in deep, somewhat 

 retentive soil. The richer its condition, and the deeper 

 it is stirred, the better. Sow in drills an inch deep, and 

 thin out the plants to six inches apart. In the fall 

 trench a piece of ground, and manure it well; then 

 transplant the young plants into it three feet apart each 

 way. Cover with leaves or litter the first winter, and 

 give a dressing of coarse manure every fall. The stalks 

 should not be plucked till the third year, and the plant 



