DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



^ RADISH— California 

 Mammoth White 



BADISH— Rose 

 China Winter. 



It is pure white, about one foot long, and 

 two or three inches through, tr.pering 

 regularly to the root. Ihe £esh is 

 tender and crisp, and it keeps perfectly 

 well through the winter. A very val- 

 uable addition to our list of Winter 

 Radishes. 

 Large White Naples. — Skin, 



white, and of fine texture ; flesh, fine- 

 grained, crisp, and very good flavored. 

 A late, fall variety. 



Culture. — For the first crop, sow 

 as early in the Spring as the ground 

 can be worked, and every two weeks 

 throughout the season, for a succession 

 of crops. A Marm, sandy loam, made 

 I'ich and light by some good, sti'ong 

 manure, will be most likely to afford 

 them brittle and free from wonns. 

 Sow in twelve inch drills, and tliin to 

 two or three inches apart. The plants 

 should be copiously watered in dry 

 weather, which tends to their rapid 

 growth, thus securing its excellent 



China Winter. 



quahties. 



It should be borne in mind that Radishes must have plenty of room, and 

 be gi-own quickly, or they will invai-iably be tough and wo£my. 



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RHEUM HYBRIDUM. 



Fr. Rhttbarbe. — Ger. RJiabarber. 



Rhubarb, familiarly known as Pie Plant, is a hardy perennial from Asia, 

 cultivated in gardens for the leaf-stalks, which are used for pies and Wts. 

 Within a fev. rears the cultivation of this very grateful and wholesome vegeta- 

 ble has been extensively increased, so that immense quantities are now annually 

 sold in all the large markets. No private garden should be without a bed of it. 



Linnaeus. — The earliest of all, and very productive and high-flavored. It 

 possesses little acidity, and ha • so thin a skin that removing it is scarcely neces- 

 sary. It continues equally crisp and tender throughout the summer and early 

 autumn. One of the best sorts for a small garden, or family use. 



Victoria, — Very large leaf-stalks, two to three inches in diameter at the 

 oroadest part, and often two and a half feet in length. A well developed stalk, 

 divested of the leaf, will weigh about two pounds. They are stained with red 

 at the base, and finely spotted to the nerves of the leaf. 



