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twenty-five days when planted out doors, as shown by two 

 plantings on our Trial Grounds the past summer; has a 

 smaller top and no neck or tendency to neckiness; is a much 

 better color, being an exceedingly bright scarlet and having 

 a white tip. making it one of the handsomest radishes we 

 ever saw; it is also milder flavored when grown out doors; 

 may be used for forcing or planting out doors; grows to the 

 same size as Wood's Frame. Market gardeners should use 

 this altogether for early out door planting, as its color alone 

 will make it out-sell all other sorts. 



WOOD'.S EARLY FRAME.— A sub-variety of the Early 

 Long Scarlet. Short Top; is a Uttle shorter and thicker and is 

 better adapted to forcing. Color brilliant scarlet ; flesh mild, 

 brittle and of fine flavor. 



IMPROVED CHARTIER.— Although this new Ameri- 

 can variety is too strong growing to be profitably used for 

 forcing, it is one of the very best for early sowing out of 

 doors. The root^ come to usable size verj' earl}' and remain 

 hard and crisp until they reach a diameter of one and one- 

 half or two inches, and so furnish good roots two or three 

 times as long as any of the above. Roots scarlet-rose above, 

 shading into white at the tip. They are long, cylindrical for 

 the upper two-thirds, and then gradually taper to the tip. 

 Flesh white, crisp and mUd flavored. 



LONG AVHITE VIENNA.— Earlier than the last, with 

 straight, smooth, white roots; flesh white, very tender, crisp 

 and juicy. 



LONG WHITE NAPLES.— Skin white, flesh fine grained, 

 crisp, and of very good flavor. 



Large White Summer Turnip. 



LARGE WHITE SUMMER TURNIP.— One of the 



earliest of the summer varieties, coming to a usable size in 

 forty days from sowing. Root roimd, smooth, very white and 

 handsome. Flesh crisp, tender and rather pungent in flavor. 



LONG BLACK 

 SU3IMER.- Unfortu- 

 nately the Long Black 

 Spanish winter radish 

 is not adapted to late 

 spring and summer 

 culture, for the reason 

 that when planted 

 early it runs to seed 

 very rapidly; while in 

 this new a'nd distinct 

 sort we have a true 

 summer radish, which 

 may be planted from 

 March to July and 

 treated in every way 

 as any other, and if 

 planted late is as good 

 in every respect for 

 winter use as the Long 

 Black Spanish Winter. 

 Top verj' much smaller 

 than in that variety; 

 roots a little shorter, 

 more symmetrical and 

 with a smoother skin, 

 and tapers more 

 abruptly at the tip; 

 color of skin much 

 deeper black; flesh as 

 white and firm, flavor 

 about as pungent. 

 Much the handsomest 

 black radish we have 

 seen and is worthy of 

 thorough trial by all 

 our customers. 



WHITE STRAS- 



BURG.-Al though 

 this grows to the larg- 

 est size it is usable 



when quite small, and thus covers a long season. The mature 

 roots are four to five inches long and about two inches thick; 

 very white and the flesh is exceedingly crisp and tender. One 

 of the best of the large summer sorts. 



EARLY WHITE GIANT STUTTGART.— Root large, 

 often four inches in diameter, top shaped. Skin white; flesh 

 white and crisp and not becoming strong or pithy untU very 

 late, so that those not used as a summer radish can be stored 

 for winter use. 



GOLDEN GLOBE.— This variety is very popular m the 

 Southern 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. 



GRAY SUMMER TURNIP.— Round, turnip shaped, 

 though often irregular in form. The skin of the upper part 

 is mottled with greenish-brown, wrinkled and often marked 

 •\rith transverse white lines. ITesh mild, of greenish- white 

 color, and tolerably solid. Half early, and a good variety for 

 summer use. 



WINTER VARIETIES. 



CxxTURE.- Sow about the same time as winter ttimips, on 

 light, rich soil, in drills eighteen inches apart; give frequent 

 cultivation, and thin to two or three inches apart. For 

 winter use, pull before severe frost, and store in damp sand 

 in cellar. 



Large White Spanish, Winter. Scarlet China, Winter. 



CALIFORNIA MAM3IOTH WHITE 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 regvilarlj' to the 

 tip. The flesh is tender and crisp, and keeps well through. 

 the winter. 



LARGE WHITE SPANISH, WINTER.— Roots long, 

 top shaped, or sometimes fusiform, 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 diameter. Skin white, slightly 

 wrinkled, sometimes tinged with puiTole where exposed to the 

 sun. Flesh white, solid and pungent, though milder than the 

 Black Spanish. 



SCARLET CHINA, WINTER.— Roots cylindrical, or 

 largest at the bottom, tapering abrupth* to a small tap. 

 Skin ver\- smooth and of a bright rose color; flesh firm like 

 the Black Spanish, but more pungent. 



ROUND BLACK SPANISH, WINTER.— Roots round, 

 sometimes top shaped, three or four inches in diameter; skin 

 black, flesh white, very compact and highl.v flavored. An 

 excellent sort for winter, as the roots keep a long time. 



LONG GRAY LAON, WINTER.— Roots long, taper- 

 ing regularly to the point ; skin gray ; flesh white. Larger 

 and more attractive than the Black Spanish and keeping 

 nearly as well. 



LONG BLACK SPANISH, 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. 



