BECKERT'S SEED STORE 



Rettig (Ger.) 



RADISH 



One ounce will sow 100 ft. of row 



Ravenella (Ital.) 



Success with Radishes depends upon the selection of the proper 

 varieties to be grown during the different seasons. Early in the 

 spring, while it is still cool, the early Round or Button Radishes do 

 best and the first sowing may be made as soon as the ground is fit 

 to be dug. The olive-shaped varieties, require a little more time in 

 which to reach eatable size, but they will stand heat better. None of 

 these kinds should be grown during mid-summer but may again be 

 sown during the latter part of August. The slow-growing, hot- 

 weather varieties are described on the next page. 



Radishes thrive best in well-enriched light, sandy soils. To produce 

 smooth, shapely roots, the seed-bed should be worked into fine, loose 

 condition and freed from stones. The quick-maturing varieties may 

 be sown in rows less than a foot apart and, if the seed is not scat- 

 tered too thickly, little thinning out will be necessary. 



The Radishes on this page are also suitable for forcing under glass. 

 Saxa, Non Plus Ultra, and Scarlet Globe may be gathered from the 

 hotbed in mid-April from seed sown the middle of March. For the 

 forcing crop, sow the seed in hotbeds in rows 5 or 6 inches apart and 

 thin the plants as the soil becomes warm. 



Early Round or Button Radishes 



These are the popular, little flat or round fellows which, If sown in 

 early spring, will be ready for use in three or five weeks, depending 

 on weather conditions. To be crisp and tender, they must grow 

 quickly; a check in growth, due to drought or frost, makes them 

 tough and pithy, while hot weather makes them grow rank and bit- 

 ter. Do not sow between May 15 and August 15. 



SAXA or Rapid Red. By far the earliest and most short-lived of all 

 the forcing Radishes. Under favorable conditions, Saxa will make 

 small but perfect globe-shaped roots in the almost incredibly short 

 time of 20 days in the hotbed, or 25 days outdoors. Saxa Radishes 

 have remarkably small tops, so may be grown very close together. 

 The flesh is pure white and very crisp; skin bright scarlet. 



CRIMSON GIANT FORCING. Maturing in about the same time as 

 Early Scarlet Globe, this Radish produces roots nearly twice the 

 size, of perfect globe shape, with white flesh and deep red skin. 



SPARKLER. Perfectly round or ball-shaped; upper half bright scar- 

 let, lower half and tap-root clear white; very bright and attractive 

 in appearance and largely grown for both market and home use. 



SCARLET BUTTON or Non Plus Ultra. An improved strain 

 of the favorite little, bright red, turnip-shaped, early forc- 

 ing and outdoor Radish. The roots are of good size, round, 

 and with very small tap-roots; the flesh is white and crisp, 

 with skin of a most appetizing, bright scarlet color; the 

 stems and leaves are small. Our strain is exceptionally 

 well-bred and reliable. 



Crisp Scarlet Button Radishes 



Early Scarlet Globe Radishes 



EARLY SCARLET GLOBE. (See illustration.) The most 

 widely grown of all the early, round, red Radishes. Al- 

 though a few days later than Non Plus Ultra, it produces 

 roots of larger size without becoming pithy and is the 

 favorite variety for early market everywhere. The roots 

 are elongated globe-shape, uniformly good-sized, smooth 

 and with small tap-roots, bright rosy red in color, with 

 firm, white flesh. Matures in 30 to 35 days from sowing. 

 We have an exceptionally fine forcing stock of this variety. 



WHITE BOX. The leading early white Radish. Roots of good 

 size and nearly spherical in shape, with smooth, white 

 skin. 



Early Olive-Shaped Radishes 



FRENCH BREAKFAST, Olive-shaped; upper portion rosy 

 scarlet with lower portion pure white. Well adapted for 

 the open ground or under glass. 



SCARLET OLIVE-SHAPED. Bright scarlet; early; some- 

 times used for forcing. The flesh Is white, crisp and tender. 



YELLOW OLIVE-SHAPED. Exceptionally fine quality de- 

 spite its unusual color. The skin is bright golden brown; 

 flesh white. 



RADISH 



Pkt. 



Oz. 



% lb. 



Lb. 





.$ .10 



$ .15 



$ .35 



S .85 



Crimson Giant Forcing; 



.10 



.15 



.35 



.85 





.10 



.15 



.35 



.85 



Scarlet Button or NonPlus Ultra 



.10 



.15 



.40 



.90 



Early Scarlet Globe 



.10 



.15 



.40 



.90 





.10 



.15 



.40 



.90 





.10 



.15 



.40 



.90 





.10 



.15 



.40 



.90 



Yellow Olive-Shaped 



.10 



.15 



.40 



.90 



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