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RADISHES 



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 Extra-early Hound 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 or half-long and long varie- 

 ties, require 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. An ounce of seed will sow 

 about 75 feet of row. 



Extra-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 op 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. 



NON PLUS ULTRA, FIREBALL or Scarlet Button. An improved 

 strain of the favorite little, bright red, turnip-shaped, early forcing 

 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. 



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- 



Rosy Gem Radishes 



Early Scarlet Globe Radish 



CRIMSON G LA.NT 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 scarlet, lower half and tap-root clear white; very 

 bright and attractive in appearance and largely grown for 

 both market and home use. More satisfactory outdoors 

 than Rosy Gem. 

 ROSY GEM. The best forcing strain of the ever-popular 

 White-tipped Scarlet Turnip Radish. The roots are round 

 or turnip-shaped; deep rosy scarlet, shading to a white 

 tip. Very attractive and showy;' maturing its crisp little 

 roots in 30 to 35 days. 

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

 size and nearly spherical in shape, with smooth, white 

 skin. 



Early Olive-Shaped and Half-Long 



FRENCH BREAKFAST. Olive-shaped; rosy scarlet with 

 white tip. A quick-growing variety of excellent quality. 



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. 



RADISHES Pkt. Oz. 4 oz. lib. 



Saxa or Rapid Red $.10 $.15 $.40 $.90 



Non Pins Ultra 10 .15 .40 .90 



Fire Ball or Scarlet Button 10 .15 .40 .90 



Early Scarlet Globe 10 .15 .40 .90 



Crimson Giant Forcing 10 .15 .40 .90 



Sparkler 10 .15 .40 .90 



Rosy Gem 10 .15 .40 .90 



White Box 10 .15 .40 .90 



French Breakfast 10 .15 .40 .90 



Scarlet Olive-Shaped 10 .15 .40 .90 



Yellow Olive-Shaped 10 .15 .40 .90 



