FAUST'S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR 1897. 



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•p A- 1?"^'^ popular Radish was named and introduced by us in 1S90, and has proved itself to be the most valuable and quickest growing 

 Kadish ever offered. It has been sown in all portions of the country and has always given entire satisfaction. We do not hesitate to state 

 k 1! finest early round red radish ever introduced. It is most perfect in shape, as our illustration shows, of a bright scarlet color; 

 the flesh is verj^ crisp, juicy, tendei and of unsurpassed flavor. The leaves are short, making a very small top, and in three weeks after 

 sowing the radishes are ready for the table. Its beautiful form, splendid eating qualities and extra earliness have placed it at the head of 

 radishes, none finer ever having been produced. It is desirable alike for forcing or planting in the garden ■^d an early, perfect and' 

 uniform crop can be depended upon. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 15 cts.; lb., lo cts.; lb., %\.oo postpaid. 



California Cream Butter Lettuce 



A very di.stinct variety; forms round, solid headfe;, 

 ■u-hich outside are of a medium green, slightly marked 

 ^Yith small brown spots; within, the leaves are of a very 

 rich, cream-yellow color, most refreshing in appearance- 

 and particularly rich and buttery to the taste. It h-. 

 medium early and one of the best summer varieties of 

 head lettuce we have ever seen. It is a blade seeded 

 variety, and the heads are so solid that, ^nerally, theA' 

 have to be cut before any seed stalk can make its ap- 

 pearance. The heads are of good size and verv tender;. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 14 lb. 40 cts., lb. §1.50. 



FORDHOOK SQUASH. 



The size is most convenient for farhily use, and the> ' 

 appearance extremely handsome, of a bright yellovr 

 outside, and a straw-yellow within. The flesh is as dry- 

 as Pike's Peak, and much sweeter— making it the best 

 in quality of all winter squashes. It seems incapable of 

 rotting, and, placed in a cool, dry room, keeps in perfect 

 condition throughout the winter and spring, until late 1 

 in June, when summer squashes are ready. It is a. ' 

 strong and rapid grower, so that the striped bug has : 

 never injured it, as " it grows away from them "—bein^ 

 earlier in ripening than any other winter squash. The- 

 meat is very thick and seed cavity small. It is an all 

 tlie year round squash. Pkt. 10 cts., oz., 15 cts., ^ lb., 30 

 cts., lb., n.OO. 



GENUINE JERSEY PICKLE CUCUMBER 



This variety possesses the peculiar merit of flowering and 

 bearing fruit continuously the entire season until kilk-d by 

 frost ; and besides being a most prolific variety, it will yield a 

 good crop where others fail. Fruit firm and crisp, of a dark 

 green color. A single vine will exhibit at the same time 

 cucumbers in every stage of growth, even the small ones 

 being of most perfect shape. It has been raised for some 

 years in Burlington County, New Jersey, and the pickles, 

 when marketed, bring the highest price. Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 10 

 cts. ; 34 lb., -Lb cts. ; lb., 75 cts. 



