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SEED COMPANY 
BARTELDES SELECTED 
Radishes are so easily grown that they are found 
in every garden but only few gardens produce the 
best quality. The real crisp, delicious radishes 
are obtained when they develop quickly and with- 
out any check in growing. 
They do best in sandy loam of good fertility, 
If the soil is stiff add sand or ashes. The seed 
should be sown just as early in the spring as pos- 
sible in rows 12 to 18 inches apart. Radishes 
must be given sufficient room to enable them to 
develop to full size without any check. It is 
therefore, of great importance that they be thinned 
as often as necessary. The small round varieties 
should be from 1 -to IV2 inches apart and the long 
ones 2' to 3 inches apart. 
The most common fault in growing radishes is 
in letting them grow too close together. Thin 
them out. 
Early in the spring plant Crimson Giant Globe, 
Rosy Gem, White Tipped Early Scarlet Turnip, 
Early Scarlet Globe, French Breakfast, and White 
Icicle. 
During the early part of May plant Icicle, Char- 
tiers, White Strassburg, and Long White Vienna. 
In the fall for winter use plant China Rose, 
White Chinese, Round Black Spanish, and Long 
Black Spanish. 
BARTELDES SPARKLER. The best of the 
Round White Tipped Varieties. A very early and 
excellent variety both for forcing and sowing in 
the open ground. It is ready in about 20 days. 
The color is a vivid scarlet with white tip and 
very attractive. It is crisp and sweet and remains 
fit for use longer than most other globe-shaped 
varieties. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. 
Crimson Giant Globe Radish. 
Early Round Varieties 
CRIMSON GIANT GLOBE. This new radish is 
an entirely new type, and differs radically from 
all the varieties hitherto in cultivation, in so far 
that its roots attain more than double the size of 
those of other forcing varieties without getting 
pithy or hollow. This giant radish develops roots 
6 to 8 inches in circumference and over an ounce 
in weight, their pure white flesh remaining firm 
and crisp, and of mildest flavor. Notwithstanding 
the extraordinary size and weight of its bulbs, it 
is second to none as a forcing variety. It's equally 
well adapted to outside culture. The seeds should 
be sown very thinly to permit full development of 
the roots. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. 
ROSY GEM. One of the earliest varieties in 
cultivation. It is of perfectly globular shape, of 
rich color, being deep scarlet on top, blending to 
pure white at the bottom. The radishes are ex- 
. ceedingly tender and crisp and delicious. Desir- 
able for growing under glass as well as in the ooen 
ground. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lbv, 30c; lb., $1.00! 
Rosy Gem Radish. 
SCARLET TURNIP, WHITE-TIPPED. A beau- 
tiful variety, deep scarlet with white tip. It is 
very ornamental for table use, "and is becoming 
very popular as a market variety. It is of the 
same size and shape as the scarlet turnip variety. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. 
EARLY SCARLET GLOBE. This variety makes 
roots fit to pull as early as Non-Plus-Ultra, but 
they are much larger when full size, and for this 
reason are very popular in some markets. Roots 
round or slightly oval-shaped; color rich, deep 
scarlet, flesh white and tender. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
H lb., 25c; lb., 85c. 
Scarlet Globe Radish. 
DON'T BE AFRAID TO THIN OUT. 
Luxurious tops do not necessarily mean good bot- 
toms iff the plants are too close tog-ether in the row. 
Most people try to grow too many plants in the row. 
The plants are therefore crowded and none of them 
develop properly. 
Give all plants plenty of room. You will not get so 
many plants but you will get more satisfaction in 
better quality. 
