LANDRBTHS' DBSCRIPTIVB LIST OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 25 
RHUBARB. 
Pie Plant The green stalks of the leaves are used for making pies. 
Rhubarb Plants The roots are set out in rows four feet by two feet 
either in Autumn or Spring. 
SALSIFY. 
Long French , Long slim straight white root. 
Sandwich Island A thicker, shorter root than the French. 
Scorzonera or Black . similar to French in form of root, but black skinned^ 
flesh white. 
RADISH. 
Iiandreths' IBarliest The earliest sort, edible in seventeen days from ger- 
mination, color ruby or wine-colored, leaves exceed- 
ingly small or short; a seed well adapted for forcing 
under glass. 
Earliest White Short Leaved . E^ighteen days to maturity, leaves very small; fine foi 
forcing. 
Erfurt Earliest Scarlet About twenty days to maturity; Scarlet Turnip. 
Forcing "White Tipped An early type ot White Tipped, used for forcing 
under glass. 
Prussian Scarlet Globe About 19 days to maturity, carmine colored, very 
choice. 
White Tipped Scarlet Early, bulbs scarlet, with white bottom. 
Early Deep Scarlet About 22 days to maturity, a scarlet half-round form. 
Early Red Turnip About 22 days to maturity, a red turnip form. 
French Breakfast Olive-shaped, with white bottom, about 22 days to 
maturity. 
Deep Scarlet Olive Scarlet all over, olive in form. 
White Olive Shaped white all over, olive in form. 
French Cafe Edible in 24 days, length 2 inches, brilliant scarlet. 
Wonderful Half Long About 25 days to maturity, surprisingly brilliant in 
color. 
Landreths' White Lady Finger Twenty-four days to maturity, quick growing, a long 
slim White; a great favorite, the only good long early 
White. 
Early White Turnip ....... To maturity about 25 days. 
Philadelphia White Box A white turnip-shaped, used for forcing, very solid 
long standing. 
Early Long White Vienna . . . Half long, white all over and very crisp. 
Half Long Deep Scarlet Matures in 24 days, is red and grows from 3 to 4 
inches. 
Market Gardeners' Early Long Improvement on the old Long Scarlet, being broadei 
Scarlet at top and not so long. 
Woods' Early Frame A Long Red sort. 
Bloomsdale Strap Leaved . . . .A. Long Scarlet, an improvement on English Long 
Scarlet, heavier, shorter, smoother, more brilliant. 
Long Scarlet Short Top The well-known Long Red English market variety. 
Ghartier or Long Rose Long root, scarlet upper half, white lower half, con- 
tinues crisp. 
Summer White Top-shaped, long standing. 
Golden Globe The best Summer sort, slow to become pithy. 
Celestial Pure white, half long, stump rooted, edible when very 
small and continuing edible till very large, always 
in condition, crisp and palatable; a'long standing 
sort. 
Round White Stuttgart a large grower, top-shaped and long keeper, all 
white, smooth. 
Long White Strasburg Early, fine quality, long standing. 
WITHER RADISH. 
Scarlet China Winter Half long .stump, upper half scarlet, lower half pink 
flesh white, quick in growth. 
Russian Large White Winter . Long standing, thick rooted, white and solid. 
California White Winter .... A large winter sort, white root, fine keeper, chunky. 
Long White Spanish a long winter sort, very solid and crisp, long keeping. 
Long Black Spanish A winter sort, black skin, white flesh, crisp, very hot 
Round Black Spanish About 45 days to maturity, round, skin black, flesh 
white, a fine keeper. 
SPINACH. 
Bloomsdale The standard, a fine shipper, curled, twisted, bloated, 
productive in leaf ; the best Autumn soit, so superior 
that no other is comparable with it. 
Ever Ready Continuing in cutting condition three weeks longer 
than any other sort, foliage very thick and nearly 
black. 
Bound Savoy Leaved Inferior to Bloomsdale, being less curly. 
Long Standing Round Seeded . Leaves thick and dark, slow to shoot to seed. 
Long Standing Priekly Seeded Same habit as the Round Seeded, seed prickly. 
Common Round Dutch Imported by us, good as can be had of its kind. 
Large Leaved Flanders Leaves thin, spear-shaped, erect. 
Prickly Seeded A fine curled sort. 
Viroflay Mammoth leaves of fair quality. 
Victoria A long standing sort, dark leaved. 
