Helena, Montana. 
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VEGETABLE SEEDS— (Continued.) 107 
Radish — ^Icicle. 
;kly. It is 
homo use 
RADISH— (Continued.) 
LONG VARIETIES. 
Long White Vienna or Lady Finger — 
A delicate, fine grained Radish and 
very desirable summer sort, white, 
smioolh, tapering. 
Long iScarlet Short Top — Tills bright 
scarlet short topped sort is about 
5 inches long, growing half out ol 
the ground; is unil'ormly straight 
and smooth, crisp and brittle; an 
excellent variety for private gar- 
dens or market. 
White Icicle — The roots of this 
Radish grow about six inches long, 
are of transparent whiteness with 
short leaves, and make their growth very quic 
of excellent flavor and 'equally valuable for 
and market gardeners. 
White Strasbupg— In our opin- 
ion there is no better Radish 
grown; the roots are white 
and grow to a large size, four 
to five inches thick; for 
sweetness, tenderness and 
flavor it is unequalled by any 
other Radish for summer use. 
Radish — White Strasburg. 
FOR PRICES SEE RED INSERT— PAGE 96. 
WINTER VARIETIES. 
China Rose- One of the best fall and winter varieties, firm, 
white flesh. 
Mammoth White China or Celestial- Fresh solid and brit- 
tle; pure white flavor mild or slightly pungent. A splen- 
did keeper for use in winter; very showy. 
Long Rlack Spanish— The latest and hardiest of all the 
winter Radishes; roots black long, large and good 
keeper; pull before severe frost and store in damp sand 
in root house. 
Round Black Sitani.sh — A round I'orin of above. 
Sakiirajima — This is n inatnmolh variety, and is said to be 
the largest variety that is nblainable in .Tapan. Very 
tender and round. 
Nerima or Mikado — A wonderful product of the Orient, 
with snow-white flesh very lender 'and under good con- 
ditions growing from two to three feet in length. 
Ger. — Rhahaber. 
RHUBARB 
Scand. — Rluibaber. 
Rhubarb, 
Honarob 
(One oz. to 1^5 feet of drill.) 
Monarch ......Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 15c; Vi lb., 'iSc; 
lb $1.25 
Largest and most pro- 
ductive variety known. 
Will grow 15 to 20 
inches long and fully 
\V2 inches broad. Sow 
Rrubard seed in drills 
one inch deep and thin 
out to six inches apart ; 
Iranspkuit in t,he fall 
to deep, manuird soil 
to six feet a[)art each 
way. 
Victoria Pkt., 5c: 
oz., 15c; Vi lb., /i5c: 
lb $1.25 
Very large, highly col- 
ored and O'f good 
flavor. 
SALSIFY OR OYSTER PLANT 
Ger.— Hafer-Wurzel. 
Scand. — Havrerod. 
Sandwich 
Island 
Salsify. 
(One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill.) 
Culture — Sow the seed in light, deep soil, 
early in spring, in drills 12 inches apart 
and 1 inch deep, thinning out the young 
plants to 4 or 5 inches. The roots will be 
ready for use in October, when a supply 
should be taken up and stored like car- 
rots. Those remaining will suffer nO' in- 
jury by being left in the ground till spring, 
but should be dug before commencing 
their growth. 
Mammoth Sandwicli Island Pkt., 5c: 
oz., 20c; % lb., 90c; lb $3.00 
We consider this the largest and most 
profitable salsify in cultivation; roots 
are two to three times the size of the 
ordinary salsify, and of more agreeable 
flavor. It is pure white in color, and 
invaluable to market gardeners. 
(ier. — Spinat. 
SPINACH 
Scand. — Spinat. 
One ounce for 100 feet of drill; 10 to 12 pounds in drills 
for one acre.) 
The main crop is sown in September. It is sometimes 
covered up in exposed places with straw or salt hay dur- 
ing winter, which pre- 
vents it from being cut 
with frosts; but in shel- 
tered fields there is no 
necessity for covering. 
For summer use it may 
be sown at intervals of 
two or three weeks, from 
April to August. Spin- 
ach is best developed and 
most lender and succu- 
lent when grown in rich 
soil. 
Spinach — Iniprov ed Thick 
Leaved. 
Long Standing — The best variety 
Spinach — Long Standing. 
for. family use, as it 
remains in giood 
condition longer 
without running to 
seed than the round 
leaved sorts. Thick, 
well flavored leaves. 
^ I ni p r o V e d Thick 
Lea\ed — This vari- 
ety grows very 
quickly, forming a 
cluster of slightly 
wrinkled leaves of 
fine color and qual- 
inarket gardeners. 
If for early 
ily. Especially recommended for 
Sow in rich ground — ^the richer the better 
spring use sow in the fall and protect the young plants 
with la covering of light manure or straw. 
Bloomdalp Savoy Leaved — One of the best of the savoy 
lenxcd type, with thick heavily curled leaves. Very suc- 
culent and tender. 
Pnckly Winter — ©rnei of the hardiest varieties with med- 
ium sized leaves. Very tender. 
New Zealand — The stems and leaves of this variety are 
soft, thick, fleshy and crystalline in appearance. Start- 
ed early in the springi, tine plants will resist heat and 
mlake strong growth during the summer. 
FOR PRICES SEE RED INSERT— PAGE 96. 
