CRIMSON GIANT RADISH 
Alter thorough tests we highly recommend this valuable Badish to our customers. 
A variety extraordinary in that, while growing to an unusually large size, it is 
always tender, crisp and of mild flavor. It remains in perfect condition a remarkably 
long time, and unlike other forcing varieties, does not become pithy even when twice 
their size in diameter. Root turnip shaped; color a beautiful crimson-carmine ; flesh 
firm, crisp and tender. While very desirable as a second early forcing variety, we 
especially recommend it for outdoor planting. 
RAPE 
DWARF ESSEX 
FOR SOWING 
There is only one "best" variety of Rape for forage and that is Dwarf Essex. 
Do not be deluded into buying inferior grades by unscrupulous dealers or exaggerated 
advertisements. There is no plant that will give as heavy a yield of forage at 
such a small cost as this, and its general cultivation would add largely to the profits 
of American farms. Especially valuable for green manuring and pasture. When fed 
off by sheep it will probably do more to restore and make profitable exhausted soils 
than any other plant. Beware of the worthless annual variety that is often sold and which is not only worthless for forage but 
once planted is liable to become a pernicious weed. Biennial. 
CULTURE Prepare the ground as for turnips and sow in June or July, with a turnip drill, in rows two and one-half feet 
apart, at the rate of two and one-half pounds of seed per acre. It may be sown broadcast at the rate of five 
CRIMSON GIANT RADISH. 
pounds of seed per acre. 
Special prices on quantities quoted on request. 
RHUBARB 
or 
Pie Plant. 
Rhubarb, familiarly 
known as Pie Plant, or Wine Plant, is cultivated in 
gardens for its leaf stalks, which are used for pies and 
tarts. Immense quantities are now annually sold in 
all the large markets. No private garden should be 
without it. 
CULTURE — Rhubarb succeeds best in deep, 
somewhat retentive soil, and the richer this is and 
the deeper it is stirred, the better. Sow in drills an 
inch deep, and thin out the plants to six inches apart. 
In the fall, transplant into very highly manured and 
deeply stirred soil, setting them four to six feet apart 
each way, and give a dressing of coarse manure every 
spring. The stalks should not be plucked until the 
second year, and the plant never allowed to exhaust 
itself by running to seed. Our seed is saved from 
selected plants of the Linnaeus, Victoria, Giant and 
other improved sorts. 
SALSIFY of Vegetable Oyster 
CULTURE — It succeeds best in a light, well en- 
riched soil, which should be stirred to a good depth. 
Coarse and fresh manure should be avoided, as it will 
surely cause the roots to grow uneven and illshaped. 
Sow early and quite deep, giving the general culture 
recommended for parsnip. The roots are perfectly 
hardy and may remain out all winter, but should be 
dug early in spring, as they deteriorate rapidly after 
growth commences. Store a quantity for winter use 
in a pit, or in a cellar in damp earth or sand. 
Mammoth Sandwich Island 
This is in every way superior to the Large 
White, being larger, stronger and less liable to 
branch. Invaluable to market gardeners. 
SALSIFY 
SPINACH 
Spinach is very hardy, extremely whole 
some and palatable, and makes a delicious 
dish of greens, retaining its bright green 
color after cooking. 
CULTURE — Spinach should be planted in very rich ground, the richer the better. Sow in drills 
one loot apart, and begin thinning out the plants when the leaves are an inch wide. All should he 
cut before hot weather, or they will be tough and stringy. For early spring use, sow early in autumn 
and protect the plants with a light covering of leaves or straw. South of Philadelphia, Spinach can 
be grown without covering. 
Long Standing 
smooth and a very dark, rich green. 
An improved round seeded strain of excellent quality; 
after reaching maturity it remains in condition for use 
much longer than most sorts; leaves comparatively 
Very popular with market gardeners. 
New Zealand 
( Tetragonia expansa ) Unlike true Spinach in type in that it 
thrives during hot weather and in any soil rich or poor. The 
tender shoots are of good quality and may be cut throughout 
the summer. The plant becomes very large and spreading; leaves small, broad but pointed. 
Plant three or four seeds in hills two feet apart each way, Germination can be hastenen by 
soaking the seed in warm water twenty-four hours. 
Savoy Leaved 
The earliest variety and one of the best to plant in autumn 
for early sprihg use. Plants of upward growth, with narrow, 
_ pointed leaves which are curled like those of Savoy Cabbage, 
It grows quickly to a suitable size for use but soon runs to seed. 
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