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Early Long Scarlet, Short Top— The standard sort for the family and market gardeners. (No. 5.) 
Early Scarlet Turnip— Nearly round, delicate flavor, and fine for summer use. (No. 1.) 
Early White Tipped Scarlet turnip— A little larger than the preceding; hanrlsome ana fine flavor. 
White Strasburg— New; claimed the quickest growing of all. Pure while, firm and brittle; large 
size: fine for hot weather. (No. 4.) 
White Summer Turnip-Mild flavor and excellent. 
French Breakfast "Uolong, scarlet, tipped with white; rapid grower, mild and tender. (No. 9.) 
Olive Shape Scarlet— Rosc-colored flesh, tender and excellent; early and good for forcing or general 
crop ; oblong in shape. (No. 2.) 
Kadishes. 
China Rose Winter— Rose color, firm flesh, piquant and most excellent for winter use. (No. 3.) 
Black Spanish. (Round and Ix>ng)— Both are quite hardy and good for late and Winter use. (No. 8.) 
White Spanish— Is milder in flavor than the Black, and good late sort. 
California Mammoth, or White China— Is veiy highly esteemed. White flesh, firm, and excellent 
quality and of lai^e size, often more thon 12 inches long. (No. 6.) 
RHUBARB. 
One ounce will make about 500 plants. 
Stalks are used for pies, tarts and sauce. Sow seeds early, in drills one foot apart, when four inches 
high, thin out to ten or twelve inches distance; early in the ensuing sea.son transplant into deep, rich 
soil, three feet apart. It is better for most persons to procure the roots, whicli can Ihj set out a.s desired. 
Linn»us is the earliest, Victoria tlie latest and largest and best cooking variety ; both are ten- 
der and fine. 
Rhubarb. Spinacli. 
SPINACH. 
One ounce will make 75 feet of drill : 10 i>ounds for an acre, in drill. 
This is very es.santial for all market gardens and requiring l)Ut little culture. Sow either in drills or 
broadcast, covering alMmt one ineli. as early as the ground can be worked, and every two weeks for suc- 
cession during the season. It is l»est dcvelf>]>e<l and tender when grown in rich soil. 
Bloomsdale Savoy Leaf— very valuable for market gardens. 
Round Thick Leaf— Is the main sort, and fine for early or late sowing. 
Viroflay— Ihis large, thick leaves, and fine for market culture, standing a long time before going 
to seed. , , 
Long Standing— Is like the Round Savoy Leaf, but remains longer before running to seed than 
other kinds. 
Prickly, or Fall - Is quite hardy and stands the cold well : used more in Fall planting. 
