W. E. Strong ] Company, Sacramento, Cal. 
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Radish . 
Hadishes require a sandy loam, made rich and light. A heavy clay soil ■will not produce good 
smooth roots. Sow in 12 inch drills as early as the ground will permit, and once in two weeks for suo* 
cession. 
French Breakfast. Early Scarlet Turnip. 
French Breakfast. A very quick growing va- 
riety; brittle; crisp and tender; of oval form, bright 
scarlet, white tipped, and a very handsome sort. 
Early Scarlet Turnip. A small, round, scarlet, 
turnip-shaped, small top variety, of quick growth, 
mild and crisp when young. 
Early White Turnip. Like the above, except of 
a white color. 
Olive-Shaped Scarlet. Very early; handsome 
rose color, oblong in shape; crisp and tender. 
White Tipped Scarlet Turnip. An early va- 
riety of medium size and excellent flavor, and of 
very handsome appearance. 
Long White Spanish. Boots long; skin white, 
slightly wrinkled; solid and pungent; somewhat 
milder than the Black Spanish. 
White Strasburg. Though not a 
new variety, is one that should be more 
largely grown. The roots are oblong, 
of a pure white color, very brittle, and 
of a mild flavor. For summer and fall 
use this sort will be found very desira- 
ble. 
White Strasburg. 
Long Black Spanish. Chinese Bose Winter. 
Long Black Spanish. Black skin, white flesh, 
very firm, solid, good keeper, grows long and large. 
Chinese Rose Winter. Bright rose color; excel- 
lent for winter use; white flesh. 
Early Long Scarlet Short 
Top. A main variety for out door 
planting for market gardeners or fam- 
ily use; grows 6 to 8 inches long; 
very crisp and brittle; quick growth; 
uniformly straight. 
Round Black Spanish. Globe- 
shaped, black skin, white flesh, very 
firm; the flavor is piquant and appe- 
tizing. 
California White Winter. A 
mammoth variety, growing 12 inches 
long, white-fleshed, firm, and of ex- 
cellent quality. 
Beckert’s Chartier. Decidedly 
distinct in appearance from any 
Radish in cultivation. The color at 
the top is crimson, running into pink 
Early Long Scarlet, about the middle, and from thence 
downward it is pure, waxy white. It will attain a very 
large size before it becomes unfit for the table. (See 
specialties.) 
Earliest Carmine. See specialties. 
RHUBARB. 
One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill. 
Rhubarb succeeds best m deep, rich loam; the richer the soil and the deeper, it is stirred the better as It is 
scarcely possible to cultivate too deeply or to manure too highly. It is propagated by seeds, or by division of the 
roots— the latter being the usual method. Sow iii drills eighteen inches apart, and thin out the plants to nine 
inches apart in the drills. When the plants are one year old transplant into beds, setting the plants five feet apart 
eaon way. Do not cut until the second year, and give a liberal dressing of manure every Fall. 
We would advise, for small and family gardens, to procure the roots, which can be set out as desired. 
Linnabus. An early and productive variety; skins 
thin; pulp highly flavored, possessing little acidity; one 
of the best sorts for family use. 
Victoria Leaves large; skin thicker than above- 
pulp more acid, but a more productive variety: used 
largely for market. 
