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Radish. 
Eadishes require a sandy loam, made rich and light. A heavy clay soil will not produce good 
smooth roots. Sow in twelve inch drills as early as the ground will permit, and once in two weeks for 
succession. 
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 desirable. 
White Strasburg 
Long Black Spiinish. Chinese Rose Winter. 
Long Black Spanish. Black skin, white flesh, 
very firm, solid, good keeper, grows long and large. 
Round Black Spanish. Globe-shaped, black skin, 
white flesh, very Arm; the flavor is piquant and appetizing. 
Chinese Rose Winter. Bright rose color; excellent 
for winter use; white flesh. 
Early Long Scarlet Short Top. A main variety 
for out-door planting for market gardeners or family 
use; grows six to eight inches long; 
very crisp and brittle; quick growth; 
uniformly straight. 
California White Winter. A 
mammoth variety, growing twelve 
inches long, ‘white fleshed, firm, and 
of an excellent quality. 
Beckcrt’s Chartier. Decidedly 
distinct in appearance from any 
Radish in cultivation. The color at 
the top is crimson, running into pink 
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. 
Earliest Carmine. See Spec- 
ialties. 
Rluiburb. 
One ounce will sow fifty feet of drill. 
Rhubarb succeeds best in 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 later being the usual method. Sow in 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 each 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. 
Linnaeus. An early and productive variety; Victoria. Leaves large; skin thicker than above, 
skin thin; pulp highly flavored, possessing little pulp more acid, but a more productive variety; 
acidity; one of the best sorts for family use. used largely for market. 
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