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GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
Radishes 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 100 feet of drill; 
about five pounds to the acre. Sow in rows about 12 inches 
apart in rich, sandy loam. Use no fresh manure, as the 
radishes will not grow smooth and will be wormy. Later 
sowings can be made at intervals during the Summer. Seeds 
of Winter radishes should be sown in July or August, and 
radishes can be kept during the Winter if covered with sand 
and kept in a cool cellar. 
★ Grand Rapids Forcing 
the Scarlet Globe type, but superior in every way for green¬ 
house forcing. When properly grown it is the most hand¬ 
some and best forcing sort with the shortest top and the 
Radishes are _ „., A 
ready to pull %; 
before you re¬ 
alize it on this 
account. Oz., 
10c; M lb., 25c; 
1 lb., 85c, post¬ 
paid. 
Grand Rapids Forcing: Radishes. 
★Vick’s Scarlet 
ri 1 We have 
UlODe an excep¬ 
tionally fine stock of this grand variety, which has been tested 
by having crops grown both in greenhouses and outdoors. Our 
new stock will not be sold until it is tested. It is one of the 
earliest of the forcing radishes, and does equally as well for out¬ 
door culture. Roots are globe-shape, of fair size, not apt to be 
pithy, small tops, crisp and tender. Color a bright scarlet. Oz., 
10c; *4 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 60c, postpaid. 
f» • Pianl Larger than any other extra early variety but does 
crimson uiam not become pithy. Crimson-carmine, turnip shaped, 
flesh firm, crisp and tender. Oz., 10c; *4 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 75c, post¬ 
paid. 
French Breakfast “ IC ° k blo ^ s ^- 
rose-scarlet, with small white tip. Oz., 
10c; *4 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 75c, postpaid. 
Scarlet Turnip White Tipped scarlet, shad¬ 
ing to a white tip at the bottom. Very 
early. Oz., 10c; >4 lb., 25c; 
1 lb., 75c, postpaid. 
Scarlet Globe Radishes. 
Long Scarlet Short Top 
Roots are smooth and ten¬ 
der with very short tops. 
Color bright carmine-red. 
Oz., 10c; J4 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 
75c, postpaid. 
Half-Long Deep Scarlet 
A half-long, of a beautiful 
deep scarlet color. Does not 
become pithy as soon as the 
long scarlet varieties. Oz., 
10c; % lb., 25c; 1 lb., 75c, 
postpaid. 
JL [ r j f ]p One of the earliest long varieties, white 
w tunc throughout. Very crisp and tender. Oz^ 
10c; M lb., 25c; 1 lb., 75c, postpaid. 
Icicle Radishes. 
Wliita f'lnhp One of the best of the white varieties, 
T»unc uiuuc e jther for forcing or outdoor culture; 
more round than turnip-shaped; intermediate in size, 
always crisp, fine grained and tender. Oz., 10c; % 
lb., 25c; 1 lb., 75c, postpaid. 
★ Cooper’s Sparkler EJ* £ 
size and time of maturity, only the Sparkler is more 
round or ball-shaped, and the white extends farther 
up the Radish, making a more attractive bulb. Oz., 
10c; % lb., 25c; 1 lb., 75c, postpaid. 
The Best Winter Radishes 
a Winter (Celestial). Roots six to eight 
TTUllc mil inches long, thick, cylindrical and 
smooth, with a beautiful white skin and flesh, the 
whitest and least pungent of the winter radishes. 
Oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; 1 lb., 75c, postpaid. 
Chinp<;p Rnso Winter Roots four or five inches 
uunese nose miner long blunt at both end8i 
about two inches thick. Skin smooth and bright, 
deep rose color. Flesh white and crisp. One of 
the best Winter sorts. Oz., 10c; M lb., 25c; 1 lb., 
75c, postpaid. 
Long Black Spanish 
roots eight to nine inches long, two to three inches 
in diameter, and nearly black in color. Oz., 10c; 
^4 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 75c, postpaid. 
Round Black Spanish 
black; flesh white, crisp and pungent. Oz., 10c; 
14 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 75c, postpaid. 
2 ^.This variety recommended by the Michigan State College. 
