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JOHN LEWIS CHii_0S, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. V. 
Radish. 
The warm, pungent flavor of the Radish, and its crisp, 
brittle texture has always made it a favorite vegetable. Can 
be sown at intervals so as to keep up a succession from early 
spring until frost. 
Earliest Forcing Earlier than any other sort, by a week. 
Bright scarlet turnip Radish, very smooth and round, 
with small tops, allowing it to he grown closely together 
in hot-bed or forcing bench. Fine also for out of door 
sowing. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; lb., $1.35. 
Early Mammoth Known also as .Shepherd” and u Char- 
tier.” This variety sometimes reaches the enormous 
length of two or three feet and is sometimes eight inches 
through at the top. A very quick growing variety, crisp, 
juicy and tender, and mild in flavor. Its color is a fresh 
pink and white, and for market has no superior among 
summer Radishes. It remains tender and good for sev¬ 
eral weeks after it is ready for use and is a splendid all- 
around Radish. Pkt., 5c ; oz., 10c.: lb., 70c. 
French Breakfast A very attractive pink and white 
Radish, olive shaped and with delicately flavored 
flesh, free from coarseness or any biting quality. A 
grand little table sort, and very ornamental. Pkt., 5c.; 
oz., 10c.; lb., 00c. 
White Vienna— Finest of all long white Radishes. Skin 
and flesh pure white, beautiful shape and tine flavor. 
Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; lb., 7oc. 
Early Scarlet Turnip A fine, quick-growing early little 
- Radish, of very line eating qualities. Pkt, 5c.; oz., 10c.; 
lb., 60c. 
Chinese Rose Winter— A handsome and superior mid¬ 
summer, fall and winter sort, of a lovely scarlet-rose 
color and large size. Flesh meaty, crisp, and tender. 
Keep roots in soil in cellar for winter use. Pkt., 5c.; 
oz., lOc.; lb., 90c. 
Twelve Months’ Radish Mixture A superb mixture of 
all kinds of Radishes, early, medium, fall, winter 
Chinese, etc. Sow a row of it and it will furnish you 
delicious Radishes throughout the year. The early and 
medium ones as they mature and are pulled make room 
for the larger growth of the fall and winter varieties. 
This mixture is made up of twenty-five best varieties, 
and with it it is necessary to make but one sowing for 
the entire year. Try it once and you will ever after use 
it. This novel mixture was introduced by us two years 
ago, and our customers like it so well that last season we 
sola tonsof it. Pkt.. 10c.; oz., 15c : 60c.; lb, 80c. 
Black Fall, or Spanish —Sow when you do turnips; large 
size and good keeper; crisp, coarse, pungent flesh, much 
relished in winter. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; lb., 50c. 
One packet each of above nine sorts. l*0c. 
Surprise A fine Radish of a golden russet color, round and 
smooth, of quick growth and very finely flavored. A 
beautiful ana attractive variety. Per pkt.. 10c.; oz., 30e. 
