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GERMAIN SEED AND PLANT CO. 
White Strasburg. 
White Strasburg. — (See cut.) One of the most 
valuable summer radishes in cultivation. Per 
oz. 10c; per lb. 60c. 
Scarlet Olive-Shaped.— (See cut.) Oval; very 
early and handsome; flesh rose-colored, tender 
and brittle. Per oz. 10c; per lb. 60c. 
Mixed Radishes. —Mixture of best sorts of rad¬ 
ishes, particularly use¬ 
ful for family garden, 
supply a nice assort¬ 
ment for the table, of 
all colors and sizes; 
large quantities of mix¬ 
ed radishes are sold in 
eastern markets. Per 
oz. 10c; per lb. 50c. 
RHUBARB, 
OR PIE PLANT. 
Scarlet Olive-Shaped. 
Ruibarbo — Rhabarber — Rhubarbe. 
Sow the seed early in the spring, in drills 18 inches apart, and cover 1 inch deep; thin the plants to 6 
inches apart, and keep them free from weeds. When the plants are 1 year old remove to prepared 
beds and place 4 feet apart each way. Do not cut until the second year, and apply a dressing of man- 
Monarch, or Giant. — A superior variety of large size. Per oz. 15c; per lb. 
$1.50. 
Victoria. —(See cut.) Very large, fine for cooking; cultivated largely by market 
gardener’s for main crop late in the season. Per oz. 15c; per lb. $1.50. 
ROSELLE. 
(Hibiscus Rosella Subdorifa.) 
A tropical annual plant, native of India, and introduced here from Australia, where 
it is extensively grown for making jelly. It succeeds well in this climate, and 
is becoming more popular each year; quantities of the fruits being sold in our markets every fall. The 
plants grow from 3 to 6 feet high and bear an abundance of handsome flowers, followed by fruits en¬ 
closed in a thick fleshy calyx, from which is made an excellent jelly, like, but an improvement upon 
that made from black currants. It also makes a fine sauce when stewed like cranberries. The seed 
should be sown in February on bottom heat and treated like the egg plant. Per pkt. 10c; per oz. 50c; 
per lb. $5.00. 
ure every fall. 
SALSIFY, OR VEGETABLE OYSTER. 
Osti6n Vegetal — Haferwurzel — Salsifis. 
Select light, rich soil. Sow the seed thickly in drills, 12 inches apart, and cover one inch deep. When 
the plants are 2 or 3 inches high, thin out to 6 inches from each other in the rows; hoe often, and 
keep the earth loose and clean around them. They are boiled or stewed like parsnips, the flavor re¬ 
sembling the oyster. One ounce of seed will sow 50 feet of row. 
Long White. — Per oz. 10c; pei* lb. $1.00. 
Sandwich Island.— Of enormous size, very tender and delicious. Per oz. 15c; per lb. $1.25. 
SORREL. 
Acedara — Sauerampfer — Oseille 
Sow in spring, in drills 18 inches apart, in a rich soil, and keep the flower stems cut off as they appear. 
It remains in the ground year after year, and only needs to be taken up and divided once in four or 
five years. Inasmuch as the hot sun tends to increase its acidity, a northern exposure is preferable. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. 
Large Leaved French. Per oz. 15c; per lb. $1.25. 
SPINACH. 
Espinaca— Spinat — Epinard. 
For summer use sow early in spring, in drills 1 foot apart, and thin the plants 6 inches from each other 
in the row. For winter and spring use, sow in September. One ounce of seed will sow about 50 
feet of row. 
