NORTHRUP, KING & C OF S 
French Breakfast White Icicle 
RADISH—Globe and Turnip Shaped (Continued) 
Early Scarlet Turnip White Tip 
25 days. An outstanding variety, very popu¬ 
lar for home and market gardens. Roots deep 
turnip shape, almost round; upper part 
bright carmine, lower part white. Short tops. 
Proper table size, 1 in. in diameter. 
N. K. & Co.’s Sterling White Tip 
25 days. A very popular strain of Early 
Scarlet Turnip White Tip. 
Sparkler 2 5 days 
Similar to Early Scarlet Turnip White 
Tipped, but with a larger white area around 
tip. Roots almost globe shaped, upper and 
greater part being bright scarlet. Tops 
small. Roots remain solid, crisp and sweet 
even when fully developed. 
Olive Shaped Varieties 
Early Scarlet Olive 25 days 
A very desirable and popular sort, with 
rich carmine skin and pure white flesh— 
crisp, tender and mild. 
French Breakfast 24 days 
A standard sort for home and market gar¬ 
dens and for forcing. Small tops. Roots ob¬ 
long and blunt, with slender tap root; about 
Long Red Varieties 
Chartier or Shepherd 35 days 
A summer variety with a handsome, long, 
scarlet root tipped with white. A large 
radish but both brittle and tender. Widely 
popular for general planting. 
Long Scarlet Short Top 30 days 
A long, straight, smooth, scarlet radish 
with root 4 to 5 in. long and % in. thick at 
the shoulder. The roots grow partly above 
ground. Small tops. The old standard early 
long variety for home and market gardens 
and still popular. 
Winter 
California Mammoth White 55 days 
Largest of all winter radishes and a fa¬ 
vorite with the Chinese gardeners in Cali¬ 
fornia. Root grows 8 in. long and 2 to 3 in. 
in diameter. Pure white skin and flesh. May 
be used in all stages of growth. Flesh is 
solid, crisp and mildly pungent. 
China Rose 52 days 
Roots grow 6 to 7 in. long and 2 in. at 
shoulder, slightly broadened at the blunt 
base. Skin is smooth and of a deep rose 
color. Flesh pure white, crisp and pungent. 
By packing in sand, crisp fresh radishes may 
3 A in. in diameter and IV 2 in. long. Rich 
scarlet for % of area from top down, pure 
white over balance of tip end. Flesh white 
and crisp. 
White Olive 23 days 
A very early variety. Oblong shape, pure 
white from top to tip, small tops. Flesh ten¬ 
der, crisp and mild. A forcing variety but 
also adapted to home and market gardens. 
Long White Varieties 
White Icicle 30 days 
Roots 5 to 6 in. long and 1 in. thick. Pure 
white, with small tops. Usually marketed 
when about V 2 in. in diameter. Equally suit¬ 
able for outdoor planting or forcing under 
glass. The most popular white home garden 
variety. 
White Strasburg 42 days 
A popular white summer variety. White 
root grows 4 to 5 in. long, is of excellent 
quality and resistant to severe heat. Tapered 
and smooth. White flesh is crisp and mildly 
pungent. Thicker than White Icicle, 
Varieties 
be had all winter. Many people enjoy them 
cooked. 
Long Black Spanish 56 days 
Supposed to be the best keeper of winter 
radishes. Roots 8 to 9 in. long, 2 1 /2 in. in 
diameter at the shoulder, oblong in shape. 
Skin is dark purple, almost black, somewhat 
roughened. Flesh is white, crisp and pungent. 
Round Black Spanish 56 days 
A variety having globular shaped roots, 
3 V 2 to 4 in. in diameter. Skin almost black, 
somewhat roughened. Flesh white, firm, 
crisp and pungent. A very fine keeper. 
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