1936 
Farm and Garden Seeds 
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RADISH —Continued. 
Icicle. 
Long, smooth, white forcing radish. 
Carmine Forcing. 
The best and quickest early scarlet turnip radish. 
Scarlet Globe. 
Fine for forcing and open ground ; very early. 
Crimson Giant.. 
Extremely large but never pithy; suitable for forcing or open cul¬ 
tivation ; tender and crisp. 
New White Chartier. 
Improved Chartier or Shepherd. 
Cincinnati Market. .... 
Wood’s Early Frame. 
Early Long Scarlet Short Top. 
Early Scarlet Turnip Forcing White Tip. 
Early White Turnip. 
French Breakfast.. 
Golden Globe. 
White Strasburg. 
Giant White Stuttgart . 
White Lady Finger, or Long White Vienna . 
Celestial, or White Chinese. 
Best for fall; very large white radish. 
California Mammoth Winter. 
China Rose Winter. . 
Long Black Spanish Winter . 
Round Black Spanish Winter. 
Sparkler. 
Round white tip. 
z. 
% lb. 
Lb. 
.10 
.26 
.50 
.26 
.50 
.26 
.50 
.26 
.60 
.25 
.50 
.26 
.50 
.10 
.25 
.50 
.26 
.50 
.26 
.50 
.25 
.50 
.26 
.50 
.25 
.50 
.26 
.50 
.26 
.50 
.26 
.50 
.10 
.25 
.50 
.10 
.30 
.10 
.30 
.10 
.30 
.10 
.30 
.10 
.30 
.10 
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CO 
• 
.60 
RHUBARB. 
Sow the seed early, and when the nlants are large enough thin them to 4 or 5 inches 
apart. The next spring or fall transplant them 3 feet apart each way in deep, rich soil. 
For forcing, take up some large roots and place them in a dark corner of the cellar or 
greenhouse. Two oz. to 100 feet of drill. 
Oz. % lb. 
Victoria. .10 .30 
SALSIFY, OR OYSTER PLANT. 
When cooked, the roots have something of the flavor and odor of oysters. They may 
be boiled, used in soups, or grated and fried as fritters. Culture the same as for parsnips 
and carrots. Roots are perfectly hardy, and may be left in the ground all winter. A 
quantity of roots for winter use may be stored in a pit or in sand or damp earth in a 
cellar. One oz. to 100 feet of drill. 
Oz. U, lb. 
Mammoth Sandwich Island ...20 .75 
SPINACH. 
One of the most important crops grown for greens, and may be had in good condition 
from very early in the spring until cold weather. For early use sow very early In spring, 
and for succession at intervals. The main crop for spring and winter use should be sown 
in September and the plants covered for winter. 
One-half oz. to 100 feet of drill; 6 to 8 pounds to the acre. 
Oz. 
% lb. 
Lb. 
Long Standing . 
.06 
.16 
.36 
New Zealand. 
.10 
.26 
.76 
Bloomsdale Savoy . 
.06 
.16 
.36 
King of Denmark. New. 
.. .10 
.15 
.36 
