WHOLESALE GARDEN SEEDS 
RADISH—Globe and Turnip Shaped Varieties 
Cavalier 2 1 days 
A very fine greenhouse stock of scarlet 
globe type. Roots are globe shape, bright 
scarlet, thin tap root and a uniform bulber. 
Flesh is firm and crisp and stays in eating 
condition longer than similar types. Top 
short but long enough for bunching. 
Crimson Giant 30 days 
A large growing sort, of a beautiful deep 
crimson color. Commonly reaches a diameter 
of IV 2 in. before becoming pithy. The flesh 
is white, mild in flavor, firm and crisp. Good 
for open ground culture or forcing. Roots 
spherical to slightly top shaped. 
Early Deep Scarlet or Non Plus Ultra 
(Forcing) 23 days 
One of the very earliest of the forcing 
sorts. Skin a bright scarlet, flesh crystal 
white, crisp and juicy. Almost round, with 
small tops. 
Early Scarlet Globe 24 days 
A sort which is equally valuable for out¬ 
door planting and for forcing. Roots are of 
the broad-olive shape. At % in. in diam¬ 
eter it is at its best. Small tops. Skin bright 
scarlet. Flesh white and crisp. 
Early Scarlet Globe, Market Gardener’s 
Strain 24 days 
A special strain from transplanted roots 
for market gardeners. The most uniform in 
shape, color and size. Tops short. 
Early Scarlet Turnip White Tip 
Long Red 
Chartier or Shepherd 33 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. 
Early Scarlet Turnip 26 days 
A very popular standard variety for forc¬ 
ing and out-of-door culture. Highly esteemed 
for its mild flavor, firmness and crispness. 
Skin is bright scarlet, flesh snow white. 
Roots deep turnip shaped, almost round. 
Most delicious when 1 in. in diameter. 
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. 
Glowing Ball 21 days 
A new introduction from Holland that 
was awarded an All-American Gold Medal 
in 1934. This is a forcing variety competing 
with Non-Plus-Ultra and Saxa. Root is 
nearly round. The color is the finest bright 
scarlet we know of. Tops medium small. Ap¬ 
pears to have merit. 
N. K. & Co.’s Sterling White Tip 
25 days. A very popular strain of Early 
Scarlet Turnip White Tip. 
Saxa 2 1 days 
An early forcing variety. Roots nearly 
round with a slight flattening at base. Scar¬ 
let color. Tops very small. Too small for 
early out of door planting. 
Sparkler 25 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. 
Vick’s Scarlet Globe (N-K 
strain) 21 days 
Our selection from the Vick’s Scarlet 
Globe. This strain is globe shape, _ excep¬ 
tionally fine bright scarlet color. This stock 
starts fast and bulbs 2 to 3 days earlier than 
other stocks that we know of. Tops are med¬ 
ium short. We consider this an outstanding 
strain of Scarlet Globe. 
Varieties 
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. 
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