James Vick’s Sons, Seedsmen, Rochester, N. Y, 
Vegetable Seeds 
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RADI5HE5 — Continued 
Packet, 5 cents ; oz., io cents ; lb., 20 cents ; lb., 60 cts.; 
except as noted; all postpaid. 
RADISH, VICK’S ALL SEASONS 
Early Round Dark Red (Non plus ultra). Especially adapted 
for forcing on account of its very small tap-roots and tops. It is also good 
for summer use in the open ground. Skin dark red; flesh white, crisp, and 
tender. 
Extra Early Scarlet Turnip-Rooted. (Forcing.) Medium in size, 
the root being clear and smooth, with a small top, remaining fit for use a long 
time. Next to Scarlet Globe we would recommend this variety for forcing. 
Scarlet Turnip White Tip (Rosy Gem). (Forcing). Very de¬ 
sirable for forcing and outdoor planting. Tops and roots both small; skin 
bright scarlet; flesh very mild and crisp. 
Scarlet Olive-Shaped. Oval ; very tender and excellent; an inch and 
a half long ; fine for forcing or open ground. 
White Olive-Shaped. Like all the olive-shaped varieties, except in 
color. 
Philadelphia White “ Box.” Is superior and entirely distinct from 
any early White Turnip Radish. Remarkably short top, rapid growth, 
perfect turnip shape, extra fine quality, showing no disposition to become 
pithy with age. Its short top and rapid growth especially fit it for growing 
under glass. 
Scarlet Turnip. Round, about an inch in diameter; skin scarlet; flesh 
white. 
W’hite Turnip. Similar to preceding, except in color; less pungent. 
Yellow Turnip. Similar to above, except in color. 
Wood’s Early Frame. Similar to Long Scarlet, but shorter, earlier, 
and adapted for forcing. 
Long Brightest Scarlet The brightest and handsom- 
or Cincinnati MarKet. It makes roots fit for K use in 
twenty-five days from time of sowing, and remains in good condition until 
fully grown, when it is as large and crisp as Wood’s Early Frame. Tops 
small. 
VicK’s Improved Long Scarlet Short- 
Top. The favorite long market Radish everywhere; six or seven inches 
long. Our strain of this popular sort has been grown from a selection year 
after year until it is perfection itself. 
Beckert’s Chartier, (Shepherd), a distinct variety. Color red at 
' the top, shading to pink in the middle, and passing into pure white. It 
| attains a large size before becoming unfit for use. 
Long White Vienna or Lady Finger. Beautiful in shape; skin 
, and flesh snow white ; crisp and tender in summer. 
Icicle. A beautiful transparent white variety, about three inches long 
• and half an inch in diameter, with small tops; very crisp and brittle, and 
remains in good condition a long time; does not get pithy. Suitable for forc- 
* ing. Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; lb., 25 cents ; lb., 75 cents. 
White Deli ciotJIS. An improvement on the White Strasburg’ 
being earlier, more evenly shaped, and having a smaller top. For outdoor 
' early fall sowing it is sure to make a crop of uniform white Radishes. Quality 
first class. A market gardener’s sort. Packet, 5 cts.; oz., iocts.; kvlb., 
30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 
White Strasburg Summer or White Hospital, a large, 
i white, showy, half-long variety. Matures early. A leading market variety. 
Giant White Stuttgart. a popular variety, early, of quick growth 
^ and large size ; in shape like a large top. Both flesh and skin arc pure snowy 
white. 
Winter Radishes 
Chinese Rose Winter (Scarlet Chinese). One of the very best 
for fall and winter use, and popular with market gardeners. Bright rose 
color ; flesh white and firm, of superior quality. 
Large White Spanish Winter, a well-known and popular sort. 
Flesh solid and milder in flavor than the black sorts. 
Round Black Spanish Winter. This is a large black -skinned 
Radish, much relished by the Germans. Flesh white and firm. 
Long Black Spanish Winter. Like the above, but the roots are 
longer and perhaps slightly milder in flavor. 
California Mammoth White Winter is really a Chinese Radish, 
grown by the Chinese in California ; eight to twelve inches long and from two 
to three inches in diameter; white, solid, and of good flavor. 
RHUBARB 
Seed should be sown in a deep, rich, well-pulverized soil, in drills eighteen 
inches apart and one inch deep. Thin out the plants to six inches apart. In the 
fall prepare the permanent bed by trenching two feet deep, mixing a liberal 
quantity of manure with the soil. Into this set the plants about five feet apart 
each way. Give a dressing of coarse manure every fall. The stalks should 
not be cut until the second year. The varieties of Rhubarb do not usually 
come true from seed. One ounce should give about 500 plants. 
Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 15 cents ;X lb., 40 cents ; lb., $1.25. 
St. Martin S. One of the earliest as well as most prolific sorts. 
Victoria. Very large, but later than Linnaeus. 
Linnaeus. Early and tender. 
Roots of above, each, 15 cents ; dozen, $1.50. 
SPINACH 
The Spinach is cultivated extensively for spring and winter “greens." 
A profitable crop for market. Select a rich, well-drained soil, highly manured. 
For a succession, the seed may be sown early in April and again in May, 
in drills one foot apart and one inch deep, properly thinning out when 
plants are an inch in the leaf. For the principal crop, sow from first to middle 
of September, on ground from which a summer crop has been taken, protecting 
the crop with a light covering of straw or leaves. In the South no covering is 
necessary. One ounce for 100 feet of drill; 10 pounds, in drills, for an acre. 
Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; % lb., 15 cents ; 
lb., 40 cents ; except as noted. 
Improved Thick-Leaved, or Long-Standing. Leaves large 
and thick, somewhat crumpled. Does not run to seed as early as other 
varieties. 
Victoria. A valuable sort. Its attrativc dark green color, long-standing, 
and hardy character, make it desirable for both spring and late sowing. 
Round Or Summer. Adapted for early spring sowing, and quite popular 
with market gardeners. Leaves thick and large. It stands the winter well. 
Large Round-Leaved Viroflay. Large, round, thick and fleshy 
leaves. Good for early sowing. Quite hardy. One of the best for fall sowing. 
Bloomsdale or Savoy-Leaved (Norfolk.) The earliest of all 
the varieties, and one of the best for autumn planting for early spring use. 
The leaf of this sort is wrinkled in the same manner as the Savoy Cabbage. 
Prickly or Fall, a hardy variety, used for fall sowing. With very 
slight protection it will withstand the severest weather. 
SPINACH, IMPROVED THICK-LEAVED OR LONG STANDING 
