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FERRY-MORSE SEED CO. 
RADISH (Cent) 
Telegraph 
Code Word 
French Breakfast 
25 days. Standard home and market garden sort; also suitable for 
forcing. Tops small. Roots oblong, blunt, with slender well de¬ 
fined tap root; about 1)4 in. long and 34 in. through; rich scarlet 
with white bottom; flesh white, crisp and of splendid quality. 
ICICLE 
27 days. Decidedly the best early white variety and considered by 
many the standard of excellence in radish. Particularly popular 
in home and market gardens. Tops small. Roots long, tapered; 
very white throughout; brittle as ice; of splendid quality until 
5—6 in. long and )4 in. thick or larger; mild and of splendid 
flavor. Superior to Lady Finger or White Vienna. 
Long Scarlet 
27 days. Standard home and market garden sort. Tops small. 
Roots long, tapered; become 4—-5 in. long and % in. thick at 
shoulder; bright carmine red. 
Scarlet Turnip 
25 days. Standard early sort for forcing and out of door culture. 
Tops small. Roots deep turnip-shaped, almost round; with fine 
tap root; ideal for use when 1 in. diameter, scarlet-red; mild. 
SCARLET TURNIP, WHITE TIPPED 
25 days. Handsome, popular variety of outstanding quality; much 
used in home and market gardens. Tops smajl. Roots deep turnip 
shape, almost globular, with slender tap root; bright scarlet (rosy 
carmine) with well defined white area about the tip; remain crisp 
and of splendid quality until 134 in- diameter or greater. 
Sparkler 
25 days. Popular home and market garden sort. Similar to Early 
Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped, but with more pronounced white 
area. Tops small. Roots deep turnip, almost globe shape; bright 
scarlet with pronounced white tip; crisp and of splendid quality 
until fairly large. 
White Strasburg 
40 days. Standard summer radish for home and market garden. 
Roots commonly become 5 in. long, 134—2 in. diameter at the 
shoulder; tapered; smooth; white; flesh firm, crisp, mildly pun¬ 
gent. 
RAFRE 
RACLE 
RALET 
RATUR 
RATIP 
RASPA 
RABUR 
WINTER VARIETIES 
Seed of winter radish is sown at our Oakview Experimental Gardens near Detroit, during the 
latter part of July or in August. We have indicated the number of days required to produce roots 
suitable for table use. However, the roots continue to enlarge and are in splendid condition for storage 
at the onset of freezing weather. Telegraph 
Code Word 
Chinese Rose Winter (Scarlet China) rachi 
50 days. Roots become 6—7 in. long, 1 34 —2 in. diameter at shoul¬ 
der and slightly broadened outward to 2—2)4 in. diameter at the 
blunt base; skin smooth, uniform bright deep scarlet; flesh white, 
firm, crisp and pungent. 
Chinese White Winter (Celestial) racel 
55 days. Roots about 8 in. long, 3 in. diameter at midsection; with 
square shoulder and blunt bottom; white, smooth; flesh white, 
firm, crisp, mildly pungent. 
Long Black Spanish rabla 
55 days. Splendid keeper. Roots 8—9 in. long, 2 — 2 34 in- diameter 
at shoulder and only slightly tapered; skin somewhat roughened; 
black; flesh white, very firm and crisp, pungent. 
Long White Japanese (Nerima) raima 
55 days. Very long and narrow at neck and tip, about 2 ft. in 
length and 3 inches in diameter. Flesh white, brittle. Good keeper. 
Round Black Spanish ranis 
55 days. Splendid keeper. Roots globular with slender well defined 
tap root; 334—4 in. diameter; skin somewhat roughened, black; 
flesh white, firm, crisp and pungent: 
