All Radishes—Packet, 5c; ounce, 
15c. This is the easiest of all vege¬ 
tables to raise and no garden is com¬ 
plete without at least one or two varieties. 
The common Radish will germinate in four to five 
days and if grown properly will have useful roots 
ready to harvest in twenty-eight to thirty days. If it 
takes longer than this the roots will be spongy, acid 
or woody, hence useless. The secret of getting crisp, 
delicious radishes is guick growth; for this they need 
a rich mellow soil. Sow the seed about one-third of 
an inch deep in drills not over 8 to 12 inches apart. 
All through the spring a succession should be sown 
every ten days. Keep in mind that an old radish is a 
worthless one and being harvested as soon as pos¬ 
sible, they must be guickly grown and of course kept 
thoroughly cultivated. It is advisable to use crude 
Naphthalene flakes in the soil at the time of sowing 
seed. This will protect the crop from soil insects such 
as maggots and worms. 
Early Scarlet Turnip. White Tipped. Turnip¬ 
shaped roots tipped with white. Flesh white, crisp, 
tender and sweet. Tops small. Matures very early. 
French Breakfast or Half Long. Excellent for both 
home and market gardening. Tops small, roots 
oblong and blunt. Scarlet with white bottoms; flesh 
white, crisp and sweet. Splendid guality. 
Early Scarlet Globe. Matures very early. A 
bright carmine-red color. Perfect oval shape 
and ideal size makes this an excellent radish for 
market. They reach this size in about 25 or 30 
days and are best when not guite full grown. 
Sweet, crisp and tender flesh of the highest 
guality. 
White Icicle. A popular white radish. Roots 
long, clear, white, especially mild. 
Other Varieties—Early Scarlet Turnip, Long 
Black Spanish, China Rose Winter, Crimson 
Giant. 
All Spinach—Packet, 5c; 
ounce, 15c. Spinach is a 
cool season annual, grown for 
greens. No spinach will stand extreme summer 
heat without "shooting" seed stalks. For this 
reason the seed must be sown early in the spring 
or late in the summer to avoid the danger of the 
crop maturing in July or August. For spring and 
summer use sow as early as the ground’can be 
worked and make successive plantings every 
two weeks until May 15th. The leaves will be 
ready for use four or five weeks after sowing. 
For Autumn use, sow seed about August 1st. 
Spinach will grow very large and can be cut 
from the first of September until the ground 
freezes. 
Improved Thick Leaf. Believed by many as 
the finest spinach on the American market to¬ 
day. It is the largest-leaved spinach grown and 
is exceedingly crisp, tender and tasty. It grows 
rapidly and remains in good condition a long 
time, making it fine for market. The medium- 
green leaves are large, rounded, slightly 
crumpled, succulent, and tender. 
EARLY SCALE! GLOBE 
New Zealand. Thrives in hot weather in any 
soil. Leaves comparatively broad and pointed. 
Will grow through the summer. 
Prickly Winter. Hardiest variety. Must be 
sown in the fall. Seeds prickly. Leaves long, 
pointed, thick and succulent. 
Other Varieties—Nobel Giant Leaved, King of 
Denmark, Long Standing. 
This is a minor member 
of the cabbage tribe, the 
erect stem of which is 
swollen just above the ground level. The 
swollen part, while still tender and juicy has a 
fine flavor liked by some, but later it becomes 
hard, bitter, almost woody, and useless. Kohl- 
Rabi is closely related to the turnip and by some 
considered superior. 
Its culture is exactly the same as for early 
cabbage. Kohl-Rabi is set 8 inches apart in the 
row and the rows can be 18 inches apart. 
Whether early or late crops are grown, it is 
important to secure guick growth and cut the 
whitish thickened stems before they become 
tough and woody. The plant will not stand a 
great deal of heat. 
Early White Vienna. This is the best table 
variety and matures very early. If used for table 
it is the tastiest when the bulbs are 2 inches in 
diameter. The plants are light green with white 
flesh of excellent guality. Packet, 5c; ounce, 
20c. 
Early Purple Vienna. Standard early sort. The 
plants are small, with dark green leaves spotted 
with purple. The exterior is purple, but flesh is 
white. Packet, 5c; ounce, 20c. 
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