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RADISH (Cont.) 
SCARLET TURNIP Days 
Standard early sort for forcing and out of door culture. Tops small. Roots Za 
deep turnip-shaped, almost round; with fine tap root; ideal for use when 1 in. 
diameter, scarlet-red; mild. 
SCARLET TURNIP, WHITE TIPPED 
Handsome, popular variety of outstanding quality; much used in home and 25 
market gardens, Tops small. 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 114 in. diameter or 
greater. 
SPARKLER 
Popular home and market garden sort. Similar to Early Scarlet Turnip, 25 
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 
Standard summer radish for home and market garden. Roots commonly be- 40 
come 5 in long, 114—2 in. diameter at the shoulder; tapered; smooth; white; 
flesh firm, crisp, mildly pungent. 
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. 
CHINESE ROSE WINTER (Scarlet China) Days 
Roots become 6—7 in. long, 134—2 in. diameter at shoulder and slightly broad- 50 
ened 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) 
Roots about 8 in, long, 3 in, diameter at midsection; with square shoulder and 55 
blunt bottom; white, smooth; flesh white, firm, crisp, mildly pungent. 
LONG BLACK SPANISH 
Splendid keeper. Roots 8—9 in. long, 2—2% in. diameter at shoulder and 55 
only slightly tapered; skin somewhat roughened; black; flesh white, very 
firm and crisp, pungent. 
LONG WHITE JAPANESE (Nerima) > 
Very long and narrow at neck and tip, about 2 ft. in length and 3 inches in 55 
diameter. Flesh white, brittle. Good keeper. 
ROUND BLACK SPANISH 
Splendid keeper. Roots globular with slender well defined tap root; 314,—4 55 
in. diameter; skin somewhat roughened, black; flesh white, firm, crisp and 
pungent. 
RHUBARB 
CRIMSON WINTER 
Very popular in California where it produces small crimson stems of the 
finest color and quality in winter and spring, and continues bearing over a long 
period. 
VICTORIA : 
Standard, very thrifty variety with straight stalks of splendid color and flavor. 
RHUBARB OR PIE PLANT ROOTS (Victoria) 
ROQUETTE 
ROQUETTE 
Hardy annual closely related to the mustards. Grown for greens; forms 40 
rosette of numerous oblong, divided leaves that are dull green, thick in texture, 
and of a mildly pungent strong flavor. 
