NORTHRUP, KING & CO.’"S VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS 
Olive Shaped Varieties 
Early Scarlet Olive 25 days 
A very desirable and popular sort, with 
rich carmine skin and pure white flesh— 
crisp, tender and mild. 
French Breakfast 24 days 
A standard sort for home and market gar- 
dens and for forcing. Small tops. Roots ob- 
long and blunt, with slender tap root; about 
% in. in diameter and 1% in. long. Rich 
scarlet for 74 of area from top down, pure 
white over balance of tip end. Flesh white 
and crisp. 
White Olive 23 days 
A very early variety. Oblong shape, pure 
white from top’to tip, small tops. Flesh ten- 
der, crisp and mild. A forcing variety but 
also adapted to home and market gardens. 

F'rench Breakfast 
Long White Varieties 

White Icicle 
White Icicle 30 days 
Roots 5 to 6 in. long and 1 in. thick. Pure 
white, with small tops. Usually marketed 
when about % in. in diameter. Equally suit- 
able for outdoor planting or forcing under 
glass. The most popular white home garden 
variety. 
White Strasburg 42 days 
A popular white summer variety. White 
root grows 4 to 5 in. long, is of excellent 
quality and resistant to severe heat. Tapered 
and smooth. White flesh is crisp and mildly 
pungent. Thicker than White Icicle. 
Winter Varieties 
California Mammoth White 55 days 
Largest of all winter radishes and a fa- 
vorite with the Chinese gardeners in Cali- 
fornia. Root grows 8 in. long and 2 to 8 in. 
in diameter. Pure white skin and flesh. May 
be used in all stages of growth. Flesh is 
solid, crisp and mildly pungent. 
China Rose 52 days 
Roots grow 6 to 7 in. long and 2 in. at 
shoulder, slightly broadened at the blunt 
base. Skin is smooth and of a deep rose 
color. Flesh pure white, crisp and pungent. 
By packing in sand, crisp fresh radishes may 
be had all winter. Many people enjoy them 
cooked. 
Long Black Spanish 56 days 
Supposed to be the best keeper of winter 
radishes. Roots 8 to 9 in. long, 2% in. in 
diameter at the shoulder, oblong in shape. 
Skin is dark purple, almost black, somewhat 
roughened. Flesh is white, crisp and pungent. 
Round Black Spanish 56 days 
A variety having globular shaped roots, 
38% to 4 in. in diameter. Skin almost black, 
somewhat roughened. Flesh white, firm, 
crisp and pungent. A very fine keeper. 

Recording Radish Tests in N. K. Trial Ground 
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