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Packet, 5c ... Per Ounce, 10c ... 1% Pound, 30c. 
. Is They do best in sandy loam of good fertility. 
Planting Instructions If the soil is stiff add sand or ashes. The seed 
should be sown just as early in the spring as possible in rows 12 to 18 inches 
apart. It is of great importance that they be thinned as often as necessary. 
saenity EARLY VARIETIES 
20..BARTELDES SPARKLER. The Best of the Round 
: White Tipped Varieties : 
A very early and excellent variety both for forcing and sowing in 
the open ground. It is ready in about 20 days. The color is a vivid 
scarlet with white tip. 
22..RAPID RED or SAXA 
One of the earliest of the Scarlet Turnip varieties. This radish is 
very tender, crisp and skin is of a rich scarlet color. . 
30..CRIMSON GIANT GLOBE 
When mature they measure 6 to 8 inches in circumference, weight 
one ounce; their pure white flesh remaining firm and crisp, and of 
mild flavor. 
26.. EARLY SCARLET TURNIP 
Root very round, of very bright color; flesh white, firm, crisp, and 
very pleasant to the taste. 
25.. EARLY TURNIP RED WHITE TIPPED 
The root of this radish swells quickly, but it also quickly becomes 
hollow at the center and should be pulled as soon as fully grown. 
23.. EARLY SCARLET GLOBE 
The root not as long as the olive-shaped sorts. Flesh is white and 
tender. 
25.. FRENCH BREAKFAST 
A market garden radish. Skin is bright pink on the upper part, 
and white on the lower part. It is very productive, early, exceed- 
ingly crisp and tender. 
23..BARTELDES GLASS 
Our ‘own introduction. We called it ‘‘Glass Radish’? because the 
flesh is almost transparent. Flesh is always crisp and brittle, of 
mild flavor, and does not become hollow in the center. 
SUMMER VARIETIES 
39..WHITE STRASBURG 
A productive variety which withstands summer heat well. Root is 
long, about 4 to 5 inches, pointed; skin is white, rather tender. 
LONG VARIETIES 
27..WHITE ICICLE 
An entirely distinct, long, white variety. Ready for use 
fully as early as Long Scarlet Top, with less foliage, 
rendering it most desirable for forcing. Superior to any 
of the red varieties. 
24.. EARLY LONG SCARLET SHORT TOP 
Root extremely long and slender, 5 or 6 inches in length, 
and only about a half-inch in diameter. A standard 
variety for both home and market garden use. 
WINTER VARIETIES 
This name is applied to those kinds which have such firm-fleshed 
roots that they will keep through a great part of the winter with- 
out becoming hollow. They should be sown in July or August. 
62.. LONG BLACK SPANISH 
Has a very regular cylindrical root, which reaches a 
length of from 7 to 10 inches. Skin is very black, and 
somewhat wrinkled; flesh is white, firm and compact. 
60..ROUND BLACK SPANISH 
Root is round, sort of top-shaped, skin is black; flesh 
white, very firm. Roots keep well and are stronger in 
flavor than any other round radish. 
60..WHITE CHINESE or CELESTIAL 
A beautiful, large, white radish grown very. extensively 
by the market gardeners for fall and winter trade. 
Root is white, cylindrical, very firm and mildly flavored. 
53..ROSE CHINA WINTER 
Root is large, red, with white tip. A very good keeper, 
and more miidly flavored than the Spanish types. 

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RHUBARB 
Pkt., 5c; 1 0z., 20c; 14 Ib., 60c. 
- 7 Succeeds 
Planting Instructions jest‘in ‘deep, 
somewhat retentive soil. The richer its con- 
dition and the deeper it is stirred, the bet- 
ter. Sow in drills an inch deep, and thin 
out the plants to 12 inches apart. The fol- 
lowing spring, transplant from 4 to 5 feet 
apart each way. 
VICTORIA. A little later than Linnaeus. 
Stalks red, very thick, leaves broader than 
long, heart-shaped or rounded. 
Rhubarb Roots 
Linnaeus and Victoria. Ask for prices. 

VICTORIA RHUBARB 
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