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RAISING VEGETABLES 
Ss “THE BEST OF EXERCISE 

Radishes 
Sow as soon as the ground is dry in the 
spring, in rows 8 to 12 inches apart, and 
Yinch deep, every week to ten days for a 
succession up to the middle of June, after 
which they are but little used unless a cool 
northern spot can be had, where the ground 
is shaded during a part of the day. They 
should be sown in light, rich soil, as a crisp 
Radish cannot be produced in heavy soils. 
Sow also in early fall for late crops and winter 
use. Radishes should be eaten when quite 
small; it is a mistake to let them grow too 
long and too large. This applies particularly 
to the French Breakfast and small turnip- 
shaped sorts. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill; 
10 pounds to the acre 
Cardinal or Searlet Globe. Brilliant scar- 
let; fine globe shape, with small top; very 
crisp and tender. Early and of excellent 
quality. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; M4lb. 
75 cts.; lb. $2.25. 
Sparkler. Brilliant scarlet with a _ pro- 
nounced white tip. Sparkling white, solid, 
crisp flesh and mild sweet flavor. Pkt. 10 
cts.; oz. 25 cts.; lb. 75 cts.; lb. $2.25. 
Early Searlet Turnip. A valuable variety 
for forcing or outdoor culture. Is a small, 
turnip-shaped variety, and in color en- 
tirely crimson. Quick growing, very early. 
ieee Oncts..007, 20 cts.; lb. 75 cts.; 
Ib. $2.25. 
Crimson Giant. For forcing or outdoor 
planting. Although twice the size of other 
forcing sorts, this does not get pithy or 
hollow. The skin is crimson; flesh is white, 
tender, crisp, and sweet-flavored. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; lb. 75 cts.; lb. $2.25. 
Scarlet Turnip White-tipped. A favorite 
with market gardeners for outdoor plant- 
ing, also for home-garden; matures very 
early; turnip-shaped; scarlet with distinct 
white tip; fine quality; crisp and tender. 
Pkt. 10 cts. ; 02.20 cts. ;141b. 65 cts. ; lb. $1.75. 
Philadelphia White Box. It matures early; 
root round, slightly flattened; white; top 
medium. It is grown both under sash and 
outdoors. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; M4lb. 
65 cts.; lb. $1.75. } 
Long White Icicle. This is the most beauti- 
ful of the early long white varieties; of a 
pearly white color; fine for either forcing 
or outdoor culture; of slender form. Tender, 
crisp, and of delicate flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 20 cts.; 14]b. 65 cts.; lb. $1.75. 
French Breakfast. Of quick growth; very 
mild and tender; of an oval form; scarlet, 
tipped with white. One of the best real 
early sorts for home-garden. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 25 ets.; 14]b. 75 cts.; lb. $2.25. 
Winter Varieties 
Do not sow these until the latter part of 
June, 
White Chinese or Celestial. The finest of 
all extra-large white winter Radishes; the 
flesh is always crisp, mild, and juicy. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 141b. 65 cts. ? 
Long Black Winter. One of the hardiest 
and best for winter use. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 
20 cts.; 44lb. 65 cts. 
Round Black Winter. Similar to Long 
Black Winter, except in shape. Pkt. 10 
cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 14]b. 65 cts. 
Salsify or Vegetable Oyster 
Salsify will grow in any good garden soil. 
Sow as early as the ground can be worked, 
in drills 1 foot apart, 1 inch deep, and thin 
out to 6 inches in the row. Use an ounce of 
seed to a 60-foot row; keep the plants free 
from weeds. A part of the crop may be left 
in the ground till spring, when it will be 
found fresh and plump. 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. This is the 
largest and most profitable Salsify now in 
cultivation. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 
lb. 80 cts.; lb. $2.75. 
Squash 
Plant after weather has become firmly 
settled and the ground is warm and dry, in 
hills 5 to 6 feet apart for bush varieties, and 
6 to 8 feet apart for running varieties. Hills 
should be thoroughly manured. Slightly 
elevate the hills and place seven or eight 
seeds in each, finally leaving but three plants. 
Press the seeds down firmly before covering, 
and cover early-planted ones 1 inch deep, 
and late ones 1% inches. 
One ounce will plant 25 hills; 4 to 6 pounds 
for an acre 
Early Varieties 
Early White Bush (Patty Pan). The flat, 
patty-pan-shaped fruits are 6 to 8 inches 
in diameter and ready for use very early 
in the summer. Of true bush form and 
very productive. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 
WYlb. 60 cts.; lb. $1.75. 
Mammoth Yellow Bush or Golden 
Custard. The fruits are large and have a 
rich, golden orange skin, as well as rich, 
creamy yellow flesh. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 
20 cts.; 4b. 60 cts.; Ib. $1.75. 
Mammoth Bush Summer Crookneck. 
Early and of extra-fine quality; orange- 
yellow in color. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 
Yb. 60 cts.; lb. $1.75. 
Giant Summer Straightneck. It has the 
warty, creamy gold skin, the large size, 
the fine quality, and the earliness of the 
parent Crookneck Squash. Plants bushy, 
vigorous, productive. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 
20 cts.; 4]b. 60 cts.; lb. $1.75. 
Cocozelle or Italian Vegetable Marrow. 
The fruits are oblong, 1 foot or more in 
length, and 4 to 5 inches in diameter; skin 
dark green, marbled with yellow and with 
lighter green stripes. The flesh is fine- 
grained, tender, and of excellent flavor. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 41b. 60 cts. 
Table Queen or Acorn. A trailing variety, 
producing acorn-shaped fruit with a thin, 
distinctly ribbed, dark green shell; 6 inches 
long by 4% inches in diameter; flesh light 
yellow and bakes well. Quite early. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; lb. 75 cts.; lb. $2. 
Vegetable Marrow (Bush). A _ delicious 
English sort. Skin creamy white; flesh 
white, soft, and of rich flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 25 ets.; 4lb. 75 cts. 
Zucchini. A small, short type of Cocozelle, 
12 to 18 inches long. Skin dark green, 
becoming lightly mottled and striped yel- 
low at maturity. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 
lb. 75 ets. 
Fall and Winter Varieties 
Boston Marrow. Fruit is of good size, deep 
orange-yellow, and with thick yellow flesh. 
Largely used for canning and making 
pies, for which it is very fine. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 20 cts.; 4]b. 60 cts.; lb. $1.75. 
Delicious. Medium size, top-shape in form, 
and dark green; flesh orange, very dry 
and delicious. Usually weighs between 
five and ten pounds. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 
20 cts.; 1b. 60 cts.; lb. $1.75. 
Hubbard. The standard winter Squash. It 
is of good size, often weighing 9 to 15 
pounds. Flesh fine-grained, sweet, of 
excellent flavor, rich orange-yellow. Has a 
very hard shell and will keep until spring. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; Wlb. 60 cts; 
Ib. $1.75. 
Golden Hubbard. A deep orange-yellow; 
fine-grained and sweet. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 
20 cts.; 14lb. 60 cts.; lb. $1.75, 
Sorrel 
Sorrel is used as greens like spinach. Mixed 
with spinach, it adds a delicious flavor to it. 
Also extensively used in French cookery. 
Sow in shallow drills in April. Pkt. 15 cts.; 
oz. 60 cts. 
Spinach 
Sow early in spring, in drills a foot apart, 
every two weeks for a succession; for fall use 
sow in August; and for winter crop, in Sep- 
tember. Cover that which is left out over 
winter with straw or leaves after the weather 
becomes quite cold. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill; 10 to 12 
pounds for an acre in drills 
Bloomsdale Savoy-leaved. The hardiest 
variety and the best for early spring and 
fall sowing. Curled and crimped, thick, 
fleshy leaves. Oz. 25 cts.; M4lb. 65 cts.; 
lb. $1.75. 
King of Denmark. Makes a quick and low 
growth, producing an abundance of dark 
green leaves of large size and very much 
crumpled. It is ready for use as soon as 
other varieties, and the leaves hold up 
remarkably well after being cut. Oz. 
25 cts.; lb. 65 cts.; lb. $1.76. 
Long Season. An _ excellent second-early 
variety with small plants growing close to 
the ground, very dark green, thick, some- 
what crumpled leaves and short, fleshy 
stems. Oz. 25 cts.; lb. 65 cts.; lb. $1.75. 
Victoria. Leaves of fine texture, deepest 
green color, heavily crimped, thick, fleshy, 
good quality. The plants remain in good 
condition for a long time. Oz. 25 cts.; 
Ylb. 65 cts.; lb. $1.75. 
Virginia Blight-resistant. A distinct strain 
with a blight-resisting vigor under con- 
ditions where ordinary strains of seed can- 
not be successfully grown. Oz. 25 cts.; 
Vb. 65 cts.; lb. $1.75. 
New Zealand. lIntirely different in that it 
thrives during the hot weather in any soil, 
rich or poor. The tender shoots are of good 
quality and may be cut throughout the 
summer. Plant three or four seeds in a 
hill, 2 feet apart each way. Pkt. 15 cts.; 
oz. 25 cts.; Ylb. 75 cts. ; lb. $2. 
Perpetual. <A valuable plant, producing 
green leaves in abundance close to the 
ground. As soon as one gathering has been 
made, fresh leaves appear, and a constant 
supply of Spinach is kept up throughout 
the summer and autumn. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 35 cts.; 141b. $1. 
Turnip 
One ounce will sow about 150 feet of drill 
For early Turnips, sow as soon as the 
ground opens in spring. Rutabagas should 
be sown from any time in July to August 1; 
but the other kinds, for winter use, may be 
sown from the middle of July to the end of 
August. Turnips are generally sown broad- 
cast, but much larger crops are obtained 
(particularly of the Rutabagas) by cultivat- 
ing in drills 14% feet apart, and thinning to 
6 inches in the drill. Sow in drills, one pound 
to the acre; broadcast, two to three pounds 
to the acre. 
Golden Ball. Perfectly globular; skin deep 
orange-yellow, and flesh of the finest 
quality. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 4b. 
50 cts.; lb. $1.50. 
Purple-Top Strap-Leaf. White skin and 
flesh, with purplish top. Quite early and 
very sweet and tender. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 
20 cts.; 1b. 50 cts.; Ib. $1.50. 
Purple-Top White Globe. A very hand- 
some globe-shaped variety; valuable for 
table or stock. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 
Yb. 50 cts.; lb. $1.50. 
Perfect Model or Snowball. The roots are 
beautiful in shape, pure white in color, and 
delicious in flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 
Yb. 50 cts.; lb. $1.50. 
Yellow Globe or Amber. For early or late 
sowing; good cropper, fine keeper; excellent 
for table or stock. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 
Y4lb. 50 ects.; lb. $1.50. 
Yellow Aberdeen Purple-Top. A very 
hardy and productive variety of excellent 
quality; good for either table or stock. 
Pkt. 10 cts. ; oz. 20 cts. ; 141b. 50 cts. ; lb. $1.50. 
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