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RADISH—My Radish Seed Is All Grown From Hand Selected Roots—None Better At Any Price 
Sow every week for continuous crop—1 oz. sows row 100 ft. long; 10 Ibs. per acre 



689 Shumway’s White Tip Scarlet Beauty 
689 Shumway’s 
White Tipped 
Scarlet Beauty 
23 days. Discriminating home 
gardeners recognize this variety 
as the choicest table radish. It is 
valued for its earliness, quality 
and attractiveness. The-roots are 
nearly round, and of most appe- 
tizing appearance; the rich, 
bright scarlet of the upper por- 
tion contrasting brilliantly with 
the whiteness of the tip. The 
flesh is exceedingly crisp, and its 
mild flavor has just the right 
touch of piquaney. In markets 
requiring a white tipped radish, 
this variety will find ready buy- 
ers at top prices. Pkt., 10 cts.; 
0z., 20 cts.; 4 lb., 40 cts.; % Ib., 
70 cts.; Ib., $1.25; 2 Ibs., $2.25; 
5 Ibs., $5.00, postpaid. 



















687 Early Scarlet 
Globe 
25 days. Probably the 
most extensively used forc- 
ing variety and a very sat- 
isfactory early type for 
garden culture, for home or 
market. The roots are of 
uniform oval shape with 
thread-like tap roots. Skin 
deep scarlet; flesh white, 
crisp, tender, with a mildly 
snappy flavor. The small 
tops and handsome roots to- 
gether make it a fine bunch- 
ing radish, Should be 
pulled when a little under 
an inch in diameter. - Very 
dependable. Pkt., 10 cts.;' 
oz., 19 cts.; 4 lb., 38 cts.; 
Y, |b., 65 cts.; Ib. $1.10; 2 
Ibs., $2.00; 5 Ibs., $4.50, 
postpaid. 



692 Crimson Giant or Butter 
30 days. Distinguished for its large size while 
still retaining the fine quality and quick growth 
of the other early round types. It reaches perfect 
table condition almost as soon as any, but if left 
in the ground will grow to a diameter of almost 2 
inches and a weight of 1 ounce without becoming 
hollow or pithy and without losing its crisp ten- 
derness and unusually mild flavor. The roots are 
very attractive; deep crimson in color. Pkt., 10 
ets.; 0z., 19 cts.; 4 lb., 38 cts.; % lb., 65 cts.; 
Ib., $1.10; 2 Ibs., $2.00; 5 lbs., $4.50, postpaid. 
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692 Crimson Giant or Giant Butter 
READY FOR TABLE 
IN 30 DAYS. 
mer heat. 
$4.50, postpaid. 

693 A standard, quick-growing variety. 25 | 
days. The roots are about 1% inches long 
blunt-ended, with a small tap root: in color, 
rich scarlet becoming white at lower end. 
A small-topped radish. The flesh is white 
firm, crisp and tender. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 19 cts.; Yq Ib : 
38 cts.; Yo Ib., 65 cts.; Ib., $1.10; 2 Ibs., $2.00: 
5 Ibs., $4.50, postpaid. q 
The Great White Radish—685—I 
Without doubt the finest long, white radish, and by many considered the best of all regardless 
of color or shape. The pure white roots reach a length,of 6 inches when fully matured; % of 
the length standing above ground. The tops are small. The flesh is more crisp and tender than 
that of any other radish; and very mild in flavor. It remains in choice table condition unusu- 
ally long. Ideal to plant every 10 days for succession. May be sown late since it resists sum- 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 19 cts.; 14 lb., 38 cts.; 1% Ib., 65 cts.; Ib., $1.10; 2 lbs., $2.00; 5 lbs., 



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699 Shumway’s 
Golden Globe 
699 Ready to market in 
30 days. This quick 
growing, round, yellow 
radish is used extensive- 
ly for Spring or Summer 
planting in the home 
garden, Stands heat and 
dry weather well with- 
out becoming pithy or 
strong. Flesh clear 
white, crisp and solid; 
best of any of the yel- 
low strains. It grows 
rapidly and when not too 
large is very sweet and 
tender. Pkt., 15 cts.; 0z., 
30 cts., postpaid. VERY 
SHORT CROP. 



































694 White Turnip or Box — 
694 A pure white round ~ 
radish maturing in 35 — 
days, Slightly flattened, — 
with a small tap root and _ 
is i: Short top. The roots are — 
iG | firm and crisp and re-_ 
“main in excellent table — 


' condition even when al- 
Hil lowed to reach full 
at growth. Particularly 
| well adapted as a sum-— 
mer radish; yet very sat- 
isfactory when planted — 
| early. Shows up attrac- — 
\ tively when bunched — 
‘with scarlet sorts. Pkt., — 
' 10 cts.; 0z., 22 cts.; % 3 
Ib., 50 cts., postpaid. 
Short Item. 






















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697 Cincinnati 68 
: 23 days. Crisp and sweet, remaining fit for use 
Market ue longer than most of the other globe-shaped sorts. The 
Improved Long colors are very vivid and attractive. The upper part 
is a rich carmine scarlet, with a large tip of the purest ~ 
Scarlet white. An excellent forcing sort and highly recom- ~ 
mended for growing in the open ground. Pkt., 10 cts.; 
0z., 19 cts.; %4 l1b., 38 cts.; % 1b.,°65 cts.; 1hb., $1.10; 
2 Ibs., $2.00; 5 lbs., $4.50, postpaid. ; 
| 30 days. A splendid 
yw) and most attractive 
long spring radish of 
the finest quality. 
The roots are thick 
and hold their shape 
well until they ab- 
ruptly end in a fine 
tap-root. The thin 
and tender skin is a 
beautiful deep car- 
mine-red whereas the 
flesh is pure white, 
crisp and juicy. The 
4 flavor of the flesh is 
a delightfully pungent 
and stimulating to 
the appetite. A won-. 
derful red radish for 
both market grower 
and home gardener. 
s Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 19 
cts; 4% lb, 38 cts.; % 
Ib., 65 cts.; lb., $1.10; 
2 lbs., $2.00, postpaid. 

688 Sparkler 
