
French Breakfast — 23 Days. Olive shaped. or 
stump rooted. Upper part of bulb bright scar- 
let, white tipped one-third of the way up from 
the bottom. An excellent variety for the private 
garden. About 11% inches. long and %4 inch in 
diameter. Short tops with the bulbs growing 
slightly above ground. 
Landreths’ 15-Day Scarlet (Saxa). A fine bril- 
liant scarlet. globe-shaped bulb, which has very 
small tops. A most desirable variety for fore- 
ing. We cannot recommend it too highly. -It 
will lead the market in all scarlets, being ready 
for table use in 15 days from germination. This 
is a remarkable Radish for indoor culture. 
Philadelphia White Box—30 Days. So named be- 
- cause often grown in open frames or boxes. 
Remains in solid edible condition a long time. 
Roots white and globe to turnip shaped. ° 
SCARLET TURNIP WHITE TIPPED (SPARK- 
LER)—25 DAYS. Extra fine. Small in leaf, 
early. Flat to globular, with an unusual amount 
of white on the bottom which often extends 
one-third to one-half up the bulb, the lower 
half being white, the upper half bright scarlet; 
consequently, the contrast in color is showy 
both on the table and market stand. 
Long Rooted Varieties 
Chartier (Long Rose) — 35 Days. Sometimes 
called Shepherd. This is an excellent variety 
for planting outdoors. Roots slim, bright rose 
color. One inch thick, averaging 7 to 8 inches 
in length. 
Cincinnati Market—30 Days. Scarlet. A slim, 
transparent radish about 6 to 7 inches long. 
Flesh white, crisp, mild and tender. 
ICICLE, WHITE—30 DAYS. We consider this the’ 
best all-white Long White Radish. It is 
5 to 6 inches long, very brittle, about 14 inch 
in diameter. Pure white and transparent skin, 
possessing unsurpassed eating qualities. Mild in 
_ flavor. 
Long Searlet Short Top—35 Days. This is a 
first-class brilliant scarlet Radish growing 7 to 
8 inches long, with a good shoulder and-one of 
the best long scarlet Radishes on the market. 
White Strasburg—40 Days. Long in form, roots 
, 4 to 6 inches and about 11% inches in diameter, 
Skin is pure white and smooth. Roots thick at 
Shoulder, tapering to a point. Remains in edible 
condition a long time. 
Winter Varieties 
Celestial White (Chinese White Winter) — 56 
Days. A quick growing variety somewhat re- 
Sembling Half Long Stump Rooted Carrot in 
‘ shape, only fuller. Roots are white, 5 to 6 inches 
long, 2% to 3 inches in diameter. Does not 
make bulbs for Spring planting. One of the 
best Winter Radishes. 
Chinese Rose Winter (Scarlet China)—58 Days. 
A fine Winter sort, half long stump, scarlet in, 
_ color four-fifths of the length, remainder white. 
The roots are cylindrical, blunt at both ends, 
larger at the bottom than at the top. Skin a 
bright deep rose, flesh white, tops moderately 
large. 
Long Black Spanish—65 Days. Roots 8 to 10 
inches long.and 114 to 2 inches in thickness. 
Outside skin black. Flesh solid, pure white, of 
good texture. 
Round Black Spanish—60 Days. A fine round 
or top-shaped, black skinned Winter Radish, 
2 to 3 inches in diameter. Skin almost black, 
flesh white. 



An ounce will sow 75 ft.; 8-10 ibs. per acre. Sow 
carly ‘% in. deep in earth that has been worked 
to a considerable depth. A desirable winter vege- 
table and ‘one that should be used more often. 
Frost does not hurt the roots but a quantity 
Should be stored in pits or winter cellar before: =.=" 
the ground freezes. x "a he 
Mammoth Sandwich Island—110 Days. A very 
superior strain producing smooth, large, vigor-. 
ous roots, 6 to 8 inches long, 1 to 1% inches 
thick. Similar to a slim Parsnip. Often called 
“Vegetable Oyster.” : 
An ounce will sow 150 ft.; 10-12 lbs. per acre. 
Sow in spring or summer in drills. A hardy peren- 
nial which may live for several years. 
Broad Leaved — 60 Days. A superior variety used : ; fa ; 
extensively by market gardeners. 
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An ounce will sow 100 ft.; 8-10 Ibs. per acre in 
drills. If broadcast sow 12-15 lbs. per acre. The 
ground should be rich and seed should be planted ; 
to a depth of 2 inch except New Zealand, which Sate 
Should be 1 inch. The fast bolting types may be — BS 
sown very early in the spring or from AUG 315 tee 
until frost. The slow bolting types may be planted 
when it is impractical to sow the early types. op 
|Bloomsdale Blight Resistant (Virginia Savoy)— 
45 Days. Developed by the Virginia Truck 
Experimental Station, Norfolk, Virginia, after 
many years of careful breeding. It is of thes 
Bloomsdale type. Resistant to mosaic diseases, 
yellows or blight. It is not adapted to Spring — 
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