GROW YOUR OWN . . -RRADISHES. ee 
Planting Instructions 
Packet, 5c; Per Ounce, 15c; 14 Pound, 45c. 
Prices Postpaid. 
They do best in sandy loam of good fertility. 
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. 
Days to 
Maturity 
20. 
30 
26 
25. 
23 
25. 
23. 
39. 
27..WHITE ICICLE 
24..EARLY LONG SCARLET SHORT TOP 
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 
60..ROUND BLACK SPANISH 
60..WHITE CHINESE or CELESTIAL 
53..ROSE CHINA WINTER 
it is of great importance that they be thinned as often as necessary. 
EARLY VARIETIES 
.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. 
-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. 
. EARLY SCARLET TURNIP 
Root very round, of very bright color; flesh white, firm, crisp, and 
very pleasant to the taste. 
-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. 
.EARLY SCARLET GLOBE 
The root not as long as the olive-shaped sorts. 
tender. 
. 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. 
-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 
.WHITE STRASBURG 
A productive variety which withstands summer heat well. Root is 
long, about 4 to 5 inches, pointed; skin is white, rather tender. 
Flesh is white and 
LONG VARIETIES 
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. 
Root extremely long and slender, 5 to 6 inches in length, 
and only about a half-inch in diameter. <A standard 
variety for both home and market garden use. 
WINTER VARIETIES 
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. 
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. 
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. 
Root is large, red, with white tip. A very good keeper, 
and more mildly flavored than the Spanish types. 

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BARTELDES SPARKLER 
RHUBARB 
Pkt., 5c; 1 0z., 25c; 4 Ib., 80c. 
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- . Succeeds 
Planting Instructions §.3°5,°.86.° 
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 
Ask for prices. 
Linnaeus and Victorla. 

VICTORIA RHUBARB 
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