DESSERT SEED COe 7 ____ EL CENTRO, CALIF. 

RADISH, Continued 
French Breakfast. An oval to long olive-shaped radish, about 11% 
inches long and % inch in diameter. Color rich scarlet red for 
about three-fourths of its length, then white-tipped. Very attractive 
when bunched and of appetizing flavor. Tops medium to short. A 
great favorite for early work for market and home gardens. 
Long Scarlet (Short Top). A long, smooth radish, sometimes 6-7 inches 
long with diameter %%-%4 inch. Color good scarlet red, flesh white, 
mild and tender. A good yielder and deservedly a favorite in the 
garden and local markets. Tops are relatively short compared 
with the size and length of roots. 
Saxa. A very fine forcing variety, small and globular, sometimes a 
little flattened, about 58 inch in diameter. Color intense scarlet, 
very bright, should be used when young. Tops are small, ideal as 
a forcing variety. 
Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped. A round to flattish round shape, me- 
dium size, say %-%4 inch diameter when at its best. The top two- 
thirds of the root is of a bright scarlet color, the bottom third a 
clear white. Good flavor and a good keeper. Medium top. 
Sparkler, White Tipped. Round to deep round in shape, early in matur- 
ing but keeps its crispness longer than most radishes. Color of top 
half is a fine carmine scarlet, having a rosy carmine edge and 
then a pure white base, almost half and half carmine and white. 
Very attractive, possibly the finest market radish. Used by home 
and market gardeners. Medium top. 
White Icicle. A handsome long radish that can be used in its early 
stages and is still good and crisp when 6 inches long and nearly 
1 inch in diameter. It can be forced and with its medium short 
top it can be bunched. Color glistening pure white, mild flavor. 
An attractive variety for home or market use. 
Radish, Summer Varieties 
White Strasburg. A large, long or deep oval radish, 5-6 inches long, 
142-2 inches in diameter, carries its breadth for about half its 
length and then tapers off a little. Skin and flesh creamy white, 
flesh is very solid and crisp and has somewhat of the pone eu 
of the winter varieties. Tops medium to medium large. 
Radish, Winter Varieties (Mostly Strong Tops) 
Black Spanish Long. Long cylindrical and a little tapering, 8-10 inches 
long, shoulder diameter of 2-21 inches. Skin is black, marked 
with horizontal grooves. Flesh is white, very solid, crisp and pun- 
gent. Stores well. 
Black Spanish Round. Similar in color and quality to long Black 
tSoupa but is almost globular, 312-4 inches in diameter. A good 
eeper 
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