ROYAL QUALITY SEEDS 
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French Breakfast Radishes 
roots of deep rose-coior which will keep well 
into the winter. The pure white flesh is very 
firm, compact, and pleasingly pungent. 
LONG BLACK SPANISH, 55 Days—Grows 
7 to 8 inches long, 2 to 2% inches through 
at top; skin black; flesh white and firm. 
ROUND BLACK SPANISH — Similar to 
Long Black Spanish, but is round in shape. 
WHITE CHINESE or CELESTIAL, 55 
Days—An outstanding variety, growing to 
enormous size. The roots are cylindrical and 
grow 8 to 10 inches long with a diameter of 
4 inches. The flesh is crisp, juicy, and tender. 
Agreeably mild in flavor. The roots are easily 
stored in boxes packed in sand and will keep 
all winter long. This is the most widely grown 
of all winter radishes. 
RHUBARB or PIE PLANT 
CULTURE—Sow seeds in rows an inch 
deep and thin the plants to 6 inches apart. 
Transplant the plants 3 or 4 feet apart in the 
fall where they are to remain. Stalks should 
not be cut until the second season. One ounce 
will produce 1,000 plants. 
VICTORIA—Produces thick red stalks. 
SALSIFY 
(Vegetable Oyster) 
CULTURE—Sow the seed early in spring, 
in drills 12 inches apart and 1 inch deep, 
thinning out the young plants to 6 inches. 
The roots will be ready in October, when a 
supply should be taken up and stored. Those 
remaining will suffer no injury by being left 
in the ground until spring. One ounce will 
sow about 50 feet of drill. 
MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND — Ten- 
der and delicious. Superior to all other sorts. 
SPINACH 
CULTURE — Spinach demands rich, light 
soil. Sow seed in early spring, 1 inch deep, 
in rows 12 inches apart, and make additional 
sowing every two weeks for a_ succession. 
For all use, sow in August, and for a winter 
crop, in September. One ounce will sow about 
100 feet of rows; 10 to 12 pounds in drills 
to the acre. 
BLOOMSDALE LONG STANDING (Round 
Seeded), 45 Days—Small but very compact. 
with short-stemmed, dark green leaves. The 
leaves are pointed, of thick texture, and much 
crumpled. Stands a long time before bolting 
to seed. Yields over 1,000 bushels per acre 
on good soil. 
BLOOMSDALE SAVOY (Round Seeded), 
40 Days—The most largely grown variety 
and suitable for the home and market gar- 
den. One of the earliest and best for fall 
planting, for spring use being very hardy. 
but goes to seed quickly in hot weather: 
leaves broad, dark green and much crumpled. 
