RADISH 
CULTURE: Sow in the open ground as soon as the 
soil can be worked. One ounce will plant 100 feet; 
10 to 12 pounds per acre. 
@ WHITE ICICLE 
(Days to Maturity, 27) 
Uses: Home and market gardens. Also may be 
used for forcing. 
Shape: 5 to 6 inches long, slender, smoofh, taper- 
ing at tip. 
Color: Snow-white throughout. 
Radishes, French Breakfast 
e FRENCH BREAKFAST 
(Days to Maturity, 24) 
Uses: Home and market gardens. Also used as 
a forcing type. 
Shape: Oblong, blunt, slender tap-root, smooth, 
tops small. 
Color: Rose-scarlet with white tip; white flesh. 
e SCARLET GLOBE 
(Days to Maturity, 22) 
Uses: This is the most widely used variety for 
both home and market gardens. It is also very 
adaptable for forcing under glass. 
Shape: Olive shape, smooth, thin tap-root. 
Color: Bright scarlet; tender white-flesh. 
Richmond, Virginia 
Radishes, White-Tipped Scarlet Turnip 
@ WHITE-TIPPED SCARLET TURNIP 
(Days to Maturity, 25) 
Uses: Home and market gardens. 
Shape: Almost round, slender tap-root. 
Color: Crimson with a distinct and clear white 
area about the tip; clear white flesh, brittle. 
e 
Radishes, Scarlet Globe 
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