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ROYAL QUALITY SEEDS 
French Breakfast Radishes 
ter. The pure white flesh is very firm, com- 
pact, and pleasingly pungent. Tops are large 
and coarse. 
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 globular to olive 
in shape, 4 to 5 inches in diameter. Flesh a 
snowy white. 
WHITE CHINESE or CELESTIAL (60 
days)—An outstanding variety, growing to a 
large size. The white roots are cylindrical 
and grow 8 to 10 inches long with a diameter 
of 8 inches. The flesh is pure white, crisp, 
juicy and tender. Agreeably mild in flavor. 
This is the most widely grown variety of all 
winter radishes. 
Rhubarb or Pie Plant 
VICTORIA—A heavy yielding main crop 
variety, produces thick red stalks. 
Salsify or Vegetable Oyster 
MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND (150 
to 175 days)—-A hardy slow developing va- 
riety, it requires an entire season. Produces 
long, tapering, fleshy roots 8 to 9 inches long, 
1 to 1% inches thick. Used in soups and as a 
creamed vegetable. 
Spinach 
Spinach is a hardy crop but confined to 
the growing season of the northern latitudes, 
though may be grown southward during the 
winter. A quick growing crop, it matures in 
40 to 50 days after planting. First sowings 
are made as soon as practical in the spring, 
planting 12 to 18 seeds per row foot with the 
rows 14 inches apart. A half ounce sows a 
100-foot row, 10 pounds to the acre. Succes- 
sion plantings may be had at 2 to 3-week 
intervals during the season, thus insuring a 
steady supply. 
BLOOMSDALE LONG STANDING (45 
days)—A little later than the Reselected 
