Earliest RADISHES 
Comet —All-America Medal Winner 
25 days. Round, with an occasional olive-shaped, average 1 in. 
across; bright scarlet skin and tender white flesh which remains 
crisp and solid for a long time. Ideal for home and market gar- 
dens, both for field culture and greenhouse forcing. Eating and 
keeping qualities are surpassed by none. Tops are short. 
Pkt. 20¢; oz. 45¢; 14 Ib. $1.20; 14 Ib. $2.15 
5047 Vick’s Scarlet Globe 
24 days. Olive-shaped, bright scarlet radishes, 1 in. in diameter. 
It is crisp and tasty, with fine white flesh and a medium-size 
top; right for bunching. Good for forcing and does equally well 
outdoors for either the market or home garden. Attractive. 
Pkt. 1 +: > OZ 35 1 Ib. 1.00; Y, lb. B 
Burpee White—Outstanding for flavor 
25 days. Introduced by Burpee in 1947. Exceptional 
tenderness, mild flavor, crispness, and remaining long in 
edible condition, are most outstanding qualities of Burpee 
White Radish. When young, roots are nearly round, juicy 
and sweet with pure white skin and flesh. They become 
flattened in shape as they grow, the diameter dncreasing 
with age. At their best eating stage when 3% to 1 in. across. 
Grown from spring-sown seed, they are crisp, mild and 
tender even if allowed to grow 2 in. across. Superior in 
respect to available nutrients and low fiber content. 
Pkt. 25¢; oz. 60¢; 1% lb. $1.75 
CHERRY BELLE. 25 Days. [WAI] American 
winner, 1949. See Novelty Page 7. 
Pkts 20c, 10z:, soc; 4. Ibs $1,,00-" 35 Ib! $1.75 
EARLY SCARLET GLOBE SELECT. (F.) 23 Days. 
Vaughan’s Glasshouse strain. For hotbed and green- 
house forcing, and outdoor planting. Very early, 
crisp, mild and tender; rich, bright scarlet in color, 
of uniform globe shape. It is ready for the table in 
25 days. For the home, plant every 10 days until § 
into June; again end of August. : 
Wy lb., 90c; 14 Ib., $1.55 
Pkt.,- 15c; oz., 30c; 
ICICLE. 27 Days. [The finest white, which 
remains crisp and mild long after maturity. It ma- @ 
tures early with short top, which permits close ¢ 
planting and forcing. Many of our customers say 
it is the ee eoue they have ever grown. Plant 
every 10 days for succession. 
Plt, 15c; tt 30c; Y{ |b., 90c; 14 |b., $1.55 
FRENCH BREAKFAST. (F.) 25 Days. Early 
olive-shape, 2 inches long, with slender tap root, 
deep red skin, white tip. Flesh is solid, sweet, crisp 
and tender, fine for the home garden. 
Pkt., 15c; 0z., 30c; VY \b., 90c; 1% lb., $1.55 | 
CRIMSON GIANT. (F.) 28 Days. For forcing or 
outdoor planting. Although twice the size of other 
forcing sorts this does not get pithy or hollow; the 
skin is crimson, flesh is white, tender, crisp and 
sweet-flavored. Sow thinly. 
Pkt., 15c;  oz., 30c; 4 1b.,90c; % lb., $1.55 
Sandwich 7 sland 
Oyster Plant 
Kohlrabi 
OW in April or May in rows, thin to 8 
inches. The globular fruits grow above 
wa ; ground, are 
stripped and 
cooked like 
turnips, but 
are much 
sweeter. 
VIENNA. 
55 Days. 
White and 
tender. Pkt., 
15c; %0z., 
35c; oz., 55c 
EARLY 
PURPLE 
VIENNA. 
About 60 
Days. Pkt., 
VIENNA KOHLRABI EARLY 15c; ¥% oz., 
WHITE. Pkt., 15¢ 35; 0z., 5Sc¢ 
Okra 
KRA pods are used in soups, stews and 
salads. It is a hot weather plant, but 
can be grown in the North much like corn, 
the plants being started indoors in paper pots. 
The pods should be gathered each day while 
still tender and pulpy. 
Quantity needed for 15 ft., 1 pkt.; 50 ft., 1 oz. 
WHITE VELVET. 70 Days. Produces pods larger 
than any other. 
Fkt., 15¢; oz., 25¢; Y% |b., 65c 
TALL OR PERKINS MAMMOTH. 68 Days. The 
long pods, measuring 4 and 5 in. are produced in 
great quantities. 
\% Ib., 65c¢ 
Fkt., 15c; oz., 250; 
O-2 OKRA DWARF LONG POD. Pkt., 10c 
Oyster Plant (satsity) 
i bite not as generally grown as it should be, 
this is, when cooked, a really delicious vegetable, 
surpassing in richness of flavor both -carrots and 
parsnips. It acquires a decided oyster flavor after a 
good frosting. Roots for winter use should be lifted 
in the fall, while those for early spring use may be 
left in the ground over winter. 
MAMMOTH SANDWICH "ISLAND. This vari- 
ety is much more uniform in growth than the old 
standard “Long White” variety; it is twice the size 
and weight; the roots are of superior quality and 
flavor. Pkt. 15c; Y% oz., 350; oz., 65c 
