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50 R. H. Shumway—“The Pioneer American Seedsman”—Established 1870 
50 _—_—sSCR.-: Ht. Shumway-—“The Pioneer American Seedsman Asam ______. 
RADISH—My Radish Seed Is All Grown From Hand Selected Roots—None Better At Any Price 
Sow every week for continuous crop—l1 0z. sows row 100 ft. long; 10 Ibs. per acre 
688 Sparkler 687 Early Scarlet 
White Tipped Globe 
23 days. Discriminating home 25 days. Probably the 
gardeners recognize this yariety | most extensively used fore- 
as the choicest table radish. It is | ing variety and a very sat- 
valued for its earliness, quality | istactory ea rly type for 
garden culture, for home or 
market. The roots are of 
uniform oval shape with 
er than most of the other globe- | thread-like tap roots. Skin 
shaped sorts. The colors are very | deep searlet; flesh white, 
crisp, tender, with a mildly 
snappy flavor. The small 
5 ; s tops and handsome roots to- 
with a large tip of the purest gether make it a fine bunch- 
white. An excellent forcing sort Jing radish, Should be 
and highly ‘recommended for | pulled when a little under 
an inch in diameter. Very 
: ‘ dependable. Pkt., 15 cts.; 
Pkt., 15 cts.; 0Z., 40 cts.; yy 1b., 0z., 835 cts.; VA Ib., 55 cts.; 
and attractiveness. Crisp and 
sweet, remaining fit for use long- 
vivid and attractive. The upper 
part is a rich carmine scarlet, 
erowing in the open ground. 
} — 65 cts.; 2 lb., 95 cts.; Ib., $1.50; 11, Ib, 85 cts.; Ib., $1.25; ; 687 
we — ae 2 peas SOTA ERS 2 Ibs., $2.50; 5 lbs., $5.50, post- |2 lbs., $2.25; 5 Ibs., $5.00, 4 Spats 
o Spar er nite ippedc paid. postpaid. Globe 
697 
Cherry-Belle 
All American Bronze 
Medal Winner. 22 days. 
A Warm Weather Radish. 
Round, smooth, red Rad- 
ishes resembling cherries 
in shape and color; flesh 
is white, crisp and firm. 
Early maturity, resistant 
to pithiness, slender tap . 
roots and short tops mak- ~ 
ing it highly desirable S 
for home use and forcing. } = 
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Pkt., 15 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; é 
694 White Turnip or Box 
y, Vb. 85 cts; Y Ib, ; 
$1.25; 1b., $2.00. Z 
694 A pure white round 
radish maturing in 35 
days. Slightly flattened, 
with a small tap root and 
_ short top. The roots are 
_ firm and crisp and re- 
main in excellent table 
' eondition even when al- 
lowed to reach full 
growth. Particularly 
well adapted as a sum- 
mer radish; yet very sat- 
isfactory when planted 
' early. Shows up attrac- 
tively when bunched 
with scarlet sorts. PkKt., 
20 cts.; 0z., 50 cts.; % 
692 Crimson Giant or Butter 
30 days. Distinguished for its large size while 
still retaining the fine quality and quick growth 
of the other early round types. It reaches perfect 
table condition almost as soon as any, but if left 
in the ground will grow to a diameter of almost 2 
inches and a weight of 1 ounce without becoming 
hollow or pithy and without losing its crisp ten- 
derness and unusually mild flavor. The roots are 
very attractive; deep crimson in color, Pkt., 15 cts.; 
oz., 35 cts.; %4 Ib., 55 cts.; % Ib., 85 cts.; lb., $1.25; 
2 Ibs., $2.25; 5 lbs., $5.00, postpaid. 
692 Crimson Giant or Giant Butter 
READY FOR TABLE The Great White Radish—685—Icicle 
Without doubt the finest long, white radish, and by many considered the best of all regardless 
of color or shape. The pure white roots reach a length of 6 inches when fully matured; % of 
the length standing above ground. The tops are small. The flesh is more crisp and tender than 
that of any other radish; and very mild in flavor. It remains in choice table condition unusu- 
ally long. Ideal to plant every 10 days for succession. May be sown late since it resists sum- 
mer mer Pkt., 15 cts.; 0z., 35 cts.; 1/4 Ib., 55 cts.; Yo lb., 85 cts.; Ib., $1.25; 2 lbs., $2.25; 5 lbs., $5.00, 
postpaid. 
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i 97 g F Wee 1b., $1.25, postpaid. Short 
Martynia Proboscidea | | LA aetaaap rem, Tem. 
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689 Cavalier 
22 Days. The best short top olive shaped scarlet 
Radish. Crisp and sweet, remaining fit for use longer 
than most of the other same shaped sorts. It is early, a 
rapid grower, with a brilliant scarlet color that is most 
attractive. Radishes are true olive shaped, very uniform, - 
crisp and mild and remains solid a long time, Pkt., 15 
cts.; 0z., 40 cts.; 14 1b., 65 cts.; 1% 1b., 95 cts.; Ih., $1.50; 
2 lhs., $2.50; 5 lbs., $5.50, postpaid. 
Za me W227 
“| 693 A standard, quick-growing variety. 25 
~ days. The roots are about 1% inches long, 
7A blunt-ended, with a small tap root; in color, 
iv “\ rich scarlet becoming white at lower end, 
(4 oe small-topped radish. The flesh is white, 
A ur 
: 
I m, crisp and tender, Pkt., 15 cts.; oz. 
&| 35 cts.; 14 lb., 55 cts.; 1% 1b., 85 cts-; 1b, 
$1.25; 2 1bs., $2.25; 5 1bs., $5.00, postpaid. 
A very decorative plant which can be used in hardy 
flower borders. The succulent stems carry lilac-purple flow- 
ers which are followed later by large curved seed-pods. The 
pods should be gathered when young and pickled sweet like 
cucumbers. Seeds are sown early in the spring when danger 
of frost is past, thinning or transplanting to stand 3 feet ; = 
apart. Pkt., 30 cts.; 2 pkts. for 50 cts., postpaid. 689 Cavalier 
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