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32. SEED CATALOGUE AND GARDEN GUIDE.

[image] VICK'S EARLY SCARLET GLOBE.

RADISH.
One ounce will sow about 100 feet of drill; eight to ten pound will sow an acre in drills.
Radish seed should be sown in light, rich soil as early as the ground can be worked, and for a succession, at intervals of two weeks until mid-summer. Radishes must be grown quickly and have plenty of room, or they will invariably be tough and pithy. Sow in drills one foot apart and thin to two or three inches apart as soon as the rough leaves appear. Most of our radish seed was grown for us in France, "the natural home of radishes" and we think it cannot be surpassed.
NEW ROSE TURNIP.--See Novelties. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 40c, lb. $1.25.
ROUND SCARLET CHINA.--See Novelties. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c.
VICK'S EARLY SCARLET GLOBE.--A most excellent early radish for garden culture, and for hotbed forcing there is no variety so desirable as the Early Scarlet Globe. It is the earliest; its color is the handsomest; in flavor it is the mildest, most crisp, juicy and tender. It is the market gardener's favorite as a forcing radish. It forms small top, and will stand a great amount of heat without becoming pithy. Its fine shape, well illustrated by the accompanying engraving, makes it sell for a higher price and more rapidly than any other shaped sort. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 65c.
NON PLUS ULTRA.--An improvement on the Deep Scarlet Turnip. Remarkably fine in quality and of very quick growth, and ready to pull within twenty days after sowing. Perfectly globular little roots, of very bright color anel excellent shape; certain to insure ready sale on the market. It is by far the best strain of early radishes for forcing. Beds are planted, the crop matured and sold, and the same bed made ready for a second planting all in thirty days. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c.

[image] IMPROVED CHARTIER.

ROSY GEM.--An improvement on the Scarlet Turnip White Tip. Their shape is perfectly globular, with rich, deep scarlet top, blending into pure white at the bottom, exceedingly tender, crisp and delicious, equally desirable for either the market or home garden. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 65c.
MODEL WHITE BOX.--A great improvement on the Philadelphia White Box, which has been popular for several years. It is of most handsome shape, very early and has but few leaves, thus making it of special value for growing in hotbeds or "boxes" and one-third more radishes can be grown in the same space than with most other sorts. It is of clear white color, solid, juicy, and unsurpassed in flavor. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c.
GOLDEN DRESDEN.--All who saw this charming variety at our trial grounds were most favorably impressed with it. It was a little beauty, with golden brown skin, white flesh, crisp, juicy, and of finest flavor. One of the quickest growing sorts, and tops are so small as to admit of close planting. No matter whether grown in the garden or in hotbeds, you can depend on a remarkably perfect, early and uniform crop. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c.
WHITE LADY FINGER.--An improvement on the White Naples, or Vienna. A large, white, crisp variety, about as long as Long Scarlet and similar in shape. A very desirable sort. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c.
CHINA ROSE WINTER.--One of the best winter varieties, bright rose colored, flesh white, firm and of superior quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c.

[image] MODEL WHITE BOX.

IMPROVED CHARTIER.--Decidedly distinct in appearance from any radish in cultivation. Its form is well defined by our engraving, the color at the top being crimson, running into pink about the middle, and from thence downward is a pure, waxy white. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 50c.
WHITE STRASBURG.--Of handsome, oblong, tapering shape; both skin and flesh are of pure white. The flesh is firm, brittle and tender, and possesses the most desirable character of retaining the crispness even when old and large. It is excellent for summer use, as it withstands severe heat and grows very quickly. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 60c.
I. S. CO'S PERPETUAL WHITE SUMMER.--This variety, introduced by us, has given splendid satisfaction to all who tried it. Their shape is well illustrated by the accompanying engraving. They are pure white of uniform good quality, crisp and brittle, and they keep longer in a fit condition for the table than any variety we know of, hence their name, Perpetual White Summer. Can be sown any time of the year and will always produce good radishes fit for market earlier than the Chartier, and keep in perfect shape for marketing about four weeks, or longer for home use. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00.
MIXED RADISHES.--This is a mixture of over twenty choice varieties of early, medium and late radishes. This will give you radishes all summer and you will be surprised at the results. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c.

[image] NEW GOLDEN DRESDEN.

OTHER STANDARD VARIETIES.
[table]
[column headings: ALL FIVE CENTS PER PACKET. OZ. 1/4 LB. LB.]
French Breakfast. $ .10. $ .20. $ .50.
Wood's Early Frame. .10. .20. .50.
Long Scarlet, Short Top. .10. .20. .50.
Early Scarlet Turnip. .10. .20. .50.
Golden Globe Summer. .10. .25. .75.
All Seasons. .10. .30. 1.00.
Giant White Stutgart. .10. .25. .75.
Long Black Spanish (winter). .10. .20. .60.
Cal. Mammoth White Winter. .10. .25. .75.

ODDS AND ENDS.
CHINESE TEA.--We are sure that many of our customers will be glad to grow this as a curiosity, if nothing else. The plant is of a shrubby nature, with beautiful shiny foliage and fragrant blossoms, requiring the same treatment as any tender shrub. It is hardy in any of the southern states, and in the north can be kept in pots through the winter. Pkt. 10c.
ALPINE STRAWBERRIES.--Have a peculiar rich flavor, superior to our native sorts. Perfectly hardy and easily grown from seed. Pkt. 10c.
COTTON.--Grown as a curiosity in the north, and, if started early in the house, plants will be loaded with cotton bolls in autumn. Pkt. 5c.

[image] PERP. WHITE SUMMER.