. Beckert's garden field & flower seeds. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs. EARLY and FORCING RADISHES. Radish. N ORDER to be crisp and tender, Radish roots must grow quickly ; whenever growth is checked by drouth or cold weather they become tough and pithy. A rich, light, sandy soil suits them best. For the forcing crop, sow seed in hotbeds in rows 5 or 6 inches apart, and thin the plants as the ground becomes warm. Seed of winter varieties fSFl should be sown in midsumme
. Beckert's garden field & flower seeds. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs. EARLY and FORCING RADISHES. Radish. N ORDER to be crisp and tender, Radish roots must grow quickly ; whenever growth is checked by drouth or cold weather they become tough and pithy. A rich, light, sandy soil suits them best. For the forcing crop, sow seed in hotbeds in rows 5 or 6 inches apart, and thin the plants as the ground becomes warm. Seed of winter varieties fSFl should be sown in midsummer. Summer varieties are best adapted for general crop. An ounce of seed will sow about 100 feet of drill. or FORCING RADISHBS. lOSY GEM, or RAPID FORCING. Fine for forcing or open culture ; a per- fect globe in shape ; deep scarlet on top, blending into pure white at the bottom ; very tender and fine-grained ; a rapid grower, but rarely becoming hollow or pithy ; very early. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. _ ^ yW HITE BOX. A handsome turnip-shaped pure white Radish of excellent quality and flavor; very early ; fine for forcing, and yery popular where known. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. «^ —EARLY DARK BLOOD-RED TURNIP. One of [the handsomest and best early forcing Radishes. Very even and smooth skin, and deep blood-red color. Pkt. / cts., pt. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts. lb. 76 cts. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wm. C. Beckert (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Allegheny, Pa. : Wm. C. Beckert
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