Maule's seed catalogue : 1896 . In l/^^/l ^ successful German gardener, coming tosll 10^4. thiscountry, brought with him seed of thisradish. Time out of mind he has been solicited by hisneighboring gardeners to let them have some of the seedat fabulous offers. No seed introduced in years has hadsuch a pedigree. In 1834 it was a good radish, and to-dayit is as good as ever. It surpasses every other sort in fine. crisp and brittle flavor; is always solid, of quick growth ;flesh and skin a beautiful ivory white. Thousands can bepulled, and they will be as near alike as peas in a pod. Itmay also j
Maule's seed catalogue : 1896 . In l/^^/l ^ successful German gardener, coming tosll 10^4. thiscountry, brought with him seed of thisradish. Time out of mind he has been solicited by hisneighboring gardeners to let them have some of the seedat fabulous offers. No seed introduced in years has hadsuch a pedigree. In 1834 it was a good radish, and to-dayit is as good as ever. It surpasses every other sort in fine. crisp and brittle flavor; is always solid, of quick growth ;flesh and skin a beautiful ivory white. Thousands can bepulled, and they will be as near alike as peas in a pod. Itmay also justly be called the All-Year-Round radish, asit does equally well sown any time in frames or openground. Every market gardener needs it. Iacket, 10cents; ounce, 15 cents; J4 pound, 40 cents; pound, NEIV VICTOKIA SPINACH This new variety is distin-guished for its exceedingly dark green color, and also for its verylong standing qualities, being from two to three weeks later thanthe ordinary Long standing. The leaves are thick and spreadout flat upon the gi-ound. It is excellent for Spring sowing, butnot sufficientlj hardy to stand the Winter in the locality of Phila-delphia. In our trials of spinach at Briar Crest last spring, Itoutyielded every other variety, and at the same time stood longerlefore going to seed than the ordinary long standing, which washeretofore considered the best variety in this respect. Packet,5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; ^ lb., 20 cents; pound, 50 cents. LONG STANDING.—It remains a very long time beforegoing to seed; on this account is very desirable, particularly formarketing purposes. Leaves large and thick, somewhat similarto the Round Leaf. Pki., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 4 lb., 15 cts.; lb., 35 cts. ROUND LEAVED The Old popular variety, and very de-sirable
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