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Title: Descriptive vegetable list
Identifier: descriptiveveget1946ferr (find matches)
Year: 1946 (1940s)
Authors: Ferry-Morse Seed Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: Detroit, Mich. : Ferry-Morse Seed Company
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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SEED GROWERS 51 RADISH Our radish stocks are unequalled by any others to be had from American or European sources. Tons of stock seed are grown each year at our seed breeding stations from roots which are pulled, hand seleoted by skilled workers and replanted for seed production in carefully isolated fields. This is why our stocks are superior in earliness, uniformity and quality. We have indicated below the number of days required under favorable conditions to produce roots of satisfactory bunching size. CAVALIER 25 days. A highly colored and very attractive variety for all purposes, and especially for shipping. Tops small; roots oblong- globe, slightly longer than broad, very firm, and of bright, almost true scarlet, color. Especially adapted for growing on muck land. Cincinnati IVIarlcet 29 days. Popular home and market garden sort. Tops short and small. Roots 6—7 in. long, ^ in. thick; cylindrical, tapered near tip; deep red with purplish tinge; flesh white, mild, crisp. Comet 27 days. Brightest colored of the bunching or table radishes. Globe-shaped. Suitable for use when ^ to ^ inches in diameter but become much larger without growing pithy. Tops slightly larger than Scarlet Globe. Roots clear, solid scarlet. Crimson Giant 29 days. Superior home and market garden sort. Tops medium small. Roots spherical to sHghtly top-shaped; deep scarlet; the largest of the early turnip rooted radishes; commonly attain diam- eter of 1^ in, before becoming pithy; of unexcelled quaUty. EARLY SCARLET GLOBE (Short Top) 23 days. Our strain of this standard very early sort is superior and is equally valuable for out of door culture and for forcing. Tops small, ideal for bunching. Roots slightly elongated globe (so-called "broad-olive" shape); IM in- loiig when ideal for use; slender, well defined tap root; uniform rich bright scarlet; flesh white, crisp and of splendid quality. EARLY SCARLET GLOBE (Medium Top) 25 days. Similar to the short top strain, but tops larger. An excellent strain when grown outdoors especially in cool weather. Early White Giant Summer or Stuttgart 43 days. Standard summer radish for home and market. Tops medium large and coarse. Roots roundish top shape; white and smooth; remain crisp and only mildly pungent until 3—4 in. long; can be stored successfully for early winter use. Telegraph Code Word RACAV RACIN RAOME RASON RAGLO
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