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SUMMER VARIETIES OF RADISHES.

Golden Globe.—This variety is of very quick growth and fine quality, being ready for use in from four to six weeks after sowing the seed. In shape it is almost entirely round, the color quite bright, and the quality very sweet and crisp.

Giant White Stuttgart produces very large roots, frequently reaching the size of an ordinary turnip; it

GOLDEN GLOBE RADISH.
GOLDEN GLOBE RADISH.

GOLDEN GLOBE RADISH.

GIANT WHITE STUTTGART RADISH.
GIANT WHITE STUTTGART RADISH.

GIANT WHITE STUTTGART RADISH.

LONG WHITE VIENNA, OR LADY FINGER RADISH.
LONG WHITE VIENNA, OR LADY FINGER RADISH.

LONG WHITE VIENNA, OR LADY FINGER RADISH.

is very quick growing and resists the heat of summer well, being firm and brittle until it runs to seed. The skin and flesh are pure white, a good guarantee of its mild flavor.

Long White Vienna.—This is a very fine long, white radish, both skin and flesh being pure white; it is crisp and brittle and rapid in growth, and to my