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Title: Spring 1897
Identifier: CAT31282709 (find matches)
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: John A. Salzer Seed Co.
Subjects: Nursery stock Wisconsin Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Cereal grasses Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: La Crosse, Wis. : John A. Salzer Seed Co.

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r 85 JOHN A. SALZER SEED CQ/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. ______ RADISHES- ~~ ~ ^ One of the most profitable crops to grow for the market gardener and market farmer, as also for the private garden, is Radishes. There is no vegetable that is a better appetizer for breakfast than a fiiie, juicy Radish. In Europe these are served in restaurants with every meal, and enormous quantities are thus used. All that' is required to bring them mto constant demand in America is to furnish an early, good Radish. Our Northern-grown stock always produces the finest, best-eating Kadishes. ' . New Radish—Salzer's Early Bird. •'It is the early bird that catches the worm," goes the saying, and it is the market gafdener who brings in the early vegetables to the market who catches the most money, or, in other words, makes the best profit out of his investment. Now, there is no other vegetable that is in greater demand and paying better than the Radish. For years, in our market gardener trade this was one of the main sources of income to us. In our new Radish, Salzer's Early Bird, we are sure we have the earliest Scarlet Globe Radish grown. The shape is regular,of rich scarlet color. The iruit is unusually tender,crisp and delicious, never becoming hol- low or pithy. It is very desirable for forcing, being fit to pull in lesstime from sowing than any other turnip va- riety. It is alike v^luablefor out-door planting for spring, or in autumn, aiid will always command a good price throughout the year. It will not disappoint a single mar- ket gardener who sows it, but will be a source of genuine pleasure and profit. We know of none of our vegetables that will pay the market gardener better and for the kitchen garden than Salzer's Early Bird Radish. This is the earliest, the finest, the handsomest in shape of any early turnip Radish known to the trade at present. Read Extracts From Letters: **I tell you, your Early Bird is a money-maker Cleared S50,00 on the one pound."—A. M., Wis. "It's the finest, earliest Radish I ever grew. Twelve days ahead of Philadelphia Early."—C. G., Trenton, N. J Sold the Early Bird 10 days ahead of home grown in the New York market."—A. T. C, Jersey City. "From all my customers comes but one cry—*More Salzer's Early Bird Radishes!' "—R. P. Pittsburg, Pa. "Ate fine Early Birds in 14 days after planting. That's good enough."—Mrs. C. G. E., Evanston. **My wife says the fine Radishes we are now using are 16-day Early Birds! "—F. A. H., Nashville. "Made more money on the 20 Ibsv Early Bird Radish than on all others together, as I grow mainly Radishes for New York Market."—Geo. W., Long Island. "EarHest, finest Radish I ever saw."—R. C, Colum- bus, Ohio. "Ripe and fit for use in 16 days."—H. Y., New York. "My neighbors all say it's the finest Radish they ever saw."~L. R., Omaha. "Made 525.00 from the one pound of seed."—Wm. W., Chicago.
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5 SALZER'S C> g EARLY BIRD ? O !S THE 3 EARLIEST g OF ALL g RADISHES I Here's a Red Hot Letter. "To John A. Salzer Seed Co.—Dear Sir: That rascal of a seedsman^ , in Illinois, advertises that his Radish was as early as your Early Bird. He is a liar! I get excited every time I think of it. The swindler! It is 12 days behind in earliness and 10 years behind in quality to your Early Bird. I bought 5 lbs. from him because he was so cheap, John, but I lost lots by it. His Radish was no good."—"D. D. T., Wisconsin. On our grounds at La Crosse we had fine Radishes fit for the table (out-door grown) in 12 DAYS FROM PLANTING, and such fine Radishes, tool Large, tender, delicious! Why, they are actually larger than Radishes used to grow in hot-beds ten years ago in twenty days! Such wonderful improve- ments have been made in Radishes. We are sure none will be ahead of Sal- zer's Early Bird. Now, the substance of the whole matter Is this: If you are at all anxious, either as a market gardener or as a grower of Radishes for your own private table, to have Radishes from 5 to 12 days ahead of your neighbor, and if you are anxious to have the finest Radish that seed can produce, eve» under most adverse circumstances, then by all means, plant Salzer's Early Bird. Its crisp, brittle flavor, as well as its remarkably good growth and fine color, alike recommend it. The color of the skin is a rich scarlet, while the flesh is pure white, of such mild flavor—always crisp. Juicy, tender and deli- cious. As it has a very small, short top, it is equally valuable for forcing or open ground, in faviciable weather maturing Radishes in about 16 days, and it we ate our Radishes in America as small as they do in France, this variety would produce Radishes fit for the table in 10 days. It is the Radish wonder. Price of Salzer's Early Bird Radish. Pkg., lOc; 3 for 26c.; oz.. 20c.; M lb.. 50c.; lb., ^.25; 3 lbs., ^3.00; 10 lbs., «9.00; 100 lbs.. »80.O0. Salzer's Earliest. This is one of the earliest, finest, juciest, ten- derest. sweetest, best Radishes for early use grown. From 4 to 6 days ahead of the earliest varieties offered by Eastern seedsmen. Rich red in color. While this variety is not as early as the Early Bird, nor as fine, yet it has been before our customers so long that many of them prefer this to any of the early varieties offered by other seeds- men; indeed, we believe it to be earlier than any turnip variety offered by other dealers. We have distributed over 100,000 packages of this variety and have yet to^hear the first complaint on same, -which proves that it must De A No. 1 in every respect. Pkg., 5c.; oz., 10c.; 1^ lb., 25c.; lb., 90c. Early Rosy Morn Radish. A delicious Radish, splendid for all purposes on account of its earli- ness, its crispness and beauty; it sells readily and quickly in any mar- ket, and where once grown will be grown always. You are sure to iike this seed, ?kg., lOc; oz., 20c.; Hlb., 50c.; tb., 51.10.

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