Dreer's garden calendar for 1892 : a catalogue of choice vegetable, field and flower seeds new, rare and beautiful plants garden implements and fertilizers . dreersgardencale1892henr Year: 1892 FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. 31 RHDISH. Rettig, oder Radieschen, Ger. Radis, Rave, Petite et lonque, Fr. Rabano, Sp. Radishes thrive best in a light, rich, mellow soil, and to bring out their mild qualities they must make a quick and tender growth; heavy or clayey soils not only delay their growth, but produce a much inferior crop in appearance and flavor. Sow for very early use in hot-beds during the win
Dreer's garden calendar for 1892 : a catalogue of choice vegetable, field and flower seeds new, rare and beautiful plants garden implements and fertilizers . dreersgardencale1892henr Year: 1892 FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. 31 RHDISH. Rettig, oder Radieschen, Ger. Radis, Rave, Petite et lonque, Fr. Rabano, Sp. Radishes thrive best in a light, rich, mellow soil, and to bring out their mild qualities they must make a quick and tender growth; heavy or clayey soils not only delay their growth, but produce a much inferior crop in appearance and flavor. Sow for very early use in hot-beds during the winter and early spring, or later on in sheltered borders, in well-manured, deeply dug, and finely raked soil; if not well stimulated into a rapid growth, they become fibrous and tough; sow in drills 10 inches apart, and thin to 2 inches in the rows. Sow at intervals of two or three weeks until September for a succession. As soon as the first leaves appear, sprinkle with soot, wood-ashes or air-slacked lime, to save them from the little black, Cabbage and Turnip fly. Slug Shot is a positive remedy for the black, Cabbage and Turnip fly, and can be confidently recommended for that pur- pose. The winter varieties should bs sown in July and August; like the Turnip they make the best growth in the autumn, and must be taken up before severe frost, and stored away in a cool cellar in sand, or a pit, where they will keep tender and crisp all winter; before using put in cold water, which adds to their freshness. EARLY RADISHES. White-Tipped Scarlet Gem. A new and excellent variety for forcing, with very short leaves, bright scarlet, with a clearly-defined white tip, giving it a very attractive appearance when bunched for market. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 40 cts.; per lb., $ Early French Breakfast. Oblong shape, rapid growth, very mild and tender, of a beautiful scarlet color tipped with white. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 25 cts., lb. 65 cts. Early Scarlet Turnip. A
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