Vegetable growing . y, the roots are sharp, tough, and often pithy. Radishes are classed according to season into Spring, Sum-mer, and Winter varieties. There is a variety of root shapesand colors under each of these classes. The shapes are:turnip, olive, globe, half-long, and long, and the colors: white,red, crimson, scarlet, black, and yellow. The spring varieties are small, round, or turnip-shaped, areplanted in early spring, and mature in four to six weeks. As aclass, they are of very high quality. The summer varieties(248) RADISH 240 are planted in JNIay, are long rooted, and furnish a su
Vegetable growing . y, the roots are sharp, tough, and often pithy. Radishes are classed according to season into Spring, Sum-mer, and Winter varieties. There is a variety of root shapesand colors under each of these classes. The shapes are:turnip, olive, globe, half-long, and long, and the colors: white,red, crimson, scarlet, black, and yellow. The spring varieties are small, round, or turnip-shaped, areplanted in early spring, and mature in four to six weeks. As aclass, they are of very high quality. The summer varieties(248) RADISH 240 are planted in JNIay, are long rooted, and furnish a supply ofthis vegetable during the heat of summer when the springsorts cannot be grown. The winter \arieties are long rootedand are planted from mid to late summer, and produce themost of their growth in the autunm. The roots which growto a large size are dug in late fall and stored in moist sand in acool place for winter consumption. The summer and winterradishes grow to a large size, especially the latter, one being. 123 -Varieties of saideii radishes: 1, Frenchiciele, 3, white Vienna. hite large enough for a family meal. They are both peeled beforeusing in order to remo\e the coarse skin and the pungentportion just below it. Culture.—Pearly radishes are generally planted as a com-panion crop with some other vegetable requiring a longerperiod for maturing. They are good for marking the rowsfor early cultivation, and for breaking the crust on the surfaceso that less vigorous plants growing with them may be ableto come up. 250 CROPS SOWN IN THE OPEN GROUND A quick soil that is rich and easily worked is best for thisvegetable. Thoroughl}^ rotted manure may be applied if theland is low in fertility. Experiments have shown that large seed give best less than -^^ inch in diameter are of no value andshould be screened out and discarded. Radishes are sown in drills from 10 to 18 inches apart, at adepth of f inch and with about 30 seeds per foot. Aftersowing, the soil sh
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