. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 894 The American Florist. Nov. 16, MARKET GARDENS. RiVERHEAD, L. I., N. Y.—In the six days ending October 24 the market gar- deners of this vicinity shipped cauli- flower to the value of $34,000. Most of the shipments were made through the Cauliflower Association. Radishes. Radish seed when carefully examined will show all kinds of specimens, plump, poor, black and split. The result is an uneven stand of plants. One way is to screen the seed so carefully that a more uniform article is secured. Another is to sow mo
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 894 The American Florist. Nov. 16, MARKET GARDENS. RiVERHEAD, L. I., N. Y.—In the six days ending October 24 the market gar- deners of this vicinity shipped cauli- flower to the value of $34,000. Most of the shipments were made through the Cauliflower Association. Radishes. Radish seed when carefully examined will show all kinds of specimens, plump, poor, black and split. The result is an uneven stand of plants. One way is to screen the seed so carefully that a more uniform article is secured. Another is to sow more thickly and weed out the poor ones. The last resort is transplant- ing. We prefer to sow rather freely and select the best plants. With a marker spaced three and one-half or four inches we make the drills one-half inch deep and sow the seed by hand. As soon as up the critical time is on. Keep them cool and well ventilated at this period. This is most important. If they are weakened by heat at this stage they are a failure. The next critical point is timely thinning. If they are allowed to stretch by crowding they are worthless. Generally when the char- acter leaves appear the whole stand is old enough to show up what they are, and thinning is in order. Remove all weak plants and aim to have the good ones from one to one and one-half inches apart in the rows. There are al- ways some wild types in radishes. Be sure to remove all of these. They can be noted by their coarse and strong growth. These never make a radish and shade half a dozen others. Aim for uniformity; space is valuable and the proper way is to clear a bed at two puUings. This can be accomplished only by proper spacing and selection when thinning. A week after thinning, the young radishes should show a swelling of the stem and then the temperature can be increased to hurry them along. Imports. During the week ending November 9. imports were received at New York as follows: . Frank H. Darrow. 114 cases plants, l
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