. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. ^ removed; but, i good condil crop IS reii! be thorou i ishes ai'. Almost every plant can then be relied upon to reach maturity. It is the practice in some houses to trans- plant the young Radishes. The seed may be sown in flats or in beds at one end of the house, ami
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. ^ removed; but, i good condil crop IS reii! be thorou i ishes ai'. Almost every plant can then be relied upon to reach maturity. It is the practice in some houses to trans- plant the young Radishes. The seed may be sown in flats or in beds at one end of the house, ami the Radishes have made two or three leave-^. tie v ai. trans- planted into permanent quarters. In this op, lai hio, all the small and weak plants are discardeil and the ei,.|. is therefore more uniform. It is supposed by some grow- ers, also, that the breaking of the tap-root in the process of transplanting tends to make the tuber shorter and thicker and to induce an earlier maturity. By metms of transplanting, the use of the house may be economized. Whilst one crop is growing, another may be started iu a seed-bed or in flats. As soon as the first crop is re- moved, the ground may be thoroughly raked, fertilized, and the new plants put in. In some cases the new crop is transplanted between the rows of the old crop a few day s before the latter is iless the better to â With these varieties, a depth of of 4 2060. Long Scarlet Radish two-twenty-flfths of an inch in diameter are too small to give a satisfactory and uniform crop. He therefore advises that seeds be run through sieves with a mesh of that diameter in order to separate the small speci- The Radish is ^ i M 1 , and consistency t i turity. Varieties i summer and win i t lar, half Ion" n, I i I 1 white, gr II n- 2062 sho The oil I questions | I j i 1 i. a sons, it is supposed th it thi Radish is wild m ti mper ate Asia, probably m the oriental part, although truly indigenous Radishes are not yet known. Not infr
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