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Sweet Mountain. — Large, bright red when ripe; thick-fleshed, mild,, 

 and sweet. 



Neapolitan. — Large, early, bright red when ripe ; mild flavor. 



Ked Chili. — Small, bright red, very hot. Used for making pepper 

 sauce. 



Long Red Cayenne. — Late, small, cone-shaped, bright red; hot. 



Tabasco. — Stalk large, very productive ; pods small, cone-shaped, very 

 hot. Used for making tabasco sauce. 



RADISH. 



Except in a few well situated localities the radish crop is not usually 

 grown extensively for shipping to northern markets. However, when 

 produced early, it is of some importance. This crop can be successfully 

 forwarded under glass. Light, "quick," well-drained soils are best for 

 growing early radish. As it is a crop of very short duration, coming 

 off in from three to four weeks, it is often used as a "catch crop." The 

 seeds are sometimes drilled in with beets or the seeds of other slow 

 growing vegetables. The radishes mark the rows before the other 

 plants come up, and are taken out before the later crops need the 

 room. 



The preparation of soil for radishes is essentially the same as for 

 other root crops. The land is put in good condition by repeated cul- 

 tivating and harrowing. Cultivation should not be neglected when the 

 radishes are growing, for any check in their growth will make the roots 

 tough and stringy. 



As a quick, continuous growth is desirable, quick-acting fertilizers 

 relatively high in nitrogen can be used to advantage. One thousand to 

 1,200 pounds per acre of a fertilizer about as follows will usually give 

 good results : 



Phosphoric Acid 7 per cent 



Nitrogen 5 per cent 



Potash 8 per cent 



Land that has been made fertile by several years use of stable manure 

 or leguminous crops will be found excellent for radish growing. 



Radishes for market are gathered when they are small and crisp, 

 tied in bunches of about a dozen each and packed in half-barrel veneer 

 hampers or ventilated barrels. Only those that are smooth and solid 

 should be used for market. 



As radishes are a comparatively inexpensive and rapid growing crop, 

 they can be profitably forwarded in frames under glass or cloth. 

 ISTear-spent hotbeds are sometimes used for this purpose when only a 

 limited number is wanted. Radishes work admirably in rotation with 

 frame-grown lettuce, following the first crop, which is harvested about 

 Christmas. Since they occupy the ground such a short time, radishes; 

 are often made use of as a "catch-crop" in greenhouses and hotbeds,. 



