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Of the larger-growing radishes, Long Scarlet Short Top, Chariier or 

 Rose China among the reds, and White Naples or White Vienna of the 

 whites are recommended for general growing. If a medium-sized yellow 

 skinned sort is desired, Yellow Summer Turnip is good. 



Winter radishes are but little grown, no doubt because their good qual- 

 ities are not generally known. While their flavor is quite sharp, they will 

 keep through the winter and are most excellent as a relish. Usually the 

 white sorts are the better keepers. The seed should be sown quite late, 

 say the last of August, so that the growth may not become tough and 

 pithy. 



SQUASH. 



The difficulty experienced in getting the young squash plants well estab- 

 lished and beyond the attacks of the striped beetle has deterred many 

 from planting this vegetable. When the number of hills is limited, per- 

 haps nothing would be found more satisfactory than box frames made 

 about one foot square and the tops covered with wii;-e screen or mosquito 

 netting. Place these frames over the hills before the plants come up and 

 l^ave them there until the growth fills the boxes. When the boxes are 

 removed the plants are usually so far along that they will withstand the 

 attacks of the beetle. Wood ashes, with which a few drops of turpentine 

 have been mixed, dusted on the plants, we have found effective in driving 

 the beetles away. The squash bug begins to attack the plants when they 

 are of some size. This is a very difficult pest to combat successfully. 

 S ^uash plants are very tender and insecticides that would kill the bugs 

 would also kill the plants. If boards are placed on the ground close to the 

 viaes, most of the bugs will crawl under them for protection during the 

 night. Early in the morning the boards may be turned over and the pests 

 killed. 



VARIETIES. 



Of the early sorts Crookneck and Bush Scallop are generally grown. 

 While the quality of the early sorts is not equal to that of the winter 

 varieties, yet, because of being ready for use long before the later kinds, 

 they should have a place in every garden. 



Straightneck, Vaughan, as grown here the past season, promises an 

 improvement in increased size, with less of the curve that marks the 

 Crookneck. 



There is a class of squashes with flesh of good quality that mature in 

 the fall and are good winter keepers. Delicata, Perfect Gem, Fordhook 

 and Cocoanut are among the better sorts of this class and, as the plants 

 can be depended upon to bear a large crop, they should be much more 

 largely planted for home use than they now are. 



With most squash growers Hubbard is the variety grown for winter use, 

 Marblehead is a sort having a grayish- white skin with a nearly smooth 

 surface, and while somewhat smaller in size than Hubbard, has less waste 

 in preparing for use. The plants are as productive, the flesh as dry and 

 as thick as the Hubbard, and even better in quality. It ripens a little 

 earlier than Hubbard and should be largely grown as a late keeping sort. 

 Pikers Peak is also an excellent winter squash. 



