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8 to 30 inches apart and thin plants to stand 1 inch apart or a little more. 

 Radishes can be grown between slower-growing plants; in this way two 

 crops may be obtained on the same land during the same year. Clean 

 culture must be given. 



For late summer radishes, plant Chartier, White Icicle, or some other 

 large variety. For all-season growth, producing a very large radish, 

 try Japanese Sakarijima. These varieties require more space for growth. 

 Other good varieties may be classified as follows: Early: Scarlet Globe 

 Turnip, French Breakfast, White Olive-Shaped. Summer: Strasburg, 

 Chartier. Winter: California White, Black Spanish, Rose China. 



Salsify 



A gravelly loam or any good garden soil is satisfactory for salsify. Plant 

 the seeds about | to 1 inch deep in rows 12 to 36 inches apart, and thin 

 the seedlings to 4 to 6 inches between plants. Salsify seed resembles 

 little sticks about half an inch long. The seedlings in coming up resemble 

 onion seedlings but do not have the crooked tip, being divided into two 

 or three parts. The cultivation for salsify should be frequent, thorough, 

 and shallow. Salsify is a useful vegetable and one to be recommended. 

 Its common name is " vegetable oyster," and it is said to have a noticeable 

 oyster flavor. 



In the late winter salsify may be dug as parsnips are, and its roots 

 used or stored. They may be left in the ground through the winter, 

 however, and dug before growth starts in the .spring. 



The variety of salsify recommended is Mammoth Sandwich Island. 



Spinach 



In order to produce good spinach, a rich loam that will give the plants 

 a quick growth is required. Plant the seed not more than 1 inch deep 

 in rows 12 to 36 inches apart. Thin the plants when 3 inches high to 

 three or four plants to the foot. Give constant clean culture. 



In gathering spinach the entire plant is removed, the largest plants 

 being taken first. 



Spinach can be used as a companion or succession crop to utilize waste 

 ground in the garden. 



Varieties that may be recommended are Giant Thick Leaf, Bloomsdale, 

 Victoria. 



Squash 



A good loamy soil will meet the requirements for growing squash. 

 Plant five or six seeds of a bush variety in hills 3 by 3 feet, using a good 

 forkful of well-rotted manure under each hill. Stir the soil frequently 

 at first ; later the growth will take care of the soil, provided all weeds are 



