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being out of the way, if picked at their prime, before 

 the others need the ground. The summer Radishes are 

 larger, grow more slowly, and stay in good condition 

 for a much longer time. The winter Radishes may be 

 grown much as beets or turnips, and can be stored over 

 winter. Shapes of Radishes vary from spherical through 

 half-long to long; the color of the spring Radishes is 



Fig. 107. Seedlings of Radish. Nearly natural size. 



chiefly red and white, but the summer and fall Radishes 

 are also yellow, gray and black. For best results the 

 seed of Radishes should best be sifted through a mesh 

 of two-twenty-fifths inch; smaller seeds give a variable 

 crop. The great pest of the Radish is the root-maggot, 

 which is so troublesome that in some soils the plant 

 cannot be successfully grown until the pest has been 

 starved out. Coldframe culture in such soils is possible, 

 however, since the season is too early for the maggot, 

 for early Radishes should be light, warm, and 



