II. Vegetables 



RADISHES 



The radish will endure frost, and the seeds may be planted 

 out of doors as soon as the ground is dry enough to work. 

 Early Scarlet Turnip and French Breakfast are good va- 

 rieties. 



Plant in rows about i inch deep, with two or three seeds 

 to the inch. The rows may be from 9 to 12 inches apart. 



After the plants are about 2 inches high, thin them so 

 that they will be 2 inches apart. In fertile soils they may 

 be allowed to grow without thinning until the larger ones 

 are ready for use. When these are pulled, the others will 

 have room to grow. If the soil is light and the weather 

 good, they will be ready to eat in from four to six weeks. 



The radish is one of the most easily grown of all vege- 

 tables, and that is why children frequently begin the plant- 

 ing of their gardens with radishes. 



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