PICKING 



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hand can bear. As soon as the flowers fade, they should be 

 thrown away. Those which are still good may be rearranged, 

 and others may be cut. 



Picking for the market will be different from picking for 

 the home. Yet the differences are not so very great : 



With the vegetables there are certain customs to be ob- 

 served. In some localities or seasons radishes, carrots, 

 beets, onions, and 

 other crops are sold 

 bunched together 

 with their tops on. 

 Where this is the 

 habit, the gardener 

 should recognize and 

 follow it carefully. 

 Let him have his 

 bunches of full size. 

 At other times or 

 places these vege- 

 tables are sold by 

 measure or weight. 

 All such customs the 

 gardener should rec- 

 ognize and follow. 



But in any case 

 certain things must 



FIG. 13. Radishes bunched for sale. 



be remembered. 

 First, the vegetables 

 should be as nearly perfect as possible. Leave behind all 

 split carrots, rusted beans, uneven corn. Next, the vege- 

 tables should be as nearly as possible of the same size and 

 plumpness. If they vary, grade them into two lots, and 

 sell at different prices. Then, never sell, if you can help 



