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at the grocer's; but radishes, if you want them 

 crisp and just the right age, should be raised in 

 your own garden a new planting every two or 

 three weeks. They come up in a few days and 

 are the easiest to grow of all vegetables. Noth- 

 ing could be more piquant than the little "red 

 buttons" and scarlet globes and French break- 

 fast radishes. The only trouble is they get 

 pithy and stale so soon. Far less troublesome 

 in this way is the long white Icicle; it is as 

 crisp and tender and well flavored as the reds, 

 and keeps in good condition much longer. 

 Still, it is at its best when young and slender. 

 Many people think they cannot digest radishes, 

 but they are usually mistaken. When thor- 

 oughly chewed I have never yet known them to 

 disagree with anybody. They are also not bad 

 creamed, a fact which few know. 



BABY CABBAGES AND SENATOR PEAS 



When these chapters were appearing in peri- 

 odicals I received many letters from all parts 

 of the world patting me on the back or offering 

 suggestions. One of the most interesting of 

 these came from a naval architect and engineer, 

 J. Beavor Webb, who related his experience 

 with cabbages near Southampton in England. 

 He raised them, from seed to table, in six to 

 seven weeks. He followed the usual course in 

 starting the seed in a frame and transplanting, 

 but what his plants specially benefited by was 



