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do not become too hard before being gathered. Half bushel 

 and bushel baskets and bushel boxes are commonly used 

 for marketing peas. 



The tall varieties may be supported in a number of ways, 

 brush being most commonly used. The brush should be 

 cut as long as desired and thrust into the ground along the 

 rows. Wire trellis, or chicken wire, may also be used for 

 supporting the vines. 



XVIII. RADISH 



The radish is one of the most popular and easily grown 

 vegetables that we have. In the early season particularly 

 is the radish in great demand. As a market garden crop 

 the radish is almost always grown as a filler or companion 

 crop, but in the home garden the radish is generally given 

 a first choice when the collection of seed for planting is 

 being selected. 



The radish is a hardy crop and gives quick returns. It 

 is a cool-loving plant and may be planted as soon as the 

 ground can be prepared in the spring. As a greenhouse or 

 hot bed crop it is a universal favorite because of the ease 

 and quickness with which it is brought to an edible size. 



Seed. The seed of the radish should be carefully 

 selected, only thelargest and plumpest seed should beplanted. 

 Small, inferior seed will produce a crop of small size and 

 inferior quality and shape of roots. The seed may be 

 cleaned by running it through a fanning mill or by screening. 

 The openings in the screen should be ^ of an inch in 

 diameter. Plants from the largest and best seed can be 

 matured in from twenty-one to thirty-six days; plants from 

 small seed will take from six to fourteen days longer to 

 reach maturity. 



