GROWING RADISHES. 329 



on the sunny side of a wind-break, will afford heat enough 

 usually. In other places where cold and rain are greater 

 the "warm heap" described elsewhere may be used. By 

 thus adapting the method to local conditions winter 

 growth can be had anywhere in the valley and foothill re- 

 gions of the State. Summer growth is mainly a question 

 of soil-moisture which can be regulated by irrigation and 

 cultivation. 



As the radish is naturally of quick growth and as crisp- 

 ness and mild flavor are largely conditioned on pushing it 

 to the utmost of its speed, it can be grown to advantage 

 as a catch crop here and there in the garden on ground 

 that is temporarily out of use for a few weeks, or between 

 the rows of more slowly growing vegetables. The gardener 

 should always be ready to scatter good radish seed when 

 he has a little stretch of light, rich, moist soil at command. 

 A little attention and ingenuity will in this way secure a 

 constant supply. 



Varieties. Popular favor runs in the direction of the 

 turnip-shaped varieties, of which there are very many 

 The long radishes are, however, often chosen for home use. 

 The Early Scarlet Turnip is most largely grown and there 

 are several strains of it varying in earliness and color. 

 The French Breakfast, oval, tipped with white, stands 

 next to the Scarlet Turnip sorts, and the White and Scar- 

 let globes are widely grown. The Italian market garden- 

 ers-grow what is known as the " Half-Long," a variety 

 of Rose Olive-Shaped and the Black Spanish, very desir- 

 able for winter growth. The White Turnip, similar to 

 Scarlet Turnip except in color, is popular with German 

 gardeners, and the Chartier has some popularity as a large 

 scarlet variety, shading to pink and thence to white at 

 the root-tip. The Crimson Giant turnip is very large and 

 yet generally solid and crisp. The Mammoth Chinese dis- 

 tances all others for size. It is pure white, mild-flavored 

 and crisp, even though it may grow 18 inches in length 

 and three inches in diameter in six weeks, with interior 

 heat on light soil, abundantly moist. 



