ROOT VEGETABLES 



in the manner of cutting and the fact that Sara- 

 toga and similar thin potatoes are equally good 

 cold and may be prepared in quantities and kept 

 in a dry place to be used as needed. If wished warm, 

 a few moments in a hot oven will render them very 



palatable. 



RADISHES 



Require a light, rich soil in a warm position, where 

 quick growth may be made, as upon this depends 

 the tender crispness which makes this vegetable so 

 toothsome. Pure sand, well enriched with phos- 

 phates, will grow exceedingly fine radishes, and 

 after the plants are up a little, nitrate of soda, ap- 

 plied along the rows, will much hasten their growth. 

 Nitrate is of so quick action that it should not be 

 applied until the plants are up and growing; then 

 it is a most valuable fertiliser and stimulant. 



For very early use, the seed may be sown in hot- 

 beds or in window frames and a second crop sown 

 in the open ground, in a sunny, sheltered position, 

 in April. 



The seed may be sown at intervals of two or 

 three weeks up to the first of September. Sow in 

 thoroughly prepared ground in shallow drills ten 

 inches apart and thin to stand two inches apart in 



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