RADISH {Raphaniis satii'its). Plate XXXI. The 

 Radish is one of the most popular of garden vegetables. 

 It is of quick growth, and the product is secured at the 

 time of the year wheu fresh vegetables are iu demand. 

 In order that Radishes may be of the best quality, they 

 should have made a rapid growth. The soil should be 

 rich, light and loose, — one that drains readily and does 

 not bake with heavy rniiis. Radislirs fit f<.i- the table 

 may be had in till' ■ I" -;\\> I - f; i ' ■ --, ini;, de- 

 pending on the v, > ' ' ^.lil. 

 They are often -: , ■ . .re 

 tables. TheyuK.;. '" ■■ - ■ i i'. •■■■ • , . ,n , . Lrets, 

 peas or other crops, aii.l I hi ■ n- i-i;.i| ni.iiniL' enough 

 for use before they sori",-: , , . ,, ,vith the main 

 crop. Sometimes seeds ei L : : re sown in the 

 rows of slow-germinatiiii i' inots and par- 

 snips, in order that the s.-. illne;. iii,i\ lu.uk the row and 

 thereby facilitate tillage, ^laiiy of the Radishes may 

 be allowed to remain long enough to produce an edible 

 tuber. Aside from the root-maggot, the Radish is rela- 

 tively free from insects and diseases. When the root- 

 maggot appears in any place, it is usually best to discon- 

 tinue the growing of Radishes in that area for two or 

 three years, until the insects have been starved out. 

 The maggots may be killed by an injection of bisulfide 

 of carbon into the earth about the plants; but this is 

 usually more expense than the jiroduct is worth. Early 

 Radishes may be grown in hotbeds or coldframes with 

 the greatest ease, and in these ])Iaces they are usually 

 less subject to tlie attacks of the culil.age maggot, since 



mens. In a certain experiment, he secured from two 

 pounds of commercial seed 19K ounces of large seed, 

 10% ounces small seed, the remainder being bits of 

 gravel, sticks and other impurities. The chief value of 

 this sorting lies in the greater uniformity of the crop 



the I 



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 ature- 

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Radishes iii se|„l '■. 

 thrive best in a 1" 

 during the day shoul 

 and at night it i]ia.\ . 

 ture is too high, aud 

 bottom heat, the plants tend to rim to to|i rather than 

 to root. Tlie seed is usually sown in rows from .")-8 inches 

 apart, and they are thinned in the row until they stand 

 2 or 3 inches apart. In order that the crop shall be uni- 

 form and mature simultaneously, it is advisable either 

 to sift the seed or to transplant the young Radishes. 

 Galloway has found by experiment that Radish seeds 



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removed; but, i 

 good condil 

 crop IS reii! 

 be thorou i 

 ishes ai' 



Almost every plant can then be relied upon to reach 

 maturity. It is the practice in some houses to trans- 

 plant the young Radishes. The seed may be sown in 

 flats or in beds at one end of the house, ami v.lien the 

 Radishes have made two or three leave-^. tie v ai. trans- 

 planted into permanent quarters. In this op, lai hio, all 

 the small and weak plants are discardeil and the ei,.|. is 

 therefore more uniform. It is supposed by some grow- 

 ers, also, that the breaking of the tap-root in the process 

 of transplanting tends to make the tuber shorter and 

 thicker and to induce an earlier maturity. By metms of 

 transplanting, the use of the house may be economized. 

 Whilst one crop is growing, another may be started iu a 

 seed-bed or in flats. As soon as the first crop is re- 

 moved, the ground may be thoroughly raked, fertilized, 

 and the new plants put in. In some cases the 

 new crop is transplanted between the rows 

 of the old crop a few day s before the latter is 



iless the 



better to ■ 



With these varieties, a depth of 



of 4 



2060. Long Scarlet Radish 



two-twenty-flfths of an inch in diameter are too small 

 to give a satisfactory and uniform crop. He therefore 

 advises that seeds be run through sieves with a mesh 

 of that diameter in order to separate the small speci- 



The Radish is ^ i M 1 , 



and consistency <>t i 



turity. Varieties i 



summer and win i t 



lar, half Ion" n, I i I 1 



white, gr II n- 



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questions | I j i 1 i. a 



sons, it is supposed th it thi Radish is wild m ti mper 

 ate Asia, probably m the oriental part, although truly 

 indigenous Radishes are not yet known. Not infre- 

 quently the Radish runs wild about gardens, and in 



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