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in five or six weeks, usually. Successional sowings 

 may be made at ten-day intervals until June, so as to 

 have radishes in good con- 

 dition all through the radish 

 season. In July and August 

 this crop does not do so 

 well, and is seldom planted 

 then. One ounce of seed 

 should sow about 100 feet 

 of drill ; ten pounds about 

 one acre. Radishes are oc- 

 casionally grown in hotbeds 

 or coldframes for very early 

 market. 



Winter radishes are not 

 much in favor in this coun- 

 try, but those who like 

 them may sow the seed 

 about September ist, and 

 expect a crop before freezing weather. 



Marketing : After radishes are pulled, some 

 market gardeners soak them for three hours in 

 barrels of water, to make them extra crisp (see 

 full-page picture facing this chapter). Next they 

 are placed on a wire-netting rinsing tray, roots all 

 one way; third, they are rinsed with a stream of 

 fresh water (see two illustrations in this chapter). 

 Then they are tied in bunches, leaves left on, and are 

 ready to sell or to pack for shipment. Different ship- 

 ping packages are used in different localities. 



Varieties : Among the best-known early short- 

 rooted kinds are Scarlet Globe, Round Red, White 

 Turnip, French Breakfast, Half-long Deep Scarlet, 

 etc. Early long-rooted : Early Scarlet Short Top. 

 White Chinese is a good winter variety. 



AFTER SOAKING, RADISHES 



TING RINSING TRAY, ROOTS 

 ALL ONE WAY 



