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broadcast; but it is 

 better to put them in 

 drills about eight or 

 teu inches apart, an 

 inch deep, scattering 

 the seed thinly, which 

 may be in beds de- 

 voted to this crop, or 

 m a d e between the 

 wider rows of beets, 

 parsnips, onions, car 

 rots, as well as spin- 

 ach, peas, beans and 

 Irish potatoes. Thus 

 sown, they will yield 

 large crops, without 

 taking up room avail- 

 able for other pur- 

 poses. 



From the first of 

 November until March 

 a succession of the 

 Oval Rose, or Scarlet 

 Short - Top varieties, 

 can be grown under 

 glass. All that is re- 

 quired is a bed of good, 

 rich loam, watering 

 them occasionally, and 

 giving air every day, 

 except when the tem- 

 perature is b e 1 o w 

 freezing point. Let the 

 sash be off in every 

 mild rain, and let the 

 earth come within 



Fig. 143- China Rose Winter Radish. 



