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Varieties of radishes are numerous and with 

 sufScient differences in their characters to meet all 

 requirements. French Breakfast, Early Scarlet 

 Short Top, Round Red Forcing and Scarlet Frame 

 are the leading varieties of the flat or turnip-shaped 

 group, grown both under glass and out of doors. 

 The Long Scarlet, Cincinnati Market, Icicle, and 

 Chartier are the leading varieties of long radishes 



grown out of doors as a 

 main crop, but sometimes 

 forced under glass. The 

 Chinese Rose and White 

 Chinese are the leading 

 varieties of the so-called 

 winter radishes. This 

 group is comparatively 

 unknown in the United 

 States, but is finding a 

 place in the gardens sup- 

 plying the large markets. 

 They make a slow growth, 

 have firm, hard flesh and 

 can be stored as readily as 

 turnips. The seed of these 

 varieties is usually sown 

 in late July or early August for the winter crop. 

 They come in direct competition with the turnip 

 and have few points of superiority over this older 

 and better-known vegetable. Its increase in popu- 

 larity in all probability will, therefore, be slow. 



A GOOD BUNCH OF RADISHES 



RHUBARB 



As far as the home garden is concerned, rhubarb 

 may be looked upon as a companion of the horse- 

 radish. A few plants are always found in connec- 



