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Walter Ealeigh, and Carmen No. 3, are suitable late varieties 

 and good keepers. 



Potato vines should e sprayed with Bordeaux-arsenate of - 

 lead mixture as a protection from flea beetles, potato beetles, 

 and blight. 



Radish. — This crop is hardy, and may be sown both early 

 and late. The turnip-shaped varieties are preferred to the 

 long forms for earliest spring planting. They will form a crop 

 in three to six weeks from sowing. The soil should be made 

 very fine and fertilizers may be used freely. Leave the rows 

 far enough apart to allow the use of hand tools. As some 

 of the roots become large enough for use, thinning should 

 begin. Any little spot in the garden that becomes available 

 after other crops, during the season, may be used by planting 

 radishes, except when the season is too hot. The hotbed may 

 also be used in winter and. early spring for this crop. A few 

 grown in a window box will add interest to the school work. 

 Eadishes for late fall use may be sown in August or early 

 September. This will add interest to the fall term garden 

 work. They should be pulled before the ground freezes. 

 Better use special (winter) varieties for storing. Sow these 

 the same time as fall turnips. If stored In moist sand in a 

 cellar, they will keep tender and crisp all winter. 



Rhubarb is a perennial plant and grows so early in the 

 spring that it is well suited to both the home and school gar- 

 den. New plants may be started by dividing large clumps of 

 roots. This is best done in the late i:all, or may be done in 

 very early spring. Plants may also be started by seed sown 

 thinly in shallow drills a foot apart and thinned to a distance 

 of four or five inches. This is rather too slow a process for 

 school gardens. Ehubarb requires a very rich soil and will 

 endure large quantities of manure. Ehubarb and other peren- 

 nials should be placed at one side of the garden so they will 

 not be disturbed by every spring preparation for annuals. 



For winter forcing of rhubarb, take up strong roots in 



