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room, but it is possible to grow them on a side bench within 

 two feet or so of the glass, the vines being trained on heavy 

 string or wires run some 6 inches below the glass and sup- 

 ported from the sash bars. Half a dozen vines, with good 

 results, will yield a generous supply of cucumbers at a time 

 when a single one is prized. 



Radishes mature so quickly where they are given ideal 

 conditions that they may be used as a "catch" crop be- 

 tween other vegetables, or a short piece of row 2 or 3 feet 

 long sown every week — the rows need be only 4 to 6 inches 

 apart — ^will keep the table supplied with delicious, crisp 

 roots. 



Varieties for Under Glass Gardening 



In achieving success with vegetable forcing in winter, 

 nothing is more important than the selection of suitable 

 varieties. The loose leaf type will do better than the head 

 lettuces, and for winter use, nothing is superior to Grand 

 Rapids. It not only takes less room than a heading sort, 

 but matures in a shorter time, can be eaten at any and every 

 stage of development and is the healthiest and easiest to 

 grow of any lettuce I have ever tried under glass. If, 

 however, you must have a head lettuce, there is none 

 superior in quality to the little Mignonette, and it can be 

 planted as close together as 6 or 7 inches. Other sorts that 

 can be used, however, are Hitinger's Belmont, Hothouse, 

 Boston Market, and Big Boston, the last thriving well in a 

 cooler temperature than that required for the other sorts, 

 except Grand Rapids. 



Of radishes which can be grown in the same temperature 

 as lettuce. Rapid Red is one of the earliest and best of the 

 small or button type. Personally, however, I prefer Crim- 

 son Giant, a sort which, while it does not mature as early 

 as many others, is large enough to eat as soon as any of them 

 and retains its good quality until it attains large size. 

 Comet is a good tomato for inside use; the fruits, while not 

 as large as those grown outside, are specially pleasing in 

 appearance and are superior in quality. Bonnie Best and 



