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Radish just under the surface, and in a short time ap- 

 pears the maggot, which feeds upon the young Radish. 

 The best remedy that we know for this destructive 

 insect is to apply a dressing of common salt (half a 

 bushel on a rod of ground) to the surface in the Fall, 

 and in the Spring when the ground is ready for plant- 

 ing, give a top-dressing of fresh air-slacked lime — or 

 sprinkle some in the row, before sowing the seed — or 

 in addition to the top-dressing of lime, apply fine 

 bone-meal in the drill with the seed. I have tested 

 the salt and bone, and always with good results, even 

 on ground where, previoxis to this treatment, Radishes 

 could not be grown. 



There are only a few varieties of Radishes that are 

 grown to any extent, either in the kitchen-garden or 

 for market. 



Eaely Scarlet Tuenip grows rapidty, medium 

 size, shape round, when young delicate in flavor and 

 very popular. 



Eaely Shoet-top Long Scaelet 

 is well known as the standard variety, 

 both for home use and the early 

 Spring crop for market. When cul- 

 tivated on a rich, sandy loam, the roots 

 are long, smooth, and the quality first- 

 rate while young. 



White Spanish is a Summer va- 

 riety, popular among Germans for 

 making salads, and cultivated to some 

 extent for that purpose. It is oblong, 

 similar m shape to the Black Spanish, 

 strong and biting, and seldom used by Americans. 



EAHLY SCARLET 

 TURNIP. 



