The straw covers three barrels of apples. 
lator made of an old tin water pipe. 
do away with that ‘“‘earthy”’ taste 
food for man or beast. Light will cause 
the potato to take on a green color, and 
also to develop solanine.. The presence of 
this poison can be detected by a_ peculiar 
bitter taste. If potatoes are allowed to 
freeze they will turn black, and although 
they may be greatly improved by thawing 
in cold water, they never cook perfectly. 
All vegetable roots are affected injuriously 
for food by sprouting, which causes them 
to soften and rot. 
These signs above mentioned will tell 
you whether vegetables are good or not 
without cutting them open or cooking them. 
HOW TO GROW GOOD ONES 
You cannot have quality root crops unless 
you have rich soil and grow the plants 
without a check. 
If manure is used it is better to dig it 
down about a spade’s depth some time 
before the planting is done, for if too near 
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‘oyster plant’ has a delicate oyster-like 
flavor. Easily grown and stored 
Salsify or 
The thing sticking up is a venti- 
The same method used with vegetables will 
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A snug place behind a windbreaK where an amateur at Doylestown, Pa. 
stores quality vegetables and fruits as shown in the first picture and described 
on page 185. Very cheap and Keeps roots fresh, sound, and plump 
the plants it makes them forky and straggly 
instead of smooth and well shaped. 
THE BEST SOIL FOR EACH 
Deep rich soil]Deep sandy loam Light rich Sandy 
Beets Parsnips Horse radish | Celeriac 
Carrots Potatoes Jerusalem Rutabagas 
Kohlrabi Salsify artichokes 
Scolymus Winter radish 
Scorzonera 
White turnips 
PLANTING TABLE FOR WINTER VEGETABLES 
(The dates are for New York) 
When to 
Root When to Plant Stare 
IBES, ‘deobooeeoudu.c July Oct. 
Carnotshenie irre July Oct. 
Geleniach near. Start early in March Oct. 
Set out end of April 
Horse radish ...... Feb. or March Noy. 
Jerusalem artichoke | Feb. or March Noy. 
Kohlrabieiserei ie Start plants late June Nov. 
Set out late July or Aug. 
PaTsnIpSh erat Feb. or March Nov. 
Potatoes tere -ttsee May rst Late Sept. 
Oct. 
Rutabagas......... Late July or early Aug. | Oct. 
SASI57 Sucoocscd om Early May to June 15th | Oct. 
Scolymussyetrd-teeiot Early May to June 15th} Oct. 
Scorzonera......... Early May to June 15th | Oct. 
White turnips. .....| Aug. 1st to 15th Oct. 
Winter radish....... Last July toAug.1sth | Oct. Nov. 
Celeriac or turnip-rooted celery is a 
variety of celery that has edible roots instead 
of leaves. It is not as choice a vegetable 
as celery but is easier to grow. It is used 
for flavoring soups and stews. It may also 
be boiled and served with a white sauce, like 
cauliflower. As salad it may be first cooked 
whole, like beets, or cut up into small 
pieces and used raw like radish. Or it 
may be boiled, sliced, and served with salad 
dressing. Good celeriac must be white. 
Celeriac takes such a long season to grow 
to perfection that it must be started in a 
hot-bed early in March. Then transplant 
and later in the season draw up the earth 
round the roots to blanch them. 
The red winter radish is milder in flavor 
than the white. The Half Long Black 
Spanish is a good one to grow because 
it is very hardy. It is rarely attacked by 
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disease or grub. It is, however, hot and 
strong in flavor, particularly in the centre. 
The outer part near the rinds is generally 
used for salads. Beets may be sown thickly, 
and as they grow to a size convenient to 
hold in one’s hand, thinned out and the 
thinnings taken for immediate use as greens. 
The rest being left to grow for storing. 
VARIETIES THAT STAND FOR QUALITY 
Beets—From about twenty-six varieties that 
have been well tried the best, are found to be: 
Dirigo. Is a dark red, of a fine smooth 
shape, very sweet, quickest grower, most 
satisfactory in every way. 
Crosby’s Early Egyptian. Is an early 
beet of fine quality but not quite so quick 
a grower as Dirigo. 
Electric. Elongated oval shape, a brilliant 
red root, shines when washed, the brightest 
and sweetest beet. 
Long Orange carrots (outside) and Danvers Half Long 
(centre). Better varieties described on page 185 
