Root Crops — Radish 



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branchy specimens should be discarded. Early in the 

 season, such roots as beet, carrot, radish, and turnip 

 are sold in bunches of 6 to 12; but as the season ad- 

 vances and prices fall, they are sold in bulk. When 

 sold in bunches, care should be taken to have all the 

 specimens in the bunch of uniform size and shape. The 

 leaves are allowed to remain, and the bunches are tied 

 neatly by a cord passed around the leaf -stalks. The 

 bunches should be kept well sprinkled and away from 

 the sun, for wilted leaves give them a stale and unat- 

 tractive appearance. 



Special literature : Gregory, "Carrots, Mangold Wurtzels and 

 Sugar Beets," Burpee, "Root Crops for Stock Feeding and How 

 to Grow Them." 



RADISH 



Quick and continuous growth , rather cool weather, 

 protection from the root maggot — these are prime con- 

 siderations in the growing of radishes. The radish is 

 a partial season crop. It is easy to grow. 



In America the radish is known mostly as a spring 

 crop, although it is sometimes grown in the fall. In 

 the Old World, however, it is known also as a summer 

 crop, but the varieties grown in the hot weather are usu- 

 ally unlike those raised in the spring and fall. There 

 are three general types of radishes : the ordinary small 

 spring or fall radish, usually light red or clear white; 

 the large turnip radishes, useful for summer cultiva- 

 tion, and which are white, gray or black; the winter 

 radishes, which make a long, hard, woody root that is 

 red, white or black in color. The winter radishes are 



