VEGETABLE GARDENING 
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Earliest White is an early, olive-shaped variety 
prized in home gardens. 
Early Long Scarlet Short Top is popular among 
market gardeners. 
French Breakfast is a well-known bright carmine 
radish, clear white below. 
Hailstone is a quickly growing white radish. 
Long White Vienna is valued as a summer variety. 
Round Red Forcing is adapted to very close planting 
under glass or in the open, because of the small foliage. 
Scarlet Globe, a button-shaped radish that matures in 
less than a month, is the most popular early variety. 
White Icicle is a valuable early sort that is preferred 
to the round red types on some markets. 
tance between plants in the row will vary from 1 to 5 
inches depending upon the size of roots and tops. As a 
general rule the rows are 1 foot apart, although the small 
varieties may be planted much closer. 
FIG. 97. RADISHES BUNCHED 
FOR MARKET 
580. Planting. — Radishes 
are planted from early spring, 
as soon as the ground can be 
worked, until six weeks be- 
fore freezing weather. By 
the proper selection of varie- 
ties and sowing at frequent 
intervals a constant succes- 
sion may be had throughout 
the season. The roots of 
winter varieties may be 
stored for consumption when 
they cannot be had from the 
garden or the field. The 
seeds are strong in germina- 
tion, and should be sown 
thinly, to avoid a large 
amount of thinning. The dis- 
