Horticulture at High Altitudks 17 
varieties of rutabagas which have succeeded. Some of these should 
always be grown for winter storage. 
Any varieties of radishes grow well. Rapid Red is one of 
the quickest maturing. Other desirable but somewhat later varie- 
ties are Vick’s Scarlet Globe, French Breakfast, White Olive 
Shaped and White Icicle. 
Sweet Corn . — A number of varieties of sweet corn have been 
tried out, but Golden Bantam is the best of them all. It is one of 
the earliest and is of good quality. Extra Early Adams is an early, 
large.eared variety but cannot compare, as far as quality is con- 
cerned, with Golden Bantam. 
It frequently pays to take a chance with sweet corn and plant 
it before all danger of frost is past. If the plants escape, valuable 
time is gained, while if they are caught by late frosts, the loss is 
small. It is not worth while to try to grow the late maturing 
varieties such as Country Gentleman and Stowell’s Evergreen as 
the season is too short for them. Only the earliest varieties should 
be grown. 
Tomatoes and Peppers . — The tomato is always a desirable 
vegetable, but at high altitudes it is usually scarce and high in 
price. It requires some care to grow tomatoes under these con- 
ditions and one is apt to consider it a more or less hopeless task. 
However, this is not the case. We have grown and ripened quan- 
Tomato Plat. Good tomatoes may be grown by selecting early varie- 
ties and handling properly. Training to stakes gives somewhat 
earlier results. 
