Radishes 
RADISH 
SELECTED SEED 
Sow 1 ounce of seed to 50-foot drill; 
10 pounds in drills to an acre 
Curture. To be tender and crisp Radishes 
must be grown quickly, and this requires 
rich soil and plenty of moisture. Commenc- 
ing with the first mild spell in the spring, 
sow at intervals of 10 days. May also be 
sown as a catch crop between rows of beets, 
lettuce, onions, etc. Radishes can be forced 
in hotbeds, but must have plenty of ventila- 
tion and moisture. Soil B. Vitamins B, C, G 
Early Varieties 
Early Long Scarlet Short-Top. (30 days.) 
Long red roots and short leaves. 
Early Scarlet Globe. (24 days.) Can be 
used for forcing and regular outdoor 
planting. Small, round, red; rich, crisp, 
tender flesh. 
French Breakfast. (24 days.) Rapid 
grower. Oblong shape; very mild and 
tender; beautiful scarlet color, tipped with 
white. 
RADISH, Early Varieties, continued 
Icicle. (30 days). Slender, smooth, pure 
white roots that average about 6 to 7 
inches long when matured. Quite early and 
of excellent quality. 
New Glass or Cincinnati Market. (28 
days.) A long scarlet Radish with a dis- 
tinctive white tip. Fine for home-garden 
as well as an attractive one for market stall. 
White-tipped Scarlet Globe. (26 days.) 
A good, very early forcing variety. Small; 
bright scarlet with white tip; good quality. 
White Turnip or Box. (28 days.) Stays 
tender and crisp. 
Summer Radishes 
White Strasburg. (39 days.) Handsome; 
oblong, tapering; skin and flesh pure white, 
firm, brittle, tender, retains its crispness 
even when roots are old and large. With- 
stands severe heat and grows quickly. 
Winter Varieties 
Plant after August 15 and through September 
China Rose or Scarlet China. (53 days.) 
Bright rose-colored, stump-rooted Radish 
of excellent quality. 
Long Black Spanish. (62 days.) Large 
Radish with black skin and white, firm 
flesh. Grows 6 to 8 inches long. 
Round Black Spanish. (60 days.) Like 
the above, except that it is round. 
White Chinese or Celestial. (60 days.) 
Large stump-rooted; white skin and flesh, 
mild in flavor, brittle and never woody. A 
splendid keeper. 
Early Prolific Straightneck Squash 
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RADISH, WINTER VARIETIES 
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SQUASH 
Bush Sorts: Sow 1 ounce of seed for 50 hills; 
5 to 6 pounds to an acre. Running Varieties: 
3 to 4 pounds in hills to an acre 
Cutture. Plant in hills, as for cucumbers 
and melons, the bush kinds 3 to 4 feet apart, 
the running kind 6 to 9 feet apart. Vitamins 
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RUNNING VARIETIES 
Boston Marrow. (97 days.) Large, oval, 
hard-shelled sort, highly esteemed for 
winter use. Bright orange skin and deep 
orange flesh. Strong running growth. 
Golden Hubbard. (100 days.) Like Green 
Hubbard but of a beautiful orange-red 
color. 
Green Hubbard. (110 days.) An excellent 
keeper of splendid quality. Vines of strong, 
running growth. Large, olive-shaped 
fruits with dark green skin; rich flesh, 
BUSH VARIETIES 
Acorn or Table Queen. (80 days.) A 
green-shelled variety resembling an acorn 
in shape; orange flesh. Weighs about 1 
pound. Used when mature; cut in half, it 
bakes dry and sweet. Very prolific. 
Cocozelle. See Vegetable Marrow, page 24. 
Early Prolific Straightnmeck. (50 days.) 
An attractive, productive and popular va- 
riety with tapering, bright [emon-yellow 
fruits, tender and succulent. Packs well 
for shipping. Fruit is 12 mnches long, 3% 
inches in diameter when mature, smaller 
toward the stem end. 
Early White Bush. (55 days.) Round 
scalloped fruit. 
Giant Summer Crookneck. (58 days.) 
Fruit 20 by 4% inches, with curved neck. 
Skin lemon-yellow, warted; flesh thick and 
yellow. Weighs 4 to 5 pounds at maturity. 
Giant Yellow Straightneck. (55 days.) 
Like Crookneck, but straight and thicker. 
Green-tinted Bush. (55 days.) Particu- 
larly desirable for market gardeners on 
account of Its green-tinted, well-scalloped, 
uniform, small-sized fruit. 
Summer Crookneck. (55 days.) About 
1 foot long, with crooked neck; bright yel- 
low, warty shell, hard when ripe. 
Uconn. (75 days.) Awarded the highest 
points ever given to a new vegetable in the 
All-America Selections. 6 inches long, 4% 
mches in diameter. Flesh golden; skin 
green. Try it baked, it ts delicious. 
Zucchini. See Vegetable Marrow, page 24 
Green-tinted Bush Squash 
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