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a foot apart, and thin to 8 or 10 inches in the row : they need not bo dis- 

 turbed again until taken up for use, or to put in a frame to blanch the tops ; 

 but, in common with all crops, they must be kept clear of weeds. Parsley 

 may be sown at any time, but a principal sowing is usually made now. 

 Some prefer sowing in shallow drills, 8 or 10 inches apart ; but I believe 

 an even broadcast sowing is preferable, at least if the ground is in condition 

 to be trodden, which appears to fix the seed in its place, and, after raking, 

 leaves a firm, even surface, more comfortable to step on afterwards. Use the 

 small hoe as soon as up, and thin out gradually, till the plants are ten inches 

 or a foot apart. Chervil is sown and treated in a similar manner, and is much 

 used in some families. See that a good curled sort is sown. Marjoravi, of the 

 sweet, or knotted kind, is usually sown this month, on a clear open spot : the 

 seed is small, and should be sown on the surface, trodden, and raked evenly, 

 and watered in dry weather. In common with most herbs, it takes a long time 

 to germinate ; so that care should be taken that it is not choked with weeds, 

 which, being of much quicker growth, are likely to do so if not destroyed. 

 They should be removed by the hand, until the plants are large enough to use 

 the small hoe with safety. Pot Marjoram, winter and summer Savory, Thyme, 

 and other herbs, m.ay be sown and treated in the same way. 



944. Scorzoncras and Salsafy, for the main crop, should be sown the first 

 week this month. Let the ground bo deeply worked, but add no manure. 

 Sow in drills an inch deep and 15 inches apart. Tread and rake the ground 

 even. 



945. Radishes do best if the beds are hooped and netted, — small salads, if 

 under hand-glasses ; but they will do if wholly uncovered. 3Iint should be 

 transplanted as soon as the shoots are three inches high ; if it is to be increased, 

 merely pull up the shoots with a piece of root, and dib them in nine inches 

 apart, and water them. Sage is easily propagated by slipping off young 

 shoots, and dibbing them in where they are to remain. They will want water- 

 ing, but no shade or covering. Savory may be treated in the same way. 

 Thyme, marjoram, pcnnjToyal, &c., may be increased by dividing the roots 

 or slipping oflF pieces of the plants with roots to them, and planting with 

 trowel or dibber, taking care to water well. Sweet or knotted marjoram must 

 be sown every year in the same way as basil ; but if sown on the open ground this 

 month, they do well, although they are a long time coming up. Nearly all 

 sweet and pot-herbs may be raised from seed if sown now ; and some of those 

 used medicinally, as horehound, chamomile, &c. Tansy, wormwood, &c, , are 

 best propagated from ofisets. 



946. Rampion may be sovm about this time, either in drills a foot apart, or 

 on the surface, broadcast, treading and raking it in : in either case it may bo 

 thinned to 8 or 10 inches apart, and may be used in the summer and autumn 

 in the same way as spinach, and the roots as a winter vegetable. 



947. Salsafy maybe sown about the end of this month, or beginning of next. 

 It is best to sow this seed in drills 15 inches apart, or thereabouts, and thin to 

 six inches in the row. The roots of the plant are usually eaten in the same 



