148 THE KITCHEN-GARDEN. [CHAP. VL 



suffered to run to seed, that their green pods 

 may be used for pickling in July and August. 

 The autumnal radishes are sown in June and 

 July, and the winter radishes in July and 

 August. 



Spinach. — The round-leaved variety is gene- 

 rally sown for a summer crop, on rich moist 

 soil, in January or February, if the ground be 

 open; and the triangular-leaved kinds, of which 

 the Flanders is the best, are sown for the 

 winter-crops in August. The only culture re- 

 quired is, occasionally hoeing the ground, and 

 watering if the weather should be dry. The 

 summer crop, when gathered, may be pulled up 

 by the root ; but the winter crop should only 

 have the outer leaves pinched or cut off, and it 

 will thus continue producing fresh leaves for 

 many months. The Flanders Spinach is quite 

 hardy ; and, if protected by matting from being 

 covered with snow, it may be used for the table all 

 the winter. The seeds will keep good four years. 

 New Zealand Spinach is quite different from 

 common spinach, and very inferior ; and what 

 is called French Spinach is the orache of the 

 gardens. Neither of these plants is worth 

 growing. 



Sorrel is a perennial, and it is generally pro- 

 pagated by offsets in spring or autumn ; or, if 

 by seed, it is sown in March. It should never 

 be suffered to remain longer than two years 

 without taking up and replanting, as, if this be 

 neglected, the" plants are apt to rot in the centre 

 and die off. 



The Onion Tribe. — Very few onions, except 

 for salads, are grown in small gardens. Where 



