KOQUETTE 231 



ROCKET, ROCKET-SALAD, or 



ROQUETTE (Eruca sativa) is a salad-plant, well 

 known in France and England, but little cultivated 

 here. It is occasionally used as a pot-herb, but in any 

 case only the young leaves should be used; they have 

 a flavor of horse-radish. For best results they should 

 have plenty of water. The plant bolts in heat and is 

 best grown only in spring and fall. 



Soil. Rich and moist. 



Distances. Rows a. foot apart. Thin to three to 

 four inches in the row. 



Depth. One-half inch. 



Sow thinly in May, and every two or three weeks 

 until June. Sow again in August for a fall crop. 



Culture. Water if necessary; preserve the surface 

 mulch. The plants should be kept growing. 



Fertilizer. Nitrate of soda or liquid manure, weekly. 



Pick only the young leaves. 



ROCKET, TURKISH (Bunias orientalis) is a hardy 

 perennial plant grown for its young leaves and tips, 

 used as salad or as a pot-herb. 



Soil. Light and quick. 



Distances. Rows two feet apart. 



Depth. About one inch. 



Sow in fall in mild climates, thickly; otherwise in 

 spring, thinly in the rows. 



