RADISHES 191 



in the open air may be made fortnightly until about 

 the middle of September or October according to 

 the season. It is not essential to sow them in beds 

 by themselves. The spaces between the rows of 

 Lettuces or Cauliflowers may be utilised when these 

 plants are still small and not too close together. 



To secure nice Radishes, they should be sown in 

 rich moist soil, and during the hot summer days a 

 good watering in the morning and in the evening will 

 be highly beneficial. As Radishes mature in from 

 twenty-five to thirty days after sowing, one may judge 

 when they are to be sown on any vacant spaces. 



In sowing Radishes there is one important point to 

 bear in mind if nice roots are desired, and that is that 

 the seeds should be sown somewhat deeper than most 

 other small seeds. In other words, they should be 

 covered more thickly with fine mould say about an 

 inch thick to encourage them to develop regularly 

 and symmetrically. Being embedded in the soil in 

 this way the skin retains its colour, and the Radishes 

 do not become hard, hot and woody, as they are likely 

 to do when the seeds are only slightly covered with soil. 



It is, perhaps, scarcely necessary to mention that 

 all early sowings of Radishes in the open air require 

 protection from the depredation of birds, by means 

 of fish-netting, black cotton or other devices. 



BLACK RADISHES. In the Paris markets a black- 

 skinned Radish is frequently seen. The roots are 

 something like the pointed " Croissy " Turnip in 

 shape, and look as if they had been rolled in dry soot. 

 They are about 6 in. long, tapering to a fine tip. 

 The two varieties of Black Radish best known are 

 " Round Winter " and the " Long Winter." 



