76" RADISH. 



that the residue of the ground be unencumbered for the- 

 plants to run on. They are generally raised on cultivated 

 farms, between hills of Indian .Corn, and may be planted in 

 the* garden or open field, in May or June, in hills eight or 

 ten feet apart, with three or four seeds in each hill. 



One quart of Field Pumpkin Seed will plant from five to 

 six hundred hills. An ounce of the finer kinds will plant 

 from fifty to eighty hills. 



Pumpkins are not so tenacious of a particular soil as either 

 Melons or Cucumbers, but, in other respects, are cultivated 

 in the same manner, only that in raising them on a large 

 scale, the ground may be prepared with a plough, and also 

 afterwards, as the weeds advance, the plough and harrow 

 may be used between the plants until they begin to run, 

 which will save much labour. 



The finest quality Pumpkins are known to make good 

 pies, and may also, after being boiled, be worked up with 

 wheaten flour into bread, for which purpose they are fully 

 equal to Indian meal. The knowledge of this fact may 

 prove advantageous to farmers living at a distance from 

 cities, as they may find a market for their grain or mea] 

 easier than for- their Pumpkins. 



RADISH, 



RADIS ou RAVE. Raphanus sativus. 



VARIETIES. 



Long Scarlet. 

 Long Purple. 

 Scarlet Pear shape. 

 Scarlet Turnip. 

 White Turnip Rooted., 



Long White Naples. 



Purple Turnip. f ^ 



Yellow Turnip. 

 White Spanish. 

 Black Spanish. 



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THE different varieties of Radishes are extensively culti'- 

 vated near large cities, chiefly for their roots, which are 

 considered a luxury after a hard Winter, and prove accept- 

 able as the warm weather approaches, provided they can be 

 obtained in perfection. The plant is also cultivated for the 

 sake o the seed leaves, w.hiclx are used, as a small 



