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a greater Diftance thsn ten Inches 

 or a Foot, becaufc large Roots are 

 not fo generally eftecm'd for the 

 Table. 



In order to fave good Turnip- 

 Seeds, you l"hould tranl'piant Ibme 

 of the faireft Roots in February^ 

 placing them at leaft two Feet a- 

 fundcr each Way, obferving to keep 

 the Ground clear from Weeds, un- 

 til the Turnips have fpread To as to 

 cover the Ground, when they will 

 prevent th:; Weeds from growings 

 and when the Pods are form'd, you 

 fhould carefully guard them againlt 

 the B rds, otherwile they wiii de- 

 vour it, crpecially when it is near 

 ripe; at which time, you fliould 

 either flioot the Birds as chey alight 

 upon the Seed, or lay ibme bird- 

 lim'd Twigs upon it, whereby fome 

 of them will be caught, and if they 

 are permitted to remain fbme time, 

 and afterwards turn'd ioofe, they 

 will prevent the Birds from coming 

 there again for fome time, as I 

 have experimented. When the Seed 

 is ripe, it lliould be cut up, and 

 fpread to dry in the Sun ^ after 

 which it may be thrai"hed out, and 

 prefcrved for Uib. 



RAPHANUSi RadiOi. 

 The CharstBers arcj 



The Flower conjifts of four Leaves, 

 which are plac'd in Form of a, Crofs j 

 cut of the Flower-cup fifes the Toin- 

 tal, which afterwards turns to a 

 Tod in Form of a Horn, that is 

 thick, Jpu72gy, and furniflj'd with a 

 double Row of roundifl) Seeds, which 

 are jeparated 6y a thin Membrane. 

 The Species are; 



1. Rap HAN us; minor, oblongus. 

 C. B. P. Small oblong or common 

 Radifli. 



2.. Raphanus ; niger, major, ro~ 

 fundus. Mor. Hifl. Great round 

 black Radifh, commonly caWdi The 

 Spanlfh Radilli»- 



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^. Raphanus; major, orbicularis^ 

 floribus candidis. C. B. P, Great 

 Round- rooted Radifh, with white 

 Flowers. 



4. Raphanus ; minus, oblongus^ 

 pyriformis, vulgo Ramurazz.a, Hort. 

 Cath, The lelTer Radifh, with an 

 oblong Pear-fhap'd Root. 



5*. Raphanus ; major, orbicularis^ 

 vel rotundus. C. B. F. Greater Ra- 

 difh, with a round Root. :. 



The firfl Sort here mentioned, is 

 that which is commonly cultivated 

 in Kitchen-Gardens for its Root; 

 of which there are feveral Varie- 

 ties, as the Small-topp'd, the Deep- 

 red, and the Long-topp'd ftriped 

 Radifl) ', all which are Varieties ari- 

 fing from Culture : The Smail- 

 topp'd Sort is moft commonly pre- 

 ferr'd by the Gardeners near Lon- 

 don, becaufe they require much 

 lefs Room than thofe with large 

 Tops, and may be left much clo- 

 fer together: And as the forward 

 RadifJjes are what produce the grea- 

 tefl: Profit to the Gardener, fothefe 

 being commonly fown upon Bor- 

 ders near Hedges, Walls, or Pales, 

 if they are of the large-topp'd Sort, 

 they will be apt to grow moftly 

 to Top, and not fwell fo much 

 in the Root as the other, efpeci- 

 ally if they are left pretty clofe. 



The Seafons for fowing this Seed 

 are various, according to the Time 

 when they are defir'd for Ufe : But 

 the carliefl Seafon is commonly to- 

 ward the latter End of October, that 

 the Gardeners near London fow them 

 to fupply the Market ; and theie, 

 if they do not mifcarry, will be fit 

 for Ule in March foilowinc;, which 

 is full as foon as moil People care to 

 eat them. Thefe (as 1 faid before) 

 are commonly fbwn on warm Bor- 

 ders, near Walls, Pales, or Hedges, 

 where they may be defended from' 

 the cdd Winds: 



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