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the nature of its growth it appears better calculated to 

 withstand the heat of our summers than any other 

 variety we know of. 



Woodford^s JVeio Tall Prolific Pea is a very great 

 bearer, and is remarkable for continuing to yield during 

 the greater part of the summer. It has a fine green 

 color when dry. Sow about the tenth of May. 



It is recommended to farmers to plant pease in their 

 potato hills. A farmer to the east of us says he raised 

 more pease last year from a peck sown in this way, 

 than from a bushel sown in any other way. The vines 

 of the potatoes serve as sticks for the pease to run up on; 

 and the size of the pease will be much increased by 

 planting in this way. iVfter the potatoes are planted, 

 go through the rows and plant three pease in a hill. 



PEPPER — Pinent, 



Sow the seed in a warm border, the last of April, and 

 then transplant eighteen inches apart; or sow the seed 

 in May, in drills, two i^eei apart. 



RADISH — Raphanus sativus. 



It requires a light mellow soil, well dug up. The 

 small sorts may be sown among lettuce, onions, &c. 

 They should be sown every two weeks, from April to 

 August, to insure a succession of crops. They may be 

 sown broad-cast, or in drills, not too thick, as the tops 

 would run up too much, and the roots be stringy. They 

 should stand from two and a half, to five inches apart, 

 the seed should be covered from half an inch to an inch 

 deep, according to the weather or season. In dry 

 weather, water them freely — this swells the roots, and 

 makes them crisp. To prevent worms, take equal 

 parts of buckwheat bran, and fresh horse dung, and 

 mix well with the ground — in forty-eight hours fer- 

 mentation, and a crop of toad stools will be produced. 

 Dig the ground over — sow the seed — they will grow 

 rapidly, and be free of insects. Leaves of radish are 

 often used as salad; and the green pods are pickled, as 



