230 TURNIPS AND RADISHES. 



TURNIPS. 



It is useless to attempt to raise them by sowing in the 

 spring- ; they are never good till fall. Round Turnips 

 .should be sown about the end of July, in rows (in a gar- 

 den) two feet apart, and thinned out to a foot distance 

 in the rows. Good and deep hoeinsr and one diarorinof 

 should take place during their growth ; for, a large tur- 

 nip of the same age is better, wpight for weight, than 

 a small one. The Swedish Turnip, or Ruta Baga, pre- 

 ferred by many for the table, ought to be sown early 

 in June, in rows at a foot apart, and thinned to 3 inches 

 in the rows. About the middle of July they ought to 

 be transplanted 3 feet apart, and, during their growth, 

 kept clean, and dug between twice, at least, as deep a» 

 a spade can go. The Swedish Turnip produces excel- 

 lent greens in the spring, and at a very early season. — 

 Leave a row or two in the ground, and, when the win- 

 ter is about to set in, cover them all over with straw or 

 ceder boughs. Take these off when the winter breaks 

 up, and you will have the greens, (^ee Ruta Baga^ 

 poge 1 1 3 — Turnips^ page 1 1 5.) 



RADISHES 



Require a sandy, rich soil. Doubtless there might be 

 a bed prepared for them. They should l>e s wn Ibia in 

 little drills, 6 inches asunder, as early as possible, in the 

 spring, and a little bed, every three weeks, during the 

 summer. As soon as the central cough leaf is half an 

 inch broad, thin them to 2 or 3 inches apart. As they 

 are uncertain in their growth, some put in the seeds be- 

 tween rows of other plants; and they are so soon pulled 

 up, that they will not incommode the plants among 

 which they gro\v. This root being li;>.h]e to be eaten 

 )»y worms, the following msthod is recommended for 

 raising them : Take equal qi:;mtities of buck-wheat 

 br;?i;, and Ircsh horso-dmig, mix them well and plentifully 

 in th«-. ground, by digging. Suddenly after this, a great 

 fermentation will be produced, and numbers of toftd- 

 stoo's will s?art up in 48 ho!]rs. Dig the ground over 

 again, and sow the seed, and the radishes will grow with 

 greai rapidity, and be free from insects. Do not let the 

 seeds of dili'erent species be mixed ; and when you wish 



