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them also ; lay over them a green turf with the 

 grass downward, to be also watered ; and heap up 

 the earth, beating it as hard and compact as pos- 

 sible. The rationale of the process is excellent, 

 the evils both of growing and shrivelling, being 

 equally provided against; the coolness secured by 

 shading, depth, drenching, and solidity of covering, 

 prevents growth, whilst the moisture supplied, in- 

 stead of causing injury, only serves to counteract 

 the drying influence of the season. It may be 

 necessary to repeat the operation, with a frequency 

 according to circumstances ; and with such care 

 potatoes may be kept fresh and good till September 

 a period to which it can scarcely be expedient to 

 continue their preservation, although it cannot be 

 unimportant, at least for some time after the recent 

 crops come in, to have the power of choosing be- 

 tween the ripe mealiness of the old and the green 

 saponaceous consistence of the new. 



Eadish. There are more varieties of it than are 

 worthy of notice: the salmon radish, which is long- 

 rooted, and the red or white turnip-rooted, are suf- 

 ficient. The long-rooted may be sown in January 

 by those who will take the trouble of protecting it 

 from frost. Any of the sorts sown in February or 

 March, by the foot of a south wall, will do without 

 further shelter. They are all useless in the heat 

 of summer, as they grow hard and hot ; but from 

 the middle of August they are again as good as in 

 spring. The ground should be deep delved and 

 rich, but not recently manured. The seed is sown 

 in drills no deeper than to admit of being covered, 



