THE CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES 83 



Radishes 



Radishes require a soil which is deeply cultivated and 

 rich without being rank. A soil which has been heavily 

 manured for a previous crop is therefore desirable, and 

 it is always advantageous to add a little lime to the soil. 

 The great thing is to sow thinly, and, further, to set out 

 the young seedlings as soon as they appear. The seed 

 should be sown at intervals of a week or two from 

 February to May. In dry weather water should be 

 given. 



Lettuces 



Lettuces should be sown in light, moderately rich soil 

 at intervals of a fortnight from the middle of March to 

 the beginning of August. As soon as they are able to 

 be handled a vigorous thinning should be practised, 

 the young plants removed being transplanted into rich, 

 finely cultivated beds, a distance of about nine inches 

 being allowed from plant to plant, and too much water 

 cannot be given during the summer months. 



Parsley 



Parsley is easily grown on light soils, but it is useless 

 to attempt its cultivation in heavy ground unless plenty 

 of sand or lime is mixed with the soil. Small sowings 

 should be made in March, May and July, and as soon as 

 the seedlings have four or five leaves they should be 

 thinned out to six inches apart. 



Mint 



Mint can be grown in any rich, moist soil, it will not 

 thrive where the soil is dry and poor. All that is neces- 



