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RADISHES. 



Continue to sow successional crops of radishes: where 

 wanted, give plenty of water to keep them growing rapidly ; if 

 that be not the case, they become hard, and unfit for use. 



SMALL SALADING. 



Sow small salading once a week or oftener, such as cresses, 

 mustard, rape, &c. Sow another crop of Normandy or curled 

 cress, it is to be preferred to the common cress, and is very 

 useful for garnishing. Prefer a shaded spot for sowing all 

 sorts of small salading during this and the two following 

 months. When the seeds are sown, which should always be 

 in drills, cover them with old mats, kept constantly damp, by 

 watering them once or twice a day. These, however, should 

 be removed as soon as the seeds begin to vegetate, and hoops 

 should be placed over them, upon which the mats may be 

 put during the heat of the day, about a foot above the 

 ground. 



CAPSICUMS. 



If capsicums were reared last month on a hot-bed, or in pots 

 in the forcing-houses, they may now be planted out in a 

 sheltered spot under a wall ; give them a supply of water ac- 

 cordingly as the state of the weather may demand. 



SOWING TURNIPS. 



This is a favourable time for sowing turnips, and by the 

 latter end of J uly they will be sufficiently large for the kitchen. 

 They will continue in good condition for a considerable length 

 of time. 



The early crops of turnips should always have a warm 

 aspect, and the soil should be of the lightest and driest de- 

 scription. Sand or gravel, with a proportionate mixture ot 



