June.] 



THE CULINARY GARDEN. 



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RADISHES. 



Continue to sow radishes of sorts for successional crops. 



SMALL SALADINO. 



Sow cresses, mustard, rape, &c. once a week, if a constant 

 supply be wanted. 



WATER-CRESS. 



This excellent salad may be successfully cultivated, particu- 

 larly where there is a clear running stream of water. The 

 plants can be procured in almost all streams, and should be 

 carefully removed, making choice of the youngest. They are 

 then to be disposed in rows parallel with the course of the 

 stream. In shallow water, the distance need not be more than 

 eighteen inches between the rows, but in deep water the dis- 

 tance must be greater. They will not grow so freely in a 

 muddy bottom, as amongst sand or gravel, neither will their 

 taste be so good. It is absolutely necessary to have a constant 

 current, as when the water is in a stagnant state, they cease to 

 prosper. They are cultivated in water-beds, but they neither 

 prosper so well, nor is their flavor so good, as in natural 

 streams. No place is better calculated for them than a natural 

 stream, and no other culture necessary than keeping a stock of 

 stout healthy plants, which can be done with little trouble, by 

 filling up the vacancies where any may have died, and keeping 

 them clear of rambling aquatic plants, which generally grow 

 very luxuriantly. 



PLANTING OUT PICKLING CUCUMBERS. 



About the end of this month, the plants of which the seed was 

 sown in the preceding one will now be ready to plant out. For 

 this purpose, select a warm situation and a light rich earth. 

 They may be planted in patches, three in each, triangularly, each 

 plant a foot distant from the other. A yard and a half square 

 may be allowed to each patch, taking the centre of each as 



