ihy.-l THK PRACTICAL (. A Iv ! ) I.N . [Jail. 



vlecpcr than tluit of tlic lettuce, therefore, in sowhig, sow tlie 

 radishes first, and sHghtly beat tliem down with tlie back of a 

 spade, so as to dispose of the seed in as equal a manner as 

 l)OssibIe, as far as regards the depth. Cover them about an 

 inch with some fine mould, either sprinkled over them with the 

 spade, or sifted over them through a coarse rudder; then sow 

 the lettuce-seed thinly, and cover it carefully about a quarter 

 of an inch. Radishes succeed very well by sowing at this 

 time a thin crop of salmon, or long-rooted radish, in one light ; 

 and the other two with turnip-rooted radish, as above, for the 

 })rincipal crop, and sowing regularly all over the bed a thin 

 rrop of the short-topped sort, which w ill come in before the 

 others, and will be gathered for use before it injures the crop 

 of the other sort5. In this case, no other sort of seed, such as 

 lettuce, should be sown. When the plants appear, give them 

 a large share of air, either by tilting up the lights in cold wet 

 weather, or removing tiiem for a lew hours every fine day. 

 After they have been up a few days, thin them regularly out, 

 to admit of their having plenty of room to grow to their proper 

 size, as well as to prevent them drawing too much, and spoil- 

 ing each other. At this thinning, they should be left at about 

 an inch square ; when the heat begins to decline, let it be re- 

 newed, as occasion requires, with linings of hot dung or leaves; 

 let water be given in such a quantity as the state of the bed 

 and weather may require, observing to let the chill be taken 

 off it first, by adding a suflficient proportion of hot water, or 

 standing the water in pots in some of the hot-houses now at 

 work. To keep up a regular succession of radishes at this 

 season, if one bed be put up about the beginning of the 

 month, let another be also got up by the end, or first week in 

 February. At this season, young radish leaves are oi\en used 

 as an ingredient in salads, mixed with mustard, cress, &c. ; 

 where this is required, a bed should be put up every fortnight, 

 • and the young tops will be supplied from the thinnings of the 

 plants, leaving still a sufficient crop to come to maturity on 

 the beds. 



The frames will require to be matted up at night, or other- 

 wise covered, so as to guard against all accidents from frost, 

 or the like. 



