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end of September, in shallow drills, one fourth of an inch deep 
and six inches apart. Cover lightly, and if the weather be 
dry, compress the ground by a roller or with the feet. Keep the 
plants clear of weeds, and cover them with litter or straw, on 
the approach of continued frost. When wanted for use, re- 
move the covering, and pluck, (not cut,) off the leaves. If the 
winter is mild, little or no protection will be required. 
CRESS, OR PEPPERGRASS. 
Lepidium sativum, Or Botanists, ~ 
Crauon, Fexnoh. 
Maitnerzo, Spanish. 
Ki«»m, Gebkan. 
The Garden Cress, or Peppergrass, is a hardy annual, culti- 
vated in gardens for the young leaves, which are used in sal- 
ads, having a peculiarly warm and grateful relish. 
The varieties most esteemed are the Curled-leaved and the 
^Broad-leaved Garden. The true Water or Winter Cress is en- 
tirely a different plant, which belongs to another family, culti- 
vated by sowing the seed on the margins of running water, 
near springs that do not freeze hard. 
Cultivation, — Common cress may be cultivated precisely 
in the same manner as parsley. In order to have a constant 
supply, in perfection, frequent sowings should be made, which, 
if done in hot, dry weather, should be sown in the shade of 
trees, or protected by brush or netting from the direct rays of 
the sun. 
CUCUMBER. 
Cucuinu tativuj, Or Botanists. 
Conoombre, French. 
Fspino Spanish. 
Gurke, Gerhak. 
This, like many other esculents, has been divided into a 
number of varieties and sub-varieties, the greater portion oi 
