DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
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bers or melons, and sown at the same time. If grown by 
themselves, they may be planted in highly-manured hills, 
eight feet apart, leaving, at the second hoeing, two or three 
plants in each. In some parts of New England, they are 
dropped in the hills of Indian corn, one seed to every other 
hill, and are allowed to run between the rows. 
RADISH. 
Raphanus sitivus, Of Botanu 
Rave, .' Fbk.nci 
Habano Spanisi 
IUdies, Rottig, Gerna> 
Trus plant is valued for its agreeable, pungent root, which 
forms a grateful relish, either mixed with salads, or eaten with 
bread and butter in a raw state. 
There are numerous varieties in cultivation, among which 
the following are regarded as the best : — Early Scarlet Turnip, 
Early Shorl-lojiptd Long Scarlet, Long Salmon, White Tur- 
nip, Yellow Turnip, Black Full Spanish, and Beck's Stqicrb. 
Cultivation. — For a spring crop, the radish should be sown 
in a light, rich, dry, sandy loam ; but for later growth, a cool, 
deep, moist soil is preferred. The seed may be sown in a hot 
bed in February, March, or April, and transplanted in an open 
enclosure fully exposed to the sun, and sheltered from cold 
northerly •winds. For later growth, the seed may be sown 
broadcast, in warm borders, in April and May, or in drills, nine 
inches apart. Fall radishes' may be sown in August and 
September. If the nights prove frosty, the plants may be 
covered with straw or mats, which should be taken off during 
the day. In all cases where the season is dry, radishes should 
be watered, in order to keep up a luxuriant growth. 
BLOODWORT, OR ENGLISH DOCK. 
Rumex sanguineus, Or Botanists. 
This is a beautiful dock, growing wild in m:iny parts of 
England, and is now cultivated in gardens for its line deep-red 
appearance, and for the use. of its young tender leaves for 
"greens." 
