436 THE KITCHEN-GARDEN. [July. 
Lettuces. 
Thin and transplant such lettuces as were sown last month, water 
them immediately after, and repeat it as often as necessary till the 
plants are well rooted. 
Sow more lettuce seed in the beginning, middle, and particular- 
ly in the last week of the month, in order to have a regular and 
constant supply for the table. The white Silecia, brown Dutch, 
India, Imperial, grand admiral, and Saxony cabbage lettuce, are all 
very good kinds to sow at this time. 
Spinach. 
In the last week of this month, a good crop of spinach may be 
sown for autumn use; it will not then, be so subject to run to seed 
as in the former months. The round seeded kind, is always pre- 
ferable, for summer and autumn service. 
Radishes. 
Radishes of every kind may be sown in the last week of this 
month, with a good prospect of success, but particularly, the white 
and black Spanish, or winter sorts; of which, you ought to sow a 
full crop for autumn use. 
Sow, likewise, some of the short-top, salmon, and turnep-rooted 
radishes; should the season prove any way moist, they will suc- 
ceed tolerably well. Let all these kinds be now sown, on moist 
loamy ground. 
Sow Cabbage Seed. 
Sow some of the early York, Battersea, and sugar-loaf kinds of 
cabbage, for a supply of young greens during the autumn; the 
hearts of these are very delicious, when grown to a tolerable size, 
and are, by many, very much admired; when used in that state, 
they are called coleworts, having totally superseded the true cole- 
wort, which was formerly cultivated for boiled sallads. Some savoy 
seed may also be sown at this time for a late winter crop. 
Artichokes. 
If you desire to have large artichokes, you must in the first week 
of this month, if not done in June, in order to encourage the main 
head, cut off all the suckers or small heads which are produced from 
the sides of the stems; and these may now be dressed for the table. 
The maturity of a full grown artichoke, is apparent by the open- 
ing of the scales; and it should always be cut off, before the flower 
appears in the centre. 
As soon as the head, or heads, are collected from any stem, let 
it be immediately cut down close to the ground. This practice is 
too often disregarded, but such neglect is utterly wrong; for the 
stems, if permitted to remain, would greatly impoverish the roots, 
and injure them much more than is generally imagined. 
Where cardoons are in request, and that they were not planted 
out last month, it should be done in the first week of this, as .di- 
rected in page 409. 
