PUM 
BAD 
Walnut-leaved Kidney. Apparently a re¬ 
stricted form of the Ash-leaf, which it 
closely resembles ; is somewhat more 
precocious, and therefore valuable. 
PUMPKIN. Cucurbita pew (Will- 
denow.) Nat. Ord. CucurbitacerB. The 
fruit of this plant is occasionally em¬ 
ployed as an esculent; when ripe it 
should be cut, and through a hole on 
one side the seeds should be taken out, 
filling up the space with sliced apples, 
sugar, and spice; and after baking the 
whole, it is eaten under the name of 
pumpkin pie; the unripe fruit and the 
tops of the growing shoots are also 
boiled and eaten as greens, the latter 
are very delicate. The seed should be 
sown in March in a gentle heat, and 
after potting, should be transferred to 
the open ground in May. A dunghill, or 
other sunny spot where it can have plenty 
of linht and rich food, will suit it best. 
QUINCE. Cydonia vulgaris (De 
C A-Ndolle.) Nat. Ord. Pomaces. The 
hardy character, dwarf habit, and free- 
bearing properties of this tree would 
seem to point it out as one deserving 
extensive culture, but the austerity of 
its fruit in all the varieties yet known 
is sufficient to deter all but the exten¬ 
sive planter from including it in their 
lists, A and at present a quince tree is 
regarded rather as a superfluous thing 
even in an orchard. 
The tree thrives in a damp soil that 
is deep and strong, and requires little 
or no attention in the way of pruning; 
its hardy and restricted habit has led to 
its use as a stock whereon to graft the 
more vigorous varieties of the pear, for 
which purpose plants are raised either 
by layers or seed annually in most nurse¬ 
ries. There a*e five or six varieties 
known in gardens, distinguished chiefly 
by their form, as the apple-shaped, the 
common, the orange-shaped, the large 
fruited, the pear-shaped, and the Portu¬ 
gal Quince; the last possesses a more 
vigorous habit, and on that account is 
usually selected for stocks; those pre¬ 
viously mentioned are not unfrequently 
confounded one with another, and seed¬ 
ling plants from either would probably 
reproduce all the kinds. 
RADISH. Raphanus salivas (Linn.) 
Nat. Ord. Cruciferce. Of this generally 
esteemed salad plant there are several 
varieties, which by some are considered 
distinct species, as the turnip-rooted, the 
black Spanish, and others; with this 
question, however, we do not nowyntend 
to interfere, as it possesses but little to 
interest the cultivator. The earliest 
varieties, or as it would be more cor¬ 
rectly expressed, the quickest to arrive 
at perfection, are those distinguished by 
their long taper roots; and ol these the 
kinds known as “short-top” and “frame” 
are the most precocious, and consequently 
most usually employed for the earliest 
crops, whether under protection or in 
the open ground. The turnip-rooted 
radishes are to be preferred for the 
summer crops, not only because of the 
difference of time in growing to a size 
fit for use, but because they are not 
affected to an equal degree by the heat 
of the sun, and continue in a succulent 
eatable condition long after the other 
kinds become hot in flavour, and stringy 
or tough. 
To keep up a constant supply of fresh 
radishes requires much attention and 
some space, but it may be done through¬ 
out the entire year. The first crop may 
be sown in January on a gentle hotbed, 
with a steady temperature of about 55°; 
here with attention they will grow fast, 
requiring abundance of air on every 
favorable occasion, and a slight water¬ 
ing with the syringe once or twice a 
week. This sowing will be ready for 
use in March, and should be succeeded 
by another made under the same cir¬ 
cumstances, at an interval ot a fortnight 
or three weeks. In many places where 
radishes are not required but at ordinary 
seasons, they do not sow till the hot¬ 
beds are made for forcing potatoes, 
which will be about the time we have 
mentioned for the second crop; and it 
is good economy to grow these things 
together, as the radishes are used up 
before the potatoes require the cus¬ 
tomary earthing. After this, the seed 
