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can be grown nearly all the year round in pretty much the same way as lettuce, 
but it is necessary to tie the top leaves together in order to blanch them. If 
unblanched they are not very palatable, being somewhat bitter and tough. 
The tieing should be done on dry warm days when the leaves are dry, as if 
tied up when wet they will rot and decay. 
Endive succeeds well, sown in the open ground, and subsequently thinned 
out to 5 or 6 inches apart, and should be ready for use in 45 pr 50 days after 
sowing. 
: THE RADISH. 
The Radish (Raphanus sativas) is an annual which has been in cultivation 
from prehistoric times, and is supposed to have originated in Southern Asia. 
Mention is made of the radish in Chinese books written more than 8,000 years. 
ago. In England, the first record of the radish we have is in 1548, when it is. 
spoken of by a writer on horticulture asa new vegetable which had recently 
come into use. 
Radishes can be grown here all the year round, but in the very hot weather 
they succeed better if protected from the sun by a light shade. ‘The seed may 
be sown broadcast, very thinly, and simply raked lightly into the soil, but the 
better way is to sow in shallow drills about 6 inches apart, and 1 inch or }-inch 
deep. Rank new manure must not be used for radishes, and the soil should be 
finely pulverised and friable. 
Light, sandy soil enriched with thoroughly decomposed manure will grow 
the best and most tender radishes. Sow some seed about once in 3 weeks to 
keep up a supply. - 
There are two distinct types of radishes—namely, long, and turnip-rooted 
or round ; both of these require precisely the same treatment, except that the: 
round kinds may be grown in shallower soil than the long-rooted varieties. 
MUSTARD. 
Mustard (Sinapis alba) is an excellent salad, and is easily grown. 
In this country it can be cultivated in the open air in the autumn and 
winter, but requires a light shade in the summer. The seed may be sown in 
-shallow drills 6 inches apart, or in boxes broadcast, and should be lightly 
coyered, or merely pressed down into the soil. Germination will be greatly 
assisted by covering the box or drills with a piece of cheesecloth or similar 
material for a day or two. 
The young plants, when from 2 to 3 inches high, are cut for salad. 
CURLED CRESS. 
Curled cress (Lepidium sativum) is grown in precisely the same way, and 
is also used in the same way. Mustard and cress are usually grown together, 
either the seeds being mixed or being sown at the same time close beside each 
other. Both should be sown pretty thickly, because they are used before the 
young plants begin to crowd each other. A little seed of each should be sown 
once a fortnight if it is desired to have some mustard and cress always ready 
for cutting. 
WATERCRESS, : 
Watercress (Wasturtium officinale), which is a perennial plant, and a native: 
of Great Britain, is a favourite salad everywhere. Although the natural habitat 
of this plant is in still water, yet it can be grown without much difficulty in a 
garden. The young plants may be raised from seed, but propagation is usually 
effected by means of cuttings. 
To raise the plants from seed, an ordinary seed-box with plenty of drainage 
is used. This is filled with rotten manure and sand, and, after being smoothed 
and levelled, a thorough soaking with water is given, after which the seed is sown, 
on the surface. The box is then placed in the shade, and the -soil kept moist 
until the seeds germinate. In watering, a very fine rose must be used, so that the 
seeds will not be washed out. When the plants are a few weeks high they 
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