Occupations > Abercrombie's improved practical gardener; with a monthly calendar for the flower garden

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RADISH*
continued succession is required, a little seed
should be sown once a month, from May to Au¬
gust. The plants will soon come up, and must
remain where sown, and in dry weather watered
frequently. The shoots will be fit to gather
when from two to five inches high. If cut low,
the bottom part will shoot out again and produce
a succession.
To save Seed.
If any of the first sown plants are left to run,
they will produce ripe seed in autumn.
RADISH.
This is an annual plant, the leaves of which are
rough and divided transversely into segments, of
which the lesser ones are more remote. The
root is fleshy, and in some varieties fusiform, in
others sub-globular, and black, purple, yellow, or
white on the outside, but white within; the
flowers have large dark veins, and are of a pale
voilet colour.
Use.
The roots of this plant are the parts used, and
eaten raw in spring, summer, autumn, and win¬
ter. The young seed leaves are often used as
small salading in spring, and the seed-pods,
while young and green, are pickled, and consid¬
ered a good substitute for capers.