Roquette. Winterkresse.

No. 1334. - Rocket is a hardy, annual plant, a native of the, south of Europe. The leaves are long, lobed, smooth, glossy, succulent and tender, and are eaten when young as a salad.

Culture

No. 1335. - The seeds are sown thickly in shallow drills one foot apart, as early in spring as the ground will admit. If they are sown in a dry season, or in poor soil, the leaves are liable to be rough and acrid; therefore, be careful to use rich loam, and to water the plants well. If they grow rapid and vigorous, the foliage will be succulent and mildly flavored.