394 THE GARDENER. [Sept. 



with many, but they are not so easily kept, especially during a winter 

 like last. Forcing gives a supply in some places, but not in the great 

 majority, and it is those we have in mind just now. With them the 

 chief thing to do is to select as hardy kinds as possible to grow from 

 the first, and then to keep them as well as they can. 



Brussels Sprouts are among the hardiest of our winter greens ; 

 then come Savoys, Curly Greens or Scotch Kale, and Broccoli. And 

 there is yet another I wish to name, and that is variegated Kale. In 

 many gardens last winter these were the hardiest of all greens, re- 

 maining fresh to the very end of the season, or until they ran to 

 flower; and when cooked they are as well-flavoured and tender as 

 any other green. In winter it is a great matter to keep all kinds 

 of greens free from dead and decaying leaves, as rot is one of the 

 chief things to be warded off. Many kinds of odds and ends of 

 protectors may be used to cover up the best of the heads at certain 

 times ; but protection should never be given unless when it is actually 

 wanted, and it should always be regulated by the weather. With a little 

 labour, good quantities can be stored away in sheds ; and when this is 

 done they should only be taken into such places on dry days, when 

 they are perfectly dry, and they ought to be turned occasionally, to 

 expose them to fresh air. Broccoli should always be covered up as 

 soon as they begin to form. Vegetable Marrows, although plenti- 

 ful now, are scarce enough in winter ; but they need not be so if they 

 are gathered now and kept in a dry place. They keep for months 

 hung up in a piece of net in a dry room, and when boiled they are 

 almost as good as when green. They should be cut before they are 

 too old. Leeks are another grand winter vegetable. Weather has no 

 effect on them ; but they should be pretty well grown before the end 

 of October, and the further they are earthed up the better. We have 

 some fine ones this season in a position we never saw them in before, 

 and they are doing well in it. Our Celery trenches are thrown out 

 about 1 foot deep, and when the Celery plants were put into them, a 

 Leek was dibbled in between the plants every yard or so. As they 

 do not make bushy top-growth, they injure nothing, and as they get 

 earthed up with the Celery they will have fine stems. We are much 

 pleased with the plan, and think others would like it if tried. 



Parsley comes in amongst the vegetables, and a great thing it is 

 when it can be gathered 365 days together. Often it does well in 

 winter with the protection of a wall-bottom ; but besides this, two or 

 three frame fulls should be in reserve; and a number of pots and boxes 

 filled with it and placed in a glass house can always be depended 

 upon. J. MuiE. 



Margam. 



