148 THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 
tiveness, the rows, when parallel to each other, must be two feet 
apart, and the plants six inches from each other in the rows. To 
avoid blanks, put the beans three inches apart, and when the plants 
are safe from slugs, remove every other one. 
To insure a supply of young and tender Carrots throughout the 
summer, sow a moderate-sized bed of either the Short Horn or 
James’s Intermediate ; but unless they are preferred of a very small 
size, the last-mentioned is decidedly the best, as the roots, when 
about half-grown, are the most elegant in appearance, and of the 
finest quality. The main crops sown early in April will require 
thinning in the course of the current month, and this should be done 
gradually, with a view to the utilization of the thinnings ; but they 
must not be left until they become so crowded that the crop is in- 
jured in consequence. They should be thinned to about six inches 
in the rows, which is a very good distance when a heavy crop of 
moderate-sized roots is required. 
The principal summer crop of Cabbages and Cauliflowers should 
be planted as opportunities offer, and as far as practicable before, 
rather than after a period of showery weather, as the rain will settle 
the soil and otherwise assist them to become established quickly. 
The autumn crop of Cauliflowers should be sown in the third week, 
and if a quarter can be spared at the time of sowing, form drills two 
feet apart, and sow thinly. As the plants become large enough, 
commence to thin, and at the final thinning, leave the plants as 
nearly as possible eighteen inches apart. By this means all the 
labour of transplanting and watering will be avoided, and as the 
plants will receive no check whatever at any stage, they may be 
depended upon for producing heads remarkable for their solidity, 
purity of colour, and superb quality. If large heads are required, 
Veitch’s Autumn Giant is the best for sowing now; but if those of a 
medium size are preferred, then sow our old friend, the Walcheren, 
which may still be considered one of the most useful forms of this 
fine vegetable at present in cultivation. Brussels Sprouts should 
also be planted out as fast as they are of sufficient size, and the 
ground can be made ready for theirreception. Broccoli is not a pro- 
fitable crop for the amateur who has but little space for growing 
vegetables ; but it may be well to remind those who like to grow a 
small breadth that the principal crop must be sown in the first or 
second week. This is necessary to insure a stock of strong plants 
for putting out as soon as the quarters occupied by early Potatoes, 
Spinach, and other early crops, are vacant. 
Capsicums, Tomatoes, and Vegetable Marrows are all more or less 
tender, and although they differ considerably in their cultural require- 
ments, they may well be grouped together here. The Capsiewms and 
Chihes bear freely when planted at the foot of a south wall, provided 
strong plants are put out immediately all danger from frost is past. 
Plants now in small pots should be immediately shifted into others 
two sizes larger, and be placed in a frame or greenhouse, where they 
can enjoy the advantages of a free circulation until such times as 
they can be put out in the border. Tomatoes are grown with the 
greatest degree of success when trained to a wall or a close fence; 
