88r THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



Keep free from weeds during the summel? ; and in cold seasons, un- 

 favourable to their ripening, bend down the tops with the back of a 

 rake. For pickling, sow thickly on poor soil in May. To obtain 

 exhibition specimens of the Giant Rocca and other Italian varieties, 

 sow in August, and transplant in the spring to a foot apart. Select 

 rich soil, and supply liberally with liquid manure. Improved Heading 

 and Bedfordshire Champion are the best for autumn and winter use, 

 and James' Long Keeyinc/ for spring use; Oiant Rocca for mild 

 flavour and for exhibition ; and the Paris Silver-slcinned and Early 

 White Nocera for pickling. 



Potatoes. — Almost any soil will produce good crops of potatoes, 

 provided it has been dug over deeply, and liberally manured, unless 

 in good heart from the manure provided for the previous crop. A 

 warm dry soil, fully exposed, is the most suitable for potatoes, and 

 cold, heavy clays the worst. Medium-sized sets should be selected, 

 and a month or so before planting be spread out in a dry room to 

 encourage the production of short purple sprouts. The month of 

 March is the most suitable for planting potatoes, and the rows 

 should for the early sorts be eighteen inches apart, and for the late 

 sorts from three to four feet ; and to avoid any loss of ground, winter 

 greens may be planted between the rows. Plant from twelve to 

 eighteen inches apart in shallow trenches, and cover with six inches 

 of soil, and earth up as i-equired. The names of the best sorts for 

 gardens were given in last issue of the Floral World. 



Pakslet.- — -To insure a liberal supply of this herb, make two 

 sowings, one in March and one in June. Thin to four inches apart, 

 and to make sure of a supply in severe weather, fill a cold frame in 

 September with strong plants from the June sowing. A deep rich 

 soil is the most suitable. 



Parsnips. — The production of large handsome roots is not diffi- 

 cult, provided the soil has been dressed liberally with manure, 

 trenched over to a depth of eighteen inches, aud well broken up. 

 Sow in drifts fifteen inches apart, and thin to nine inches apart. The 

 roots may be lifted in the autumn and stored in dry sand, or left in 

 the bed aud taken up as required for use. 



Eadish. — The most delicate crops are obtained by sowing in 

 rich, well-pulverized soil. The earliest and latest crops should be 

 sown on warm borderg, and the summer crops in rather shady situa- 

 tions. The beds sown in March should be protected at night with 

 mats or long litter. Wood's Early Frame is one of the best for 

 sowing early, the French Breakfast for successional sowings, and the 

 tVkite and Scarlet Turnip for heavy summer crojDS. 



Spinach. — For summer crops, commence sowing early in March, 

 and continue sowing at intervals of three weeks until the beginning 

 of May. For winter and spring use, sow in August and September. 

 The soil for the summer crops must be in good heart, but for the 

 winter crops it should be rather poor, and the beds be raised six or 

 nine inches above the surface. The Round-seeded is the best for 

 spring sowing, and the Prielchj for autumn sowing. 



Tomato. — It is important to put out strong plants early, and to 

 secure these, sow in heat in March, pot oil' separately when large 



