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except that the work of sowing is done 

 more expeditiously. Subsequently, the 

 saving is all on the side of the drill sys- 



case choose a spot shaded from the 

 mid-day sun, and cover the bed with 

 straw litter, lightly spread over the siir- 



tem. See Drilling. I know of no , face, which suifer to remain until the 

 sowing where the broadcast mode is 1 seeds sprout, when it should be imme- 

 preferable, except in the case of grass 1 diately removed. Bass mats or cloths 



seeds upon lawns. Loudon thus do 

 scribes the operation of broadcast sow- 

 ing: — "The seed is taken up in por- 

 tions in the hand, and dispersed by a 

 horizontal movement of the arm to the 

 extent of a semicircle, opening the hand 

 at the same time, and scattering the 



are sometimes used for this purpose; 

 they should be removed every evening, 

 and replaced in the morning, etse the 

 seed loses the benefit of the dew. 



" A few observations only are neces- 

 sary as to the progressive culture of 

 the l)roccoli. Having, in the first place, 



seeds in the air, so as they may fall as , selected a deeply dug, rich piece of 

 equally as possible over the breadth ; ground, and planted them therein as 

 taken in by the sower at once, and ' you would cabbage plants, allowing 

 which is generally six feet, that being them rather more room, do not neglect 

 the diameter of the circle in which his to hoe and stir the ground, keeping it 

 hand moves through half the circum- i perfectly clean and free from weeds; 

 ference. In sowing broadcast on the \ when they are six or eight inches high, 

 surface of his beds, and in narrow strips land them up, that is, with the hoe 



or borders, the seeds are dispersed 

 between the thumb and fingers by hori- 

 zontal movements of the hand in seg- 

 ments of smaller circles." 



BROCCOLI. The same in Eng., Fr., 



draw around the base of the plants 

 some of the loose soil, forming it like a 

 basin, the stock of the plant being the 

 centre. If dry weather ensue, give an 

 occasional watering, which will greatly 



and Ital. Italienische Kohl, Ger. Bro- , facilitate their growth. 

 culi. Span. " This exquisite vegetable j " The earlier sowings will commence 

 resembles the cauliflower in growth, ap- 1 heading early in the autumn ; the latter 

 pearance, and flavour, and is supposed sown plants, many of them will show no 

 to have originated from it. Some of the appearance of heading before winter, 

 varieties produce white heads, others On the approach of black fro^ they are 



purple, sulphur coloured, &c. It is cul- 

 tivated with less trouble than the cauli- 

 flower, and heads with more certainty. 

 The autumn is the season in which it is 

 generally perfected, but with proper 

 management may frequently be had 

 throughout the winter and spring. 



" The varieties are extensive, and 

 differ in the time of ripening, as well as 

 hardiness. Those we have cultivated 

 with most success are the purple cape 



to be removed to some sheltered situa- 

 tion, and " laid in," after the manner of 

 winter cabbage ; that is, burying the 

 stalk entirely up to the lower leaves, 

 the crown projecting at an angle of 

 45 degrees. Thny are more tender 

 than the cabbage, and require to be 

 protected against severe frost, which 

 may readily be done by setting over 

 them frames, such as are placed on hot- 

 beds, and cover with shutters, or by 



sulphur coloured, and early cauliflower : setting boards on edge around them, the 



broccoli. There are also several other 

 autumnal kinds, such as the green cape, 

 early purple, early white, cream-co- 

 loured, or Portsmouth, &c. ; but the 

 purple cape is much the most certain 

 to head, indeed the only one to be re- 



back the highest, on which lay a cover- 

 ing of boards similar to a roof. Thus 

 they are sheltered from frost, and undue 

 quantities of rain. As the winter ad- 

 vances, and the frost becomes more se- 

 vere, give an additional covering, of 



lied on in this climate. Our plan of, straw scattered loosely immediately 

 cultivation has been, to sow the seed , over the plants inside the board cover- 

 from the middle to latter end of spring; j ing. In this situation they will remain 

 transplanting them when they attain the I secure, some of them heading from time 

 size at which cabbage plants are gene- j to time during the winter, and most of 



rally put out. 



them_ producing fine heads in spring. 



"Should the weather prove very dry | Care should be observed to remove the 

 at tbfi periods in which it is proper to I straw covering on the arrival of spring, 

 BOW, some difliculty may be found in and to raise the shutters or boards in 

 getting the seed to vegetate ; in that ! fine weather, that air may be freely ad- 



