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pounds, according to the advance of the season, and is 

 sold entirely by weight, the average price being from 

 one to ten cents per pound, and 

 average returns S300 to $400 

 per acre. The crop is forced 

 either by setting thickly in hot- 

 beds or hot-houses, or by leav- 

 ing roots about three feet apart 

 in the ground where they have 

 grown, and setting cold-frames 

 over them. The glass is put 

 on about the ist of Febniar}-. 

 The price on the forced crop 

 varies e\en more than that of 

 out-door growth ; but $5 is a 

 fair estimate of returns from 

 each 3x6 sash. The two vari- 

 eties mostly grown here are the 

 LinncEus and Victoria — the for- 

 mer is the better kind, though 

 both are good. 



S A LS I F V ( Tragopogon porri- 

 foUus). The culture of this 

 vegetable, although limited, is 

 increasing. The crop will suc- 

 ceed best on a light, sandy loam, well enriched and 

 thorou^hlv worked before sowing. The after culture 

 is much the same as for carrots or parsnips. The 

 spring supply may, if desired, be left in the ground 

 over winter, as the roots are not injured at all by 

 freezins:. In marketing;, the roots are tied in bunches 



