ANOTHER HARDY GARDEN BOOK 



too many at one time. Two ounces of seed 

 will be sufficient. 



Brussels Sprouts. Most books on vege- 

 tables tell one to sow the seed in hot-beds 

 or cold-frames, but I have always had the 

 seed sown thinly in drills in the open 

 ground about the middle of May. When 

 well up the plants are thinned out so that 

 they stand about a foot apart, in rows 

 eighteen inches apart. They require no par- 

 ticular culture beyond being well hoed once 

 a week. 



When the sprouts begin to form, the 

 leaves should be stripped from the stalk, 

 leaving only three or four at the top; the 

 sprouts are ready to be eaten in October. 

 A touch of frost much improves them, and 

 by the end of October the crop can be gath- 

 ered and stored in baskets in a cool, dry 

 cellar, where they will keep well. I think 

 they are horrid things myself, and grow 

 them only as a concession to a certain mem- 

 ber of the family who adores them and 

 30 



