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row to row and less in the rows. They were about 

 three feet high, so I said, " Your broccoli is also a fail- 

 ure." " Yes," he said ; " no more seed from Messrs So- 

 and-So." I said, " Are you not blaming your seedsman 

 for your own ignorance ? " He said, " Well, my 

 gardener is of the same opinion as myself." I asked to 

 see the gardener. He replied that he had not one now, 

 but wanted one. I replied, " Yes, you certainly do want 

 one, as it seems to me you have not had one lately." 

 I then told him what I thought, and wondered how 

 often our nurserymen and seedsmen are blamed for our 

 incompetency. 



I consider that salsify cooks better when raised from 

 the ground as required, in the same way as parsnips. But 

 when growths commence the roots should be taken up 

 and stored away, for new growths mean pithy and tough 

 substance which will neither cook well nor look well 

 when served up. 



