^6 THE CULINARY GARDEN. [jAN. 



of a pinery, early grape-house, or peach-liouse. 

 The seeds should be sown in fine light earth, in ei- 

 ther case, and should not be cox'K^red more than to 

 the dc})th of a quarter of an inch. If sown on a 

 hot-bed, the seeds may be defended by a frame and 

 lights, or by hoops and mats, from bad weather, and 

 should be covered always at niglit. If sown on a 

 border in front of a forcing-house of any kind, tliey 

 may be covered with hand-glasses. When the plants 

 come up in either situation, they should have plenty 

 of free air, as they do no good if they be drarcn ; 

 they should also have moderate supplies of water. 

 A tliin sprinkling of radish or lettuce may be thrown 

 in along with tlie carrot, 



Of soxdng Trench Beans. 

 French beans may now be sown in flat boxes or 

 pans, placed in the pinery, or any early forcing- 

 house, afterwards to be transplanted into large pots, 

 to stand in tliese compartments, or to be planted out 

 on a sliglit hot-bed, or into a flued pit, as sliall be 

 thought most proper. Tlie speckled dwarf is the 

 best kind to sow. They should be sow^n tliickly, in 

 fine light earth, and be covered to the depth of an 

 inch. Let them liave moderate supplies of water, 

 and they will be fit to plant when about three inches 

 in height. Of whicli, see next month. 



Of phnting GarUcli and Rocambole. 

 Garlick may now be planted. The same kind of 

 culture will answer as for Shallots (noticed below), 

 only allowing an inch or two more of room, and di- 



