4H THE FORCING GARDEN. [nOV.. 



which should be tlirown into an heap, and be slight- 

 ly fermented, as for a hot-bed. 



Blanching-pots for this esculent are now in pretty 

 general use. The usual size is fifteen inches high, 

 and fifteen inches in diameter, and they are shaped 

 very much like a bell-glass. Some have them made 

 upright in the sides, to the height of a foot, and 

 flatly rounded at top. They have all handles, by 

 which they may readily be lifted. The improved 

 kind, used in forcing this esculent, are made in two 

 parts : the imder part upright, a foot in height, and 

 the upper part, a flattish lid to fit ; by which means 

 the crop can be gathered without lifting the lower 

 part, or being imder the necessity of removdng so 

 jnucii of the dung or litter, (and of course cooling 

 it), as otherwise must be removed. Garden pots 

 of the largest size, however, answer very well, and in 

 cases wliere covers of the above descriptions cannot 

 easily be procured, may be applied. Tlu'ee or four 

 dozen of covers, or of large flower-pots, will force 

 sea-cale enougli to serve a large family from Christ- 

 mas till April, provided the plants be in good con- 

 dition for forcing. 



In the last v/eek in the month, tlie covers and 

 dung being ready, let them be placed on the lines 

 of sea-cale, as close to each other in line as may be 

 convenient, according to the distance at which the 

 roots or stools of the plants are situated ; pressing 

 the pots firmly into tlie ground, and, if garden- 

 pots, stopping each hole closely with a cork, &c. in 

 order to keep out the dung and steam. Then fill 

 the intervals of the rows with the litter, gently tre.ad- 



