SUCCESS IN MARKET GARDENING 



roots before sending to market; at a cost of about 

 ten cents per bushel. The roots are often dried, 

 and in this condition are an article of commerce, 

 being used quite extensively for medicinal pur- 

 poses, and in the manufacture of beer; and also 

 as a substitute for coffee. 



The Improved French Thick-Leaved is a great 

 improvement over the common variety; and this 

 is now grown almost exclusively. It is a very 

 vigorous grower, and affords a heavy yield of 

 broad, thick leaves. 



EGG-PLANT (Solarium melongena). The seed 

 should be sown about March 15th, either in hot- 

 bed or hot-house, the temperature being kept 

 between 60 and 80. 



After the plants have reached a height of three 

 or four inches, they should be transplanted to 

 four inches apart; and after they have made a 

 stocky growth, to such size as to cover the ground, 

 they should be again transplanted to eight inches 

 apart. Then they may stand, and be gradually 

 hardened off until it is time for setting in the open 

 ground. 



The ground should be thoroughly prepared, 

 and well enriched, as they are rank feeders; they 



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