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in their appearance and condition for market 

 and for the table. 



White Paris Cos is the best of the Cos varieties. 

 It is a quick grower, and has been rapidly gaining 

 in popularity for the past few years. The Bath 

 Cos is crisp and fine -flavoured, and extremely 

 large. 



MARTYNIA (Martynia proboscidea) . The young 

 seed-pods of this plant are used to some extent for 

 pickling. It is of very easy culture, and will 

 succeed in almost any garden soil. 



The seed may be sown in the hot-bed the 

 plants being afterward transplanted or may 

 be sown in April in the open ground, and trans- 

 planted later. They should be spaced three feet 

 apart each way, as the plants are very spreading 

 in habit. 



On good soil the pods are produced in abun- 

 dance, and should be ready for use in July 

 or August. 



MUSHROOMS (Agaricus campestris). This is 

 a very peculiar crop, and one that is found in 

 many respects very difficult to grow. The best 

 plan is as follows: Take fresh horse manure and 

 shake out all the straw and coarse part, using 



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