SOWING AND PLANTING 23 



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onions, or cauliflower, for which the ground was well 

 manured. 



Before sowing the seed rake over the bed and get a 

 fine even tilth, clearing away all rough stones. 



Sow the seed in drills, or channels, 1 inch deep and 12 

 inches apart. The sowing should be done from April to 

 the end of June. Hoe frequently and thin out the plants 

 to 6 inches apart. For early and late sowings, for im- 

 mediate consumption, sow the * Globe ' or * Egyptian ' 

 turnip-rooted varieties which will mature in about 

 twelve weeks. 



For winter use sow tap-rooted varieties about the 

 middle of May if quality is wanted. 



After trials of over twenty varieties we can recom- 

 mend ' Pine Apple ' and ' Blood Ked '. 



One ounce of seed will be ample for a row 100 feet 

 long, and the produce should weigh from 2 to 3 cwt. 



When ' lifting ', that is, digging up the roots, be 

 careful not to bruise the skin nor to break off the roots. 

 Do not cut, but twist off the leaves. Lift the roots 

 before the frost comes and store in dry sand or ' pit ' 

 them, i. e. place them in a heap in the garden, cover 

 them with straw and then with a layer of earth 4 to 6 

 inches thick, placing a wisp of straw through the top 

 of the soil for ventilation purposes. 



Broccoli. The varieties of broccoli are so numerous 

 that one can have (weather permitting) broccoli for ten 

 months in the year. 



Quarter of an ounce of seed will provide plants for 

 a 400-foot row at 2 feet apart. . For autumn crops sow 

 under glass in February, or in the open in March ; for 

 spring crops sow in the open at the end of April or the 

 beginning of May. Sow the seed thinly in a fine tilth in 



