The Culture of Vegetables 



They may be sown in drills made with the hoe, about one 

 inch deep, and thinned out afterwards to one foot apart ; or 

 holes may be made for them, as before mentioned, drop- 

 ping two or three seeds on the top of the soil, filling 

 each hole, and eventually thinning out to one. They may 

 be taken up in the autumn, or left in the ground to be 

 used as required. Varieties : The Student and Improved 

 Hollow Crown. 



Potatoes. Only a few words need be said on these 

 tubers, as the mode of culture is known to every one. 

 Secure good, sound, well-shaped tubers for seed ; plant in 

 well-prepared soil ; earth up when four to five inches high ; 

 keep free from weeds, and dig up when ripe, an indication 

 being the dying down of the tops. Store in favourable 

 weather in a dry shed and cover with straw. In the case 

 of seed sets leave them open to the light. 



Turnips may be sown from February to August to 

 keep up a succession. Choose a time when the ground is 

 moist, so that they may grow sharply and thus escape 

 to a great extent the attacks of the turnip fly which riddles 

 the leaves with small holes. Let the rows be a foot 

 apart and thin out as soon as the plants are large enough 

 to handle. With a good season and freedom from the 

 fly there is little fear of going astray in turnip culture. 



2. GREEN CROPS. 



Broccoli. These may be said to be really hardy forms 

 of cauliflowers, for that represents the whole of the dif- 

 ference between them. Sowings may take place from 

 March to May in the open ground, choosing varieties 



