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occasions. In the event of the plants becoming 

 " drawn," they should be taken up carefully, have the 

 old or dead leaves taken off, and be replanted imme- 

 diately on a fresh bed, placing, however, only eighteen 

 or twenty plants under each cloche. They are after- 

 wards treated in a similar way to Cabbage Lettuces 

 sown at the same period. 



At the end of December or early in January planting 



NORTH. 



SOUTH. 



FIG. 48. Showing 9 rows of Lettuces on same bed. The arrows 

 indicate how the Cloches are moved from Lettuces marked (i) to those 

 marked (2) and afterwards to those marked (*s). 



under cloches or lights takes place. Under each cloche 

 one Cos and four Cabbage Lettuces may be planted, 

 as shown in the diagram (fig. 41) , while Cos and Cabbage 

 Lettuces may be planted alternately in rows in the 

 frames. Early in February these Lettuces are fit to 

 gather. When the beds under the cloches and in the 



