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"bush" Marrows; the latter being compact and very fruitful plants. The 

 latter are usually planted about 5 ft. apart, but the former are given twice 

 the space. The bush Marrows have almost displaced the rambling species. 

 One or two forkfuls of manure is placed in each hole, the soil returned 

 over it and forming a small mound, a ring of metal (usually zinc) about 

 12 in. in diameter and 3 or 4 in. in depth is placed thereon, three or four 

 seeds are sown, and a disk of glass placed over the ring. This is done about 

 the end of April. Some covering is applied nightly until danger from frost 

 is past; and when the young plants appear above the soil the weaker ones 

 are destroyed. With the warmer days and nights of June the glass is 

 entirely removed, and the Marrow plants fully exposed. Marrows are 

 usually sent to market in bushel hampers or "pots", and are sold in that 

 way; so that 2s., say, may be given for a "pot" containing twenty small 

 marrows or ten medium-sized ones. [jr. u.j 



