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Those who are desirous of obtaining Broccoli and Cauli- 

 flower in any quantity, so as to have all the different varietiea 

 in succession throughout the winter months, should have 

 places erected similar to some of our greenhouses : the back 

 and roof may be made of refuse lumber, which being after- 

 ward covered with fresh stable dung, will keep out the frost. 

 The place allotted for Cape Broccoli and Cauliflower should 

 have a glazed roof to face the south ; the sashes must be 

 made to take off in mild weather, but they should be always 

 kept shut in severe cold weather, and covered with mats, or 

 boards, litter, &c., so effectually as to keep out the frost. 



The hardy kinds of Broccoli may be preserved without 

 glass, by having shutters provided to slide over the front in 

 extreme cold weather, which may be covered over with fresh 

 stable dung or other litter. If these plants get frozen, it 

 will be necessary to shade them from the full rays of the sun 

 until they are thawed ; this may be done by shaking a little 

 straw on the bed as they lay. ** 



It may not, perhaps, be generally understood, that the sud- 

 den transition from cold to heat is more destructive to vege- 

 tables than the cold itself. If plants of any kind get frozen, 

 and cannot be screened from the full rays of the sun, they 

 should be well watered as the air gets warm, and before they 

 begin to thaw ; this will draw out the frost, and may be the 

 means of saving the plants. 



The proper time for sowing the seed of Purple Cape 

 Broccoli is from the tenth to the twenty-fourth of May : * 

 those who intend to provide a place for the winter keeping 



* It has been proved by repeated experiments, that the Purple Cape 

 Broccoli succeeds better in our climate than any other variety, and, also, 

 that if Broccoli or Cauliflower plants be retarded in growth by extreme 

 heat, they seldom arrive at full perfection. .It is, therefore, important that 

 the time of sowing the seed of Cape Broccoli be so regulated as to allow, 

 Bay six weeks of the summer, for the plants to grow in, previous to their 

 being transplanted, and about seven or eight weeks between that and the 

 commencement of cool autumn weather, which is essential to mature them. 



If seed be sown much before the middle of May, or so early that the 

 plants arrive at full growth in the heat of summer, and thereby become 



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