432 GARDENING FOB MAKKET. 



and rails, across the middle of the sash. It is best to 

 make the sashes in the best manner, as they are a very im- 

 portant part of the permanent stock in trade of the garden. 

 They will cost, at an outside price, $250. 



The ground of the garden should be deeply ploughed and 

 subsoiled in July or August, and if the weeds that grow 

 upon it are likely to ripen their seeds, they should be mow- 

 ed down late in the fall. Before winter sets in, the largest 

 amount of horse manure that can be bought for $200, de- 

 livered, should be spread upon the surface, and left exposed 

 to the rain and melting snow of the winter. 



About the middle of September, sow in a well-prepared 

 seed-bed in an old garden, twelve ounces of the seed of Jer- 

 sey Wakefield cabbage, and four ounces of Fottler's Im- 

 proved Brunswick. At about the same time sow on three 

 feet of one end of the cold frame, one ounce of black-seeded 

 butter lettuce, and one ounce of early-curled Simpson lettuce, 

 giving to each about nine square feet. These are to remain 

 where they are sown during the winter. The cabbage plants 

 will be large enough to transplant about six weeks from the 

 time of sowing, when they are to be " pricked out " in the 

 cold frame two inches apart each way, which will give about 

 800 plants to a sash. These plants should be well watered, 

 and sprinkled with a light coating of air-slaked lime. 



They will need to be protected by the glass until they are 

 firmly rooted (the sashes being tilted up at the back to give 

 them air whenever the sun is on them), and on frosty nights, 



