ARTICHOKE (Oifnora scolifmtis^) Cultivation. Sow in spring 

 in a row where they are to remain ; thin to a foot or eighteen 

 inches apart, and transplant the following season, allowing each 

 plant four feet on all sides. 



BEET (Beta vulgaris.} Cultivation. Red beet is not so much 

 grown as its merits deserve. It requires a deep, open soil. The 

 ground should be dug at least two spits deep ; and if manure is 

 necessary, it may be turned in with the bottom spit, so as to bury 

 it ten or twelve inches below the surface. This will cause the top 

 roots to descend, and prevent forking. Seed may be sown in August 

 and September for summer crops, and in November and January 

 for early autumn and winter crops. Sow the seeds thinly in drills 



drawn eighteen inches apart, making the drills two inches deep in 

 the light soils, and one inch on the heavy soils. When the plants 

 are lit to handle, thin out to six inches apart. Keep the surface 

 stirred from time to time in dry weather to promote growth. 



Swiss CHARD, SII.VKU-, <>K Si A KALE. Habit erect and vigorous. 

 The midribs are silvery white and very large. They should be 

 served as asparagus, and the remainder of the leaf makes a valuable 

 dish, dressed as a spinach. This beet is reproductive, and will bear 

 frequent cutting, but the roots are not edible. 



