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soon as the preceding appear above ground till the end of May, 

 but the crops are not usually very full after the April sowings. 

 The choice of varieties depends on the supply of sticks, or wires, 

 for their support. Let the space between the rows exceed the 

 height of the plants. Beans (broad) a quart of seed will sow 

 a row of eighty feet. Bunyard's Exhibition and Seville Long- 

 pod are fine varieties ; sow as early as possible in the year and 

 successively till May. Dwarf Kidney half-a-pint will suffice 

 for a row of eighty feet, JS~e Plus Ultra and Canadian Wonder 

 being good varieties ; sow at the end of April and in May. 

 Runners a pint will sow a line of eighty feet ; time, May. 

 Varieties : Ne Plus Ultra, scarlet flowers ; Giant White, white 

 flowers. 



Q. Celery has had attention, also radishes and lettuce, with 

 an allusion to vegetable marrows, please name good varieties of 

 these and state times for sowing ? 



A. Celery, as was stated, is usually raised in frames in March, 

 sowing thinly in boxes or seed pans, but plants may be had by 

 sowing in light rich soil on a bed of manure covered with a 

 handlight or old sash in a warm position in the garden, early in 

 April. Varieties : White Gem, Sulham Pink, Major Clarke's 

 Red. Boxes about six inches deep, three parts filled with soil 

 and covered with squares of glass made secure, are useful for 

 raising celery and other plants that are required as early as 

 possible. If the seedlings come up a quarter of an inch asunder 

 they will be much better than if closer, and half an ounce of 

 celery seed will give many hundreds of plants. Lettuce is 

 obtained by sowing the varieties mentioned in the Lecture in the 

 autumn, also the sort named All the Year Round. The tall 

 Paris white cos (also any of the varieties named) is sown as soon 

 as possible in spring and at fortnightly intervals, a pinch at a 

 time, through the summer, half an ounce of seed affording 

 thousands of plants. Endive, useful for late and winter salads, 

 is sown twice or thrice in July ; the round-leaved Batavian is 

 the most serviceable. It must be blanched by covering, when 

 large enough, to exclude the light, or tying up all the leaves 

 when they are perfectly dry into a bundle. The old Long White 

 is still the most useful vegetable marrow. Plants are raised in 

 frames in April, and grown sturdily in pots for planting early in 

 June on stations containing half a bushel of partially decayed 

 fermenting manure covered with rich soil. They are protected 

 from cold winds with handlights or baskets to facilitate their 

 growth. Ridge cucumbers are treated much in the same way, 

 but are more tender and should be assisted with warm water 

 when moisture is needed. 



