*ECT. XV. 6F ESCULENTS. 



pens, should be attended to, to fix them upright 

 again ; observe this of all other winter greens. 



The heads of boorcole may be cut in winter, and 

 the sprouts come full in spring ; but the heads should 

 be frost bitten first. The sprouts should only be 

 topped when gathered, and they will shoot out again 

 below, and make a good succession. 



BROCOLI is of two distinct kinds, the purple, -and 

 the white ; for the green, &c. are only varieties from 

 them ; of each, there are large and dwarf sorts, the 

 latter of which is mostly cultivated. All the sorts, 

 except the white, generally produce side shoots, a ; s 

 well as a head. The white, called -cauliflower bro- 

 coli, as it resembles a cauliflower much, yet is not 

 so white. 'Tis not so hardy as the purple, *nor is it 

 thought so good ; perhaps the green may be esteem- 

 ed the best. Of the purple there is an early and a 

 late ; the former is sowed for autumn, and the 

 latter for spring use. There is often a new variety 

 of this plant. 



The first day of April is a good general time to 

 sow for the autumn crop, (though some do it sooner) 

 and the last day of April for the spring crop. A 

 little white may be sown with the early autumn 

 purple. But it will be very proper to sow again a 

 fortnight after each ; and at the end of May, for 

 late spring use ; which, though they produce small 

 heads, will be very acceptable. Some gardeners 

 sow in June, or even the beginning of July. Do it 

 in open ground, and see that the young plants are 

 thinned, when quite small, that they may not toe 

 drawn up weak ; and prick them out when they 

 have got six leaves, to six inches distance, where 

 having grown to a proper robust size, (as about 

 July) let them be planted out at two feet, or a little 

 more, asunder. The autumn sort should be planted 



