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as carrots, some of whicrh are taken up, and pre- 

 served in sand for winter use. Those left in the 1 

 ground may be dug up occasionally, or left to pro- 

 duce shoots for spring, or mav stand for seed. Sow 

 them early in March, in drills ten inches asunder, 

 and thin the plants to six. Let the soil be cool and 

 good, and two feet in depth, if possible* In very 

 dry weather water deep. 



SAVOY is a cabbage, peculiarly adapted for late 

 autumn, winter, and spring use, as frost improves it, 

 making it tenderer and sweeter than before. The 

 sorts are green and yellow ; the former mostly culti- 

 vated, as it looks best at table. 



If savoys are desiredforwaivl, sow a little in a warm v 

 border in February, or under a hand-glass; but a 

 sowing in March, and another in April, in an open 

 situation, is sufficient. Thin the seed-bed in time, 

 that the plants may be straight and robust ; and when 

 about three inches high, prick them out at five or six 

 inches distance, where let them grow to a proper 

 size, (as in June or July] to plant out at two feet 

 apart, or a little more, if in a rich soil. Chuse moist 

 weather for this work, if possible, and give some wa- 

 ter. Earth them up as they grow, fixing them well. 



Sprouts of savoys are delicate eating spring greens, 

 and therefore if the ground is wanted where the stalks 

 grow, they may be taken up, and laid in a spare 

 place, deep in a trench for the purpose. 



SCORZONERA is a carrot- rooted esculent, and 

 therefore requires a deep, and should have a cool 

 soiL Cultivate it as salsqfy,. only let the drills be 

 two or three inches wider, and the plants left an 

 inch or two more asunder. 



SEA-CALE, or cabbage, is a vegetable not gene- 

 rally known, except in Essex, ^Sussex, and the IVest 

 of England, but it is much liked by many/ and 'as 

 an early spring production is valuable. 



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