THE CAMPAIGN IN SEPTEMBER. 



ceeds best on a deep, moist soil, but one thor- 

 oughly drained, where no water or ice stands 

 during the winter. I sow my seed about an 

 inch deep, and find great advantage in covering 

 it with a half-inch or more of well-rotted 

 manure. This gives it a fine start, and seems 

 to prevent in some degree the unfavorable 

 action of frost. I have used the Round-leaved 

 variety, and believe it is regarded as the best 

 both for fall and spring sowing. If there is 

 any moisture in the ground, the seed comes up 

 quickly, and, as with all vegetables, the use of 

 the hoe hastens the growth. 



I plant my rows a foot apart and the seed 

 quite thickly in the row. Then in spring you 

 cut for use in such a way as to thin out, and the 

 remaining plants by their rapid growth will fill 

 up the space as fast as it is made, so that the 

 bed seems like the " widow's cruse of oil," con- 

 stantly drawn upon, but not diminishing. 



