?66 GARDENING OVER A WINTER FIRE. 



wishing to add as largely as possible to the en- 

 joyment of the world, I plant much of my gar- 

 den in this secret of human joy. A very emi- 

 nent Divine once told me, that this sacred vege- 

 table contributed greatly to the increase and 

 nourishment of the brain. May not this ac- 

 count for the general demand for it ? People 

 oppressed by the need of brains instinctively 

 turn to a source of supply. But I can assure 

 the prospective gardener, whether he has need of 

 brains or not, if he has need of cash, here is a 

 good way of supplying it. The earlier in spring 

 he puts out his " sets," and " top onions," or 

 sows the seed, the better ; for those started first 

 seem to do the best. In '71, one thousand 

 eight hundred and sixty-five bunches were sold 

 in their green state for ninety-two dollars and 

 forty-four cents. Also six bushels and eleven 

 quarts, realizing sixteen dollars and ninety cents, 

 In addition, four and one-half bushels of sets, or 



