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is however obviated by sowing the seed in drills, and 

 although it may seem a tedious process to those who ha?e 

 no other means of doing it than by hand, the facilities 

 afforded of hoeing between the rows, more than compen- 

 sates for the extra labour. 



I once induced a friend of mine to sow four ounces of 

 Turnip seed, in drills a foot apart, by which means he made 

 it extend over upwards of half an acre of land ; and by hoe- 

 ing the plants twice, he had the gratification of pulling four 

 hundred bushels of handsome Turnips, which is more than 

 is generally taken from an acre of land cultivated in tire 

 ordinary way. 



The most esteemed kinds of Turnips for gardens, are 

 marked in the catalogue, I shall therefore leave my readers 

 to their own choice. 



As the Yellow Swedish, or Russian Turnip, or Ruta 

 Baga, is in great repute, I shall quote a few lines from the 

 u American Gardener," by William Cobbett, the great advo- 

 cate for Ruta Daga. 



II The Swedish Turnip, so generally preferred for table 

 use here, and so seldom used for the table in England, ought 

 to be sown early in June, in rows a foot apart, and thinned 

 to three inches in the rows. About the middle of July they 

 should be transplanted upon ridges three feet apart, (in a 

 garden,) and during their growth, ought to be kept clear of 

 weeds, and to be dug between, twice at least, as deep as a 

 good spade can be made to go ; but the Swedish Turnip is 

 of further use as producing the most excellent greens in the 

 Spring, and at a very early season. To draw this benefit 

 from them, the best way is to leave a row or two in the 

 ground, and when the Winter is about to set in, cover them 

 all over with straw, or cedar boughs. Take these off when 

 the Winter breaks up, and you will have very early and 

 most excellent greens ; and when you have done with the 

 greens, the Turnips are very good to eat." 



If seeds of the Russia Turnip be sown in drills, about 

 the middle of July, or even early in August, they will mak 

 fine roots by Autumn, without transplanting, provided the 

 ground be good, and well worked. When the plants are 



