VEGETABLES 51 



GARLIC 



This should be grown on a light rich soil, and 

 should have a place if possible in every garden, for 

 its use in flavouring is so necessary, as a soup^on 

 of garlic in rumpsteak pudding, hashes, &c., is such 

 an improvement It is best sown in a light rich 

 soil, and it is generally propagated by parting the 

 root, and it may also be raised from the bulbs 

 produced on the stems. The middle of March is 

 the best time to plant. They should be planted 

 about two inches beneath the surface of the soil, and 

 about eight or nine inches apart ; holes should be 

 made in straight lines, and a single clove or bulb 

 must be put into each, the roots downwards. 

 They must be frequently hoed, and the leaves tied 

 in knots in June to prevent the plants running to 

 seed. They may be lifted as required in June and 

 July, but the whole must not be lifted till August. 

 In lifting them, leave a piece of the stalk attached 

 so as to tie them in bundles with it after drying 

 them for storing for the winter. 



Garlic is a very good thing for driving grubs, 

 snails, and moles away. The bulbs should be 

 slightly crushed and then strew^n about. 



KALE (SCOTCH) 



This vegetable is of a very hardy nature, and 

 in cold and exposed places it is indispensable. 

 There are a great many varieties of this plant, but 

 ?ire pretty similar as regards their cultivation. 



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