CH. 4.] THE KITCHEN GARDENER. 39! 



Dutch is generally fown for the Summer 

 crops, and the yellow * for Winter, for 

 table and market ufe. They are generally 

 fown broad-call, and thinned out to from 

 nine to fifteen inches apart, according to 

 the quality of the foil. In gardening, 

 however, Turnips are alfo frequently fown 

 in drills, from twelve to twenty-four 

 inches apart, and fingled out to fix or 

 eight in line. 



In all cafes, the plants fhould be care- 

 fully kept clean from weeds ; and in dry 

 weather, the early crops fliould be fre- 

 quently refrefhed with water. 



The fly is often very troublefome, but 

 as they only prey for a few days on the 

 infant plants, the moft effectual way to fe- 

 cure a crop is to fow thick, thereby fa- 

 tiating them. Neverthelefs, they fre- 

 quently deftroy them in patches, and fome 

 B b 4 in 



* It is Cngular, that Yellow Turnip fhould be fo little 

 ufed in England. In London, I believe, it is hardly- 

 known. Yet it is certainly much fuperior to the* white, 

 both in point of flavour and nutriment ; nor is it in- 

 jurable by froft in the fame degree. For cattle feeding, 

 three loads of yellow are equal to four of white ; and 

 they are generally a more certain cropland aifo more 

 productive. , 



