POTATOES.] 



PRACTICE (U- HORTICULTURE. 



[the bavot. 



80 with the Spnniah ; aud it comes into uhu 

 earliiT tlinii ftiiy othor sort. Plant in tlio 

 iniiiiUe of October: it is as well to give them 

 a 8lij:;lit covering of litter in eevero weatlier. 

 There ia a silver-skinued vnriet}' of this under- 

 ground onion, very excellent, aud equally i)ro- 

 litic aa tlie old aort. 



PARSLEY. 



Sow this plant iu lines one foot apart, the 

 first sowing being performed in the last week 

 of March, aud the second in the first week of 

 June. The soil should be deep and rich ; and 

 the plants should be thinned out to six inches. 

 As an edging to borders it is very suitable. 

 Perhaps the best variety ia Myatt'a extra line- 

 curled, or the Enfield Market. The turnip- 

 rooted parsley ia treated in the same manner 

 as the common parsley, sowing it in drills in 

 the middle of April, and thinuiug out to four 

 inches from plant to plant. 



PARSNEP. 



The parsnep agrees with a deep and rich, 

 but not recently-manured soil. It may be 

 sown in March, either in drilla a foot apart, or 

 broadcast. It should be thinned out to half 

 a foot from plant to plant. As the parsnep is 

 not injured by frost, it may be taken up as 

 required, or the whole crop may be gathered 

 in October, and pitted like potatoes. The 

 Hollow Crown and Large Guernsey are the 

 sorts most in use. 



PEAS. 



A deep, rich, and loamy soil is that in which 

 the pea delights ; but any ordinary garden 

 soil, if dug deep, and well manured, will alibrd 

 fair crops. Nothing is more idle than to 

 study the almost endless varieties of peas ; 

 but we must recommend the following as 

 among the best varieties : — The Champion of 

 England, Mammoths, Knight's Marrow, Epps' 

 Monarch, Ne Plus Ultra, British Queen, 

 Bedman's Imperial, Auvergne, and Kingwood 

 Marrow. Thurston's Keliauce ia also an 

 excellent sort, superior in flavour, and keep- 

 ing green much longer than the ordinary 

 kinds. 



POTATOES. 



The management of thia root is so well 



known that it Hupcrsodcs the necessity of 

 saying much abi)ut it liero. Wo nuiHt, how- 

 ever, rocoinmend the planting of curly vario- 

 ticH, of which tho crop iu generally positively 

 certain. Tiio Ash-leaved Kidney is good eating, 

 up, at least, to ChriBtinas; and Martin'u 

 Early Olobe is a sure cropper, ripe and ready 

 for use just before tho diaeano makea its ap- 

 pearance in this country. It also possesscB 

 tho excellent property of always eating like a 

 now potato, even as late aa April and May. 

 Autumn planting, nay from the middle of Oc- 

 tober to the end of November, ia recommended 

 for general and main crops. It ia advisable 

 to use whole seta of tubers of a moderate size, 

 putting charred wood-ashes in with each set. 

 This acts beneficially. Earthing up early, and 

 keeping tho ground clear of weeds, are the 

 chief duties to be attended to, never making 

 use of any manure to tho ground, or at plant- 

 ing time. Fresh broken-up ground usually 

 produces very good crops, and mostly free 

 from disease. 



RIIUDARB. 



This root is excellent for tarts and pies ia 

 the early part of the season, before the goose- 

 berry has made its appearance. To have a 

 good supply, set a dozen or more cuttings of 

 the roots, reserving to each a part of the 

 crown or top, on deep rich ground, in rows 

 four feet apart, and three feet distant in the 

 row, taking care to have none less than a yard 

 from the walk, or box edging. The best 

 varieties are the Prince Albert (early), Ean- 

 dal's Prolific, and Myatt'a Victoria. 



THE SAVOY. 



This vegetable delights in a deeply-trenched 

 soil; and the best sorts are — Dwarf Green, 

 Curled, Dark-Green Globe, and Yellow 

 Curled, more delicate than the greens. The 

 celebrated Ulra comes into use in the middle 

 of August ; but the earliest sorts can be sown 

 the second week in March ; again in the middle 

 of April ; and, lastly, in the first week of May. 

 Plant two i'eet and a-half between row aud 

 row, and about twenty inches from plant to 

 plant, with the Dwarf and Early Ulm just half 

 the distance. There are few vegetable plants 

 more generally relished than the Savoy, when 

 properly cooked for the table. 



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