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crop ripen. They are a delicious and most nutritious 

 vegetable ; the beans are pure white. The simplest mode 



of cooking is to steep them over night, boil till soft, serve 

 them up with a little butter, salt, and pepper. Haifa-pint 

 will fill a large vegetable dish. 



Beet. Of the varieties cultivated for their roots, the 

 Dwarf Red and Dell's Superb are the best. Beet re- 

 quires a rich, deep, open soil. Manure should never be 

 .applied with the crop, but should have been trenched in 

 the previous Autumn. Sow the main crop of Red Beet in 

 September. Sow in drills eighteen inches apart, and thin 

 ,the young plants to ten inches. The crop will be ripe and 

 may be lifted by the end of May, and stored in sand or 

 earth. In lifting, care must be taken not to break the tap 

 root, otherwise they will bleed, and be much deteriorated in 

 value as a vegetable or salad. They may be left in the 

 ground, if desired, till the end of July. One ounce will sow 

 a row fifty feet long. White Silver Beet is grown for its 

 .leaves. It may be sown in February for use during Winter 

 and the following Spring. Sow in drills eighteen inches 

 apart and one inch deep ; thin out the plants to ten or 

 .twelve inches ; it must have a deep, rich soil. 



Borecole or Kale. There are many varieties of this 

 useful vegetable, the best being the Dwarf and Tall Curled 

 Kale, only differing in height. Sow in October for plant- 

 ing out in the end of November, for use in Autumn. Sow 

 again about the middle of December, for final planting in 

 February ; and March, for use during Winter and Spring 

 months. Plant in rows two feet apart each way the last 

 planting may be a little closer. 



Broccoli. There are many varieties, all good in their 

 way, but for general cultivation the following will be found 

 to answer for successional planting : Commence to sow 

 Veitch's Self-protecting Autumn in October, followed by 

 Snow's Superb White, to be sown at intervals from October 

 till the beginning of December ; followed by Early Penzance, 

 Elleston's Mammoth, and Knight's Protecting. Each 

 variety should be sown separately, and planted in beds three 

 feet wide, for the convenience of weeding. The seed must 



