106 The Profitable Culture of Vegetables. 



instructions given on pages 96 to 98. It should produce 100 doz. Cabbage 

 Lettuce at an average price of I/- per doz., 100 doz. Cos Lettuce at 2/6, 14 

 doz. bunches Carrots at 3/-, and 22 doz. Cauliflowers at 2/9. After these 

 are all cleared away the bed is forked over and planted with second early 

 Celery, 1ft. between the rows, lOin. apart in the rows. There should be 

 90 doz. saleable sticks which will average out at 1/3. After Celery, clear 

 and hoe the bed and sow Radishes, which will yield as No. 1 section. 



No. 7 Section. The hot-bed on this section, which is commenced in the 

 middle of January, accommodates 18 frames, in 6 rows of 3 frames each. 

 Four rows are manipulated in accordance with the detailed instructions given 

 on pages 91 to 96, and produce 12 doz. bunches Radishes at I/-, 12 doz. 

 bunches Carrots at 3/6, 70 doz. Cabbage Lettuce at I/-, and 11 doz. Cauli- 

 flowers at 3/-. On two rows there are no Carrots, and Turnips are sown 

 after Lettuce; these produce 12 doz. bunches Radishes at I/-, 34 doz. Cab- 

 bage Lettuce at I/-, and 16 doz. bunches Turnips at 4/-. After all these, 

 second early Celery is planted, as on section 6, and realises the same price. 

 When Celery is gone the manure is removed, broken up and sifted. The 

 soil is then forked over so as to be in readiness for wintering next season's 

 plants, and seed for them is sown on beds made at one end of the section. 



No. 8 Section. Cold-bed made early in January for 18 frames. Sow with 

 Radish and plant with Cabbage Lettuce, 25 to a light ; as Lettuce come 

 ready plant Cauliflowers, 5 to a light. These should produce 18 doz. bunches 

 Radishes at 10d., 104 doz. Cabbage Lettuce at I/-, and 21 doz. Cauliflowers 

 at 2/6. As soon as Cauliflowers are off, lightly fork over and sow broadcast 

 short horn Carrots on 4ft. beds, with 1ft. paths between. On one corner 

 of this section the Batavian Endive plants should be raised for setting out 

 on section 4. The yield of Carrots should be 18 doz. bunches at 3/-. 



No. 9 Section. Here Cauliflower and Lettuce plants intended for the 

 earliest crops of the following season pass through the winter on cold-beds, 

 protected by frames and cloches. As soon as the plants are removed, the 

 section is prepared with warm-beds and planted with Melons, according to 

 the directions given on pages 224 to 229. About the middle of July Cauli- 

 flowers are planted amongst the Melon vines, four to a light. There should 

 be about 180 good melons, which will sell at an average price of 1/3 each, 

 and 15 doz Cauliflowers at 1/6. The Cauliflower plants for this section can 

 be grown on No. 2 section at the foot of the Tomato plants. 



No. 10 Section. Radishes are sown on this section in the middle of 

 February on 4ft. beds, protected by a light covering of litter. This is 

 removed as soon as the seed has germinated, but replaced each night and 

 when the weather is severe. The yield should be 120 doz. bunches at 8d. 

 As soon as the Radishes are cleared warm-beds are prepared and planted 

 with Cucumbers, according to the directions on pages 200 to 206. The 

 yield should be 80 doz at 1/6. 



On the following page the estimated gross returns from each 

 section are summarised : 



