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and injuring the head by alternate frost and thaw. The soil 

 from the second trench is placed over the roots of the plants in 

 the first row, where it helps to keep them in position and also 

 forms a support for the second row, and so on until the whole 

 of the plants are heeled over. 



Sprouting Broccoli yields a heavy and useful crop during 

 late winter and early spring. In mild open seasons the prices 

 obtained are low, but in times when other vegetables are 

 scarce these are eagerly sought after, and in such circum- 

 stances prove very remunerative. 



Manures : As already stated, over-richness and looseness of 

 soil should be avoided in growing Broccoli. Fresh manure 

 should never be given except when the soil is of a hungry nature, 

 in which case a moderate dressing of well-decayed manure may 

 be given, the soil being made firm by rolling afterwards. The 

 best paying crops are obtained from a rather heavy soil which 

 has been well cultivated and manured for the preceding crop, 

 with 3 cwt. superphosphate and 1 cwt. sulphate of potash to 

 the acre, applied previous to planting. In cases where these 

 fertilizers have already been applied to the preceding crop and 

 it is considered that a considerable residue remains in the soil, 

 they may be reduced by one-half or omitted altogether. 



Varieties ; The following are good successional varieties 

 amongst a large number, many of them equally good : Septem- 

 ber to December Sutton's Michaelmas White, Veitch's Self- 

 Protecting Autumn, and Carter's Autumn ; January to April 

 Veitch's Early Market, Sutton's Winter Mammoth, Snow White, 

 and Leamington ; April to June Satisfaction, Champion, and 

 Late Queen. Sprouting Broccoli is practically confined to two 

 varieties, White and Purple, and each of these is sub-divided 

 into Early and Late, so that by using judgment a supply may 

 be had throughout the winter and early spring. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



Brassica oleracea bullata gemmifera. 



DRUSSELS Sprouts are indispensable to the grower en- 

 U gaged in supplying a retail or shop business, and a well 

 managed crop usually shows substantial profits either to him 



