buist's family kitchen gardener. 



ing, after tlie frost is out of the ground ; draw drills half an 

 inch deep and eighteen inches apart ; drop the seeds therein 

 about three inches apart, cover them lightly and rake finely ; 

 if the ground be dry, tread or roll them firmly. Sow a light 

 sprinkling of early Radish seed before raking. They will be 

 fit for pulling before the Beets are ready for thinning, which 

 will be in four or five weeks. As soon as the Beets have made 

 a few leaves, thin them out to six inches apart, allowing the 

 strongest plants to remain. For a full Winter crop, sow the Long 

 Blood or London Beet at any time from the 20th of May 

 till the 20th of June. These will keep better and be more 

 tender for Winter use than those sown earlier. On the ap- 

 proach of frost, about the end of October, take up the roots ; 

 cut the leaves off within two inches of the crown, and put the 

 roots away in a dry cellar, or pack them in barrels with dry 

 sand, and keep from severe frost. Plant out early in Spring 

 a few of the best roots for seed ; avoid those of a rough or 

 fibrous nature. 



BORECOLE. 



Brdssica olerdcea^ var. — Chou vert^ Fr. — Grune Kohl, Ger. 



Borecole, German Greens, or Scotch Kale, is a very delicate 

 vegetable. It is essential to its perfection that it be fully 

 acted upon by frost before it is cut for the kitchen. There 

 are several varieties of it. The parts used are the top or crown 

 of the plant, with any of the side sprouts. It boils well, and is 

 tender and sweet. The tall and dwarf curly sorts are best 

 adapted for garden culture. Sow the seed in April, along with 

 other Cabbage, which transplant and treat in the same manner 



