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form, and either may be chosen. Superlative and 

 Canadian Wonder are two of the best dwarfs ; the latter 

 is the more vigorous of the two, but paler. When they are 

 in full bearing doses of liquid manure twice a week will be 

 helpful. 



Carrots. The little Carrot of the frames, hardly bigger 

 than a bantam's egg, stump-rooted, and bright in colour, 

 is quite a delicacy, and is a totally different thing from 

 the coarse, bloated root of the over-fed kitchen-garden. 

 It is melting, marrowy and delicious. It not only has a 

 short root but a short top, and is quite suitable for culture 

 in small frames. In larger frames the Intermediate type 

 may be grown, particularly by those who like the some- 

 what richer flavour. Given a light, gritty soil there is 

 rarely a failure to record, unless, indeed, slugs should be 

 abundant ; these marauders must not be allowed to have 

 their own way, but searched for at night with a lamp 

 and destroyed ; lime may be dusted round the frame as 

 a deterrent. If the seeds are sown in half-inch deep 

 drills, nine inches apart, there will be room for a super- 

 numerary crop in the form of Radishes, which may be 

 sprinkled between, and drawn for use when ready, which 

 will be before the Carrots want the whole of the room. 

 A sowing of Carrots may be made in autumn and winter 

 at such intervals as may be necessary for maintaining 

 the supply required. More sowings may be made in 

 Spring if the Carrots are wanted in early summer, before 

 the outdoor crops are ready. Early Parisian Forcing is 

 one of the best of the small early Carrots. Early Gem 

 and Favourite, both of which are stump-rooted, carry 

 the grower on by stages to the pointed-root Intermediates, 

 of which the New and St. Valery are good selections. 



Cauliflowers. It is a moot point whether it is worth 

 while to force Cauliflowers so early as to give hearts in 



