74? THE VEGETABLE CULTIVATOR. 



Holborn in London, now called Hatton Garden ; it 

 was rather extensive, and is mentioned only to show 

 the contrast between that time and the present. 



There are two varieties of the chervil, the plain 

 and the curled; they are both of equal goodness, 

 but the latter is principally cultivated, as it likewise 

 makes a handsome garnish. 



Culture. The plant is annual, and the seed should 

 be sown to keep up a succession, from the beginning 

 of March till June, at the intervals of about a month, 

 as the younger it is the higher flavour it imparts. 



The seed may be sown in shallow drills, from six 

 to nine inches apart, and covered over lightly with 

 the mould ; it can also be sown broad-cast and raked 

 in lightly and evenly. If the plants rise thick, a 

 slight thinning will be necessary ; and in dry weather 

 a little water will be useful. V 



To have chervil for use throughout the winter, it 

 should be sown towards the end of August in a three 

 or four foot bed, which can be hooped over, and 

 the plants protected with mats in frosty weather. 

 The plants remain where sown, and are never trans- 

 planted. They are proper for gathering when the 

 leaves are three or four inches in growth, and must 

 be cut off close ; they will shoot up again, and may 

 be gathered in succession, though the plants of the 

 spring and summer sowing soon spindle up into seed 

 stalks, ceasing to produce young leaves, which are 

 the useful parts. 



