278 THE VEGETABLE CULTIVATOR. . 



mer crops between rows of forward beans, peasy 

 cauliflowers, and other plants that stand at some 

 distance apart, and soon come off the ground. By 

 this practice some ground is gained ; but the plants 

 are generally finest when planted out in a clear 

 open spot, previously well dunged for their recep- 

 tion. 



If the weather is dry at the time of planting, 

 w r ater must be given until the plants have struck 

 root. 



All the after-culture is simply to use the hoe to 

 destroy the weeds, and to draw a little earth about 

 the stems occasionally. 



As this is the last variety of the cabbage tribe 

 the author has to treat of, a word or two on that 

 fatal disease called the " Clubb," which severely 

 attacks many gardens more or less every year, will 

 not be out of place. 



The plants soon show that the disease has com- 

 menced by the drooping appearance of their leaves: 

 and on searching the root, there will be found a sort 

 of maggot enveloped in a hard case, formed similar 

 to a small nut ; this increases rapidly ; and on ex- 

 amining the root, the small fibres will not only be 

 found eaten off, but also the rind of that portion of 

 the stem within the ground. 



This disease appears to be more prevalent in 

 confined gardens, especially if heavily manured, 

 than in open and free situations, and in light sandy 

 soils more than in loamy ones. When once the 

 disease is established, it can never be wholly era- 

 dicated ; hence all young plants, before being 

 planted, should be looked over ; and if the least bit 



