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of cultivation, are more productive on a given amount 

 of land. AVe are sorry to differ with so respectable 

 an authority as Mr. Beaton about the liability of in- 

 jury from frost to this plant. We have twice or 

 thrice suffered from it ; generally, however, in soils 

 that were either naturally retentive of moisture, or 

 had become w^hat gardeners term " soddened." We 

 took up some roots in the early part of January of 

 this year, to force : part were put in the frame over 

 night ; the remainder were frozen so hard that we 

 thought it prudent to let them remain for a day or 

 two. We therefore covered them with a little soil 

 and some litter, and they lay for a fortnight after. 

 A thaw ensuing, we took the first opportunity of in- 

 troducing them to their partners. Very different, 

 however, has been the success of the two portions. 

 The first were strong, and vegetated quickly ; the 

 second were singularly tardy, and when they budded 

 their shoots were few and weak. 



Extent of Beds. — The quantity of ground sown or 

 planted, even in the smallest garden, should not be 

 less than a rod, as it requires that extent of plantation 

 to produce a single good dish. For a large family, 

 one-eighth of an acre will be requisite ; but five poles, 

 planted with IGOO plants, will yield from six to eight 

 score heads daily for a month. A crop from seed will 

 allow of one stalk from each plant being gathered the 

 third spring, two stalks the fourth spring, and three 

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