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should be two and a half feet deep, filled up with a foot of light 

 soil and stable manure, and afterwards gradually, as the plant 

 grows, with light soil, till within about six inches of the top. 

 Water for the first two months with hand, after which they 

 may be occasionally flooded. 



Another way. Having sown and transplanted as above, 

 remove into trenches four feet apart, and about eighteen inches 

 deep, nearly filled with horse manure and rich earth. As the 

 plant grows, bank up into ridges, with light soil. By this 

 method the root of the plant, and not the stem, is watered 

 when flooded. 



KNOLKEOL, CABBAGE, CAULIFLOWER, AND BROCCOLI. Sow 

 in boxes during this and five following months. Remove in 

 beds when two inches high, and transplant the cabbage and 

 knolkhol twice, and cauliflower and broccoli at least three 

 times, allowing the growth of a couple of new leaves between 

 each planting. 



ASPARAGUS. Sow in beds in July, and remove the plants 

 in November into raised beds of one or two rows. When the 

 berries become red, cut the plants two inches above the ground 

 and dress the tops, when they will be ready to cut in ten days. 

 By dressing the beds in succession, asparagus may be produced 

 for the table all the year. Stable manure is the best, and the 

 plant should invariably be watered by the hand, and never 

 flooded except in the hot wind season. Plants if taken care 

 of will produce for eight or ten years j they should however 

 be wintered (roots cleared of the earth and exposed for some 

 days,) and the ground dressed, every second year. 



LETTUCE AND ENDIVE. Sow in boxes and pots surrounded 

 with water till the plants appear, otherwise the small red ant 

 will destroy them : plant out as required, and tie up a few days 

 before you cut for use. Black Town, or St. Thome manure is 

 the best. 



CARROTS. Sow in a light deep sandy soil. 



TURNIPS. Sow in a rich soil well manured. 



PEAS. Should the fall of rain be considerable throughout 



