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\V$ y jshpuld Infer that for this climate cabbage, carrot, celery, 

 parsnip, salsify, sea kale, turnip, Brussels sprout, kohl rabi, 

 leek, and spinach are not suitable. But experience shows 

 that nearly all the vegetables mentioned above can be success- 

 fully grown even in the climate of Lower Bengal specially in 

 the cold weather, though it is necessary to import the seeds of 

 those, varieties ; which are natives of the temperate climate, 

 from such climate. Cabbage and cauliflower seeds from 

 Patna> and onion seed from Poona, and country carrot seed 

 from any part of Bihar, give good result. 



530. The following points may be particularly noted in 

 connection with the growing of English vegetables : 



(1) Any seed with a tough coat should be soaked in 

 water at a temperature of about 60 F before sowing. The 

 seed. should be sown when still damp and it should be covered 

 with fine leaf mould i" to 3" deep according to the size and 

 strength of the seed. Pea and bean seeds, for instance, 

 should be sown 3" deep, while only a very light covering of 

 less than \" of loam or mould should be put on celery or 

 lettuce? or cabbage seed. 



(2) The seed is to be sown in a raised and well pulverised 

 seed-bed manured with well-rotted manure and leaf mould, 

 the soil consisting of friable "sandy loam, clean and without 

 grit or stones. There should be a cover of mats on the 

 seed-bed, Or sowing should be done in boxes in a verandah. 

 Seed should be sown at the close of the rainy season. 

 After ^scattering the seed on the seed-bed a light cover of 

 leaf moulds should be put on it and on that, ashes are to be 

 spriu.kled. Ashes should be sprinkled on the seedlings also, 

 as^spon they appear. 



(3) After germination, the covering mats are to be taken 

 off every evening if no rainfall is apprehended at night, and 

 the caver put on again at 8 or 9 A.M. Some sunlight is need- 

 ed for seedlings or else they grow up into sickly plants. 



(4). Water js to be .gently sprinkled on the seedlings as 



