THE CULTUKE OF GEEEN CROPS. 79 



Good varieties are : Christmas White, Snow's 

 Winter White, Knight's Protecting, and Late White. 



Brussels Sprouts (Brassica oleracea gemmifera). 

 This vegetable is believed to have originated in 

 Belgium, where it has been grown for many cen- 

 turies, principally in the neighbourhood of Brussels, 

 from which town it derives its name. It is an ex- 

 cellent vegetable, and one of the most useful members 

 of the cabbage family. 



For early sprouts sow in a sheltered seed-bed out 

 of doors about the middle of August, the plants to 

 stand in the bed all winter and be planted out in 

 spring. 



For winter produce sow the first week in April, 

 and make two or three plantings from the bed in May 

 and June ; the last plants to be put out may succeed 

 an early crop of some kind. Brussels sprouts may 

 also be planted between the rows of early dwarf- 

 growing potatoes, where the area is limited, and as 

 the latter are dug and the ground levelled, this 

 amounts to an earthing-up of the plants. Plenty of 

 space must be afforded this crop, and overcrowding 

 avoided ; allow 32 inches between the rows, and 24 

 inches between the plants in the rows. Otherwise 

 apply the same manuring and cultural treatment as 

 that described for the cabbage crop. 



The following are first-rate varieties : Dalkeith 

 Selected, Matchless, Craigo, Solidity, and Aigburth. 



Borecole, Kale, or Curled Greens (Brassica oleracea 

 acephala). This is an excellent vegetable for use 

 during winter and spring when other green vege- 

 tables are scarce, and one that is worthy of a 

 place in all gardens. Its cultivation is simple, and 



