CULTURE OF BULB ANP STEM CRE& ,101 



cabbages planted in autumn, early peas, early pota- 

 toes, etc., and sow the leeks at the end of March, to be 

 planted out gradually, as ground becomes cleared up, 

 to the third week in July. In this case, when the 

 first crops are removed, dig the soil deeply, turning 

 in any decayed manure or vegetable refuse that may 

 be available, and applying on the surface a dressing 

 of sulphate of ammonia. 



Dig the leeks as required during autumn and 

 winter ; but when the ground is needed for the winter 

 operations they may all be lifted and stored in a 

 trench, as advised for parsnips. 



Good varieties are : Musselburgh, The Lyon, and 

 Carentan. 



Turnip. 



Botanical Name : Brassica rapa. 

 Natural Order : Cruciferce. 



The turnip has been cultivated from a very early 

 period, and is said to be a cultivated form of the 

 common wild turnip which is indigenous to Europe, 

 including Britain. It is usually referred to as a 

 root crop, but is included here because of its manurial 

 requirements, and the fact that it responds best to 

 the same treatment in that respect as do the fore- 

 going crops. 



Soil and Manures. Turnips of the best quality 

 are grown on a medium to a light soil, of a fairly 

 rich nature. Dig the ground deeply in winter, apply- 

 ing a moderate dressing only of farmyard manure, 

 more if the soil is poor. Supplement this later with 

 fertilisers on the lines recommended for the onion 



