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stems, if taken up and planted in rows, as early in March as the 

 weather will admit, will produce abundance of the most delicious 

 sprouts. 



In the southern states, and even in warm soils and exposures in 

 the middle states, borecole will stand the winter in open beds with- 

 out any covering whatever. 



Cauliflowers and Broccoli. 



Your late cauliflowers and broccoli will now be producing their 

 heads; therefore it will be necessary to break down some of the 

 largest leaves over the flowers to preserve them from the effects of 

 sun, rain, and frost. 



Such plants of either sort as are not likely to flower before the 

 commencement of severe frost should be taken up and planted as 

 recommended in the first instance for cabbages, where, if well pro- 

 tected from wet and frost, they will continue to produce fine flowers 

 all winter. 



Or they may be planted in a dry, warm cellar, in the same man- 

 ner as directed for cabbages, where they will also flower in winter: 

 indeed I have had tolerably good flowers from strong plants hung 

 up in a damp, warm cellar. 



Preserving Turnips, Carrots, Parsneps, Beets, Salsafy, fyc. 



Previous to the commencement of severe frost you should take 

 up, with as little injury as possible, the roots of your turnips, car- 

 rots, parsneps, beets, salsafy, scorzonera, Hamburg or large rooted 

 parsley, skirrets, Jerusalem artichokes, turnip-rooted celery, and 

 a sufficiency of horse-radish for the winter consumption; cut off* 

 their tops and expose the roots for a few hours till sufficiently dry. 

 On the surface of a very dry spot of ground, in a well sheltered 

 situation, lay a stratum of sand two inches thick, and on this a 

 layer of roots of either sort, covering them with another layer of 

 sand (the drier the better) and so continue layer about of sand and 

 roots till all are laid in, giving the whole on every side a roof-like 

 slope; then cover this heap or ridge all over with about two inches 

 of sand, over which lay a good coat of drawn straw up and down, 

 as if thatching a house, in order to carry off" wet, and prevent its 

 entering the roots; then dig a wide trench around the heap and 

 cover the straw with the earth so dug up to a depth sufficient to 

 preserve the roots effectually from frost. An opening may be made 

 on the south side of this heap, and completely covered with bundles 

 of straw, so as to have access to the roots at all times when wanted, 

 either for sale or use. 



Some people lay straw or hay between the layers of roots and 

 immediately on the top of them; this I do not approve of, as the 

 straw or hay will become damp and mouldy, and very often occa- 

 sion the roots to rot, while the sand would preserve them sweet 

 and sound. 



All these roots may be preserved in like manner in a cellar; but 



