Gardening for Amateurs 



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the roots in early autumn to prevent their 

 being injured by frost, and be careful not to 

 cut them with the fork, or they will " bleed " 

 and be of no use for cooking. Leave them 

 out of doors for a week after lifting, cover- 

 ing with the leaves, which ought to be 

 twisted off or cut off about 2 inches above 

 the root. They are best stored in sand, 

 which should 

 not be too 

 dry, laid on 

 their sides 

 with the tops 

 peeping out 

 of the sand. 



Two kinds 

 of Beetroot 

 are grown, 

 the Long and 

 the Turnip - 

 rooted. The 

 latter are 

 ready for use 

 three weeks 

 before the 

 others, there- 

 fore a few 

 should al- 

 ways be 

 sown. The 

 following are 

 good varie- 

 ties : Long- 

 rooted : Chel- 

 tenhamGreen 

 Top and 

 Dell's Crim- 

 son ; Turnip 

 rooted: Prag- 

 nell's Exhibi- 

 tion and Sut- 

 ton's Globe. 



Borecole 

 (Kale).- 

 This is one of 

 the most use- 

 ful vegetable 

 crops, and 

 indispensable 

 in all gar- 

 dens. The 

 plant is har- 

 dy, and after 



an exceptionally severe winter is often 

 the only one of the Cabbage class left alive. 

 Two sowings should be made, one in 

 March, the other in April ; those sown at 

 the latter time are the smallest, and gener-' 

 ally the hardiest plants. Sow in drills, and 

 as soon as the young plants are large enough 

 to handle (say 3 or 4 inches long) set them 



The wrong way to begin pi 

 Brussels sprouts. 



The right way, starting from 

 the bottom. 



The plants are put in with a dibber as shown. 



