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February or March ; they are then strewn on the surface 

 of a hot-bed, where, in a week or two they will emit 

 roots and tops ; they are then potted or planted in 

 shallow boxes two or three inches apart, hardened off for a 

 few weeks, and as soon as the weather is settled, planted 



out in rows three feet 

 apart, and two feet between 

 the plants. If the ground 

 is in the condition that it 

 should be, Sea Kale, thus 

 treated, will produce crowns 

 strong enough to give a crop 

 the next season after plant- 

 ing. When grown from 

 seed, the seed should be 

 sown in hills at the above 

 distances apart, in the early 

 spring, each hill being thin- 

 ned out to three or four 

 plants. In our colder lati- 

 tudes, the crowns should be 

 covered by four or six inches 

 of manure or leaves as a 

 protection from frost, 



Sea Kale is only fit for use 

 in the blanched state, con- 

 sequently on the approach 

 of spring, the " crowns " 

 should be covered with some 

 light material, such as sand 

 Fig. 89 SEA KALE. or leaf mold, to the depth of 



twelve or fifteen inches, so 



that the young shoot, being thus excluded from the 

 light, will become blanched in growing through this 

 covering ; or sometimes cans, made for the purpose, or 

 inverted flower pots are used, the only object being to 



