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apart and less than one inch deep. Cover the bed, 

 in the end of October, with litter or short loose dung, 

 to protect the seedlings in winter. In dry weather, 

 next spring, raise the plants with a strong fork, which 

 avoids cutting the roots, and transfer them to the 

 proper quarter. This operation may also be done 

 in summer, when the plants are a foot long, taking 

 care to water them regularly after transplanting. 

 The soil for their reception must be rich and light, 

 and trenched two and a half feet deep, with a thick 

 bed of manure at the bottom. Till, clay, or wet 

 subsoil, is out of the question. Avoid the drying of 

 the roots by sun or air in the time of transplanting. 

 Make a trench perpendicular on one side, and of a 

 depth equal to the length of the roots, which are to 

 be set one foot from each other, and in rows two 

 feet and a half apart. Onions, carrots, or cauliflower, 

 may for a year or two occupy the intervening spaces. 

 In October, the stalks are cut over, and the ground 

 dug between the rows, taking care to avoid the roots : 

 and the summer culture consists of weeding, and 

 stirring up the soil with a fork. By the third or 

 fourth year you begin to eat ; but then only the 

 stronger plants may be cut ; and care must always be 

 taken to leave beneath the incision a bud for the 

 succeeding growth. A square pole of ground is the 

 least that can be depended on to furnish a dish at 

 each cutting. If your garden be near the sea, and 

 consist much of sand, you have a twofold advantage 

 for the rearing of this favourite vegetable the soil is 

 the most suitable arid seaweed is the best manure. 



Beans. Of the many varieties of this garden 

 pulse, choose at least two the whiteblossom, having 



