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the most assailed by all manner of insect depredators. 

 Have the ground deep dug or trenched and ridged 

 up before winter. If the under stratum of the trench 

 be too poor mix it with a moderate portion of old 

 clung. Carrots will do well after onions or celery 

 without additional manure ; but in all cases the soil 

 must be rich, though the roots must not be allowed 

 to come in contact with manure recently applied. 



About the end of April, when a great deal of 

 annual weeds have begun to vegetate, and when the 

 ground is very dry, break down the ridges, and dig 

 afresh, killing the annuals and making the mould as 

 fine as meal. Sow in drills about an inch in depth 

 and eighteen inches from each other; and by several 

 thinnings leave the plants ultimately nine inches apart, 

 stirring up the ground at each weeding with a hoe or 

 strong fork. The early-horn is the most delicate ; 

 the long red is the best for a late crop; and the 

 Altringham, it is said, is the least liable to become 

 'the prey of worms. The seed requires to be well 

 rubbed before sowing, in order that it may separate 

 freely, and not occasion blanks or thick patches, which 

 prove detrimental to the crop. 



Cauliflower Reckoned by many the best flower 

 of the garden, is certainly the most delicate of ve- 

 getable food. To have this crop the earliest that 

 your climate will admit of, the first care is the man- 

 agement of the young plants. Sow a quarter of an 

 ounce of seed, or twice that quantity, about the middle 

 of August, on a dry bed, the least likely to be infected 

 with snails. About the end of September, dibble the 

 strongest of the plants close to the foot of a south 

 wall, where the fallen leaves of the fruit trees will 



