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early winter supplies. The plants may with advantage 

 follow early Potatoes, Spinach, or similar crops, and 

 require a good root run. 



BROCCOLI. 



This is a popular vegetable, and can be obtained 

 for about nine months of the year if the early autumn 

 varieties are grown, and the latest such as Queen 

 and Model. Unfortunately, the mid-winter and late 

 Broccoli are none too hardy, being quickly affected 

 by frost or north-east winds. Several valuable addi- 

 tions have been made of late years, and, though in 

 many parts of the country, success is not so pro- 

 nounced as in Cornwall, owing to the mild climate, 

 this useful vegetable deserves to be grown well over 

 a long season. Broccoli must always receive a change 

 of quarters, no matter what variety is grown, as soil 

 soon tires of this vegetable. The late varieties are 

 sometimes planted after early Peas, Beans and Potatoes, 

 and excellent returns of late Queen can be secured on 

 land that has previously borne a single crop of Straw- 

 berries. When Strawberries are grown as annuals the 

 soil is in good condition for late Broccoli at the end 

 of June, but the plants must be robust, not thin and 

 weakly seedlings. Much depends upon the soil, date 

 of planting and variety, as to the distance to plant. 

 Avoid rank manures which encourage a soft sappy 

 growth that soon succumbs to frost. For the early 

 Broccoli more food may be given, treating the plants 



