72 POPULAR VEGETABLES 



Cucumbers are quite a success in frames on a bed 

 of some kind raised from the surface, and if the seeds 

 are sown early in May, and the seedlings planted out 

 in June, that will suffice. For pickling use only small 

 fruits, and the plants may be grown close together. 

 The market grower's plan is a good one, and consists 

 in planting as advised for vegetable marrows, i.e., about 

 two and a half feet apart. King of the Ridge is one 

 of the best varieties for the open air. In warm 

 soils and localities a sowing can be made in the open 

 beds the third week in May. 



MUSHROOM GROWING IN GARDEN, FIELD AND 

 COTTAGE PLOT. 



Among the vegetables produced in garden or 

 field the Mushroom is one of the most popular, and 

 this popularity is not confined to one class. The 

 difficulty is to obtain the article in a fresh condition 

 and in sufficient quantities at a moderate price. This 

 latter difficulty places the Mushroom entirely out of 

 the reach of the masses of the people for certainly 

 ten months out of the twelve, as except during 

 September and October, when they are plentiful in 

 some seasons in the fields, the price otherwise is 

 prohibitive, being never less than is. per lb., and 

 this not for fleshy, fresh British-grown Mushrooms, 

 but for thin, dry and hard French ones, only fit for 

 soups and flavourings. It must not be inferred from 

 the above statement that there are no Mushrooms 

 grown in England on commercial principles, as the 



