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in having a supply from November until May when 

 there is, unfortunately, a very restricted choice of other 

 things. Seakale is best raised from cuttings, not from 

 seed, unless a quantity of plants is required. There 

 are very few varieties, the Ordinary Pink tipped, and 

 the newer Ivory White being the best. Of late 

 years others have been introduced, but their merits 

 are not yet thoroughly known. 



Forcing. Seakale is now forced so largely that roots 

 are specially prepared for the purpose. The old method 

 was to force the same roots year after year, large pots 

 being used with a loose lid or cover to allow of easy 

 cutting of the Kale. The rows were four to six feet 

 apart, with a distance of about three feet from plant 

 to plant. Frequently, when new plantations were made 

 the seedlings were sown the previous year, and then 

 lifted and planted in threes or fives to form a clump, 

 the soil being deeply dug and well manured. Roots 

 grown thus lasted many years. The plants in October 

 or November or later were covered over with the pots, 

 a covering of fine ashes placed over the crowns first, 

 and then large quantities of manure or fresh leaves and 

 hot manure, some four feet in depth. Of course, the 

 Kale was ready according to the warmth or quantity 

 of manure. Seakale grown in this way, if not steamed 

 too much, was of excellent quality, the only fault being 

 that if the heat was too great or too sudden the growth 

 damped ofF. 



Forcing Indoors. The modern way of forcing is to 

 place roots in fine soil in a dark warm place. Often 



