1 68 VEGETABLES FOR EXHIBITION 



tion and a third on a north border. Early in February 

 and again in March sowings should be made for later 

 supplies, growing on freely and planting out as soon 

 as hardened off. Make a sowing about April loth 

 for late autumn use, suitable varieties being Magnum 

 Bonum, Early Giant and Autumn Giant. When plant- 

 ing out the rows should be three feet apart, with a 

 distance of two feet from plant to plant. Almost 

 any soil will grow Cauliflowers when it is thoroughly 

 trenched and well manured. This crop revels in copious 

 supplies of liquid manure, and, if good heads are wished 

 for, this generous treatment is most essential. Hoe 

 constantly all through the growing season to keep 

 weeds in check ; this also contributes towards success- 

 ful culture. Cauliflowers may be kept in fresh and 

 good condition for at least a fortnight if lifted before 

 they are fully developed and hung up head downwards 

 in a cellar or some other cool place. A common mis- 

 take in exhibiting Cauliflowers in the majority of cases 

 is that they are staged too large, and why judges so 

 often favour these it is difficult to understand. 



CELERY. 



Celery is frequently not so well shown on the 

 exhibition stage as it should be, but when well-grown 

 specimens free from blemishes are staged it is highly 

 attractive and shows the skill of the cultivator. Some 

 object to large specimens, but this is a mistake, pro- 

 viding of course they are solid, and when cut with a 



