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plants from seeds, in a hot bed in the fall of the year, pot them in 

 December, and keep them under glass in a conservatory during the 

 winter, in the month of May they are planted in the open air, and 

 covered at night with hand glasses. In the month of June they are 

 exposed to the air night and day, and in the month of August are fit 

 to cut. 



Broccoli is supposed to be a sub-variety of the cauliflower, the 

 head is a dark green, while that of the cauliflower is white. Broc- 

 coli if properly managed will succeed cauliflower, and remain in 

 season throughout the fall. 



The Common Pea, (Pisum Sativum,) has been long known in 

 China and Japan, and is supposed to be a native of southern Europe; 

 all the varieties and they are exceedingly numerous, vrere derived 

 from the white and the gray. Emhoff analysed peas and gave in 

 3000 parts, 1265 parts of starch, fibrous matter 840 parts ; mucilage 

 249, saccharine matter 81, albumen 66 ; earthy phosphate 11 ; vola- 

 tile matter 540 ; loss 229. 



The Garden Bean, (Vicia Fala,) are supposed to have been intro- 

 duced in Britain by the Romans, and to have come originally from 

 Asia. There are a number of fine varieties, such as the Windsor 

 Mazagan, Green China, Dutch &c. 



Bean flour mixed with wheat makes good bread, and fed to cows 

 will much increase their milk. Ripe beans contain of nutritious 

 matter in 1000 parts, 570 parts, 426 parts of mucilage or starch and 

 103 parts of gluten or albumen. 



The Kidney Bean, (Phasiolus Vulgaris) is a native of India, and is 

 a wholesome variety, being extremely nutritious, they are frequently 

 salted down in casks for use on long sea voyages. 



The Gourd, (Cucurbita,) composes a large family, viz, the Melon, 

 Pumpkin, or Squash, American Gourd, Mammouth Gourd, &c, they are 

 often used in Paris as a substitute for potatoes and carrots, and in 

 othercounrries ro r bread, soups, stews &c, likewise as food for cattle 

 and hogs, oil is expressed from the seeds and used in lamps. 



The Vegetable Marrow (Cucu rbira Orifetai) is a very fine variety, 

 and was brought from Persia. I have raised it for several years, and 

 give it the preference over all others, it is exceedingly dry, makes an 

 excellent bread and is prolific. 



