MAY.] KITCHEN VEGETABLES. 75 



Of sowing and planting Brussels Sprouts. 

 Brussels Sprouts may both be planted and sown 

 as above directed for brocoB. 



Of sowing, planting, and tying up Cabbages. 



Cabbage, for crops to come in late in autumn, 

 and in winter, may be sown at the beginning, and 

 also at the end of the month. The best kinds for 

 the earliest, are also the best for the latest crops ; 

 therefore, choose the early dwarf, and the early 

 York. 



If succession of cabbages be wanted, more may 

 again be planted ; and let those of the advancing 

 crops that need, be cleaned of weeds, and be earth- 

 ed up. 



The earliest cabbages will now be beginning to 

 close in the hearts, and by being tied carefully up 

 with strands of matting, or the like, the blanching 

 of them may be very much forwarded. Whenever 

 the hearts begin to feel a little hard, then is the 

 time for tying up. 



Of sowing Capsicums. 



If capsicums have not been sown, as directed last 

 month, for want of the conveniency of a hot-bed 

 or hot-house, they may now be sown on a spot at the 

 bottom of a south wall or hedge ; and in order to 

 bring them forward, may be covered with a hand or 

 bell-glass. A spot eighteen inches or two feet 

 square, sown moderately thick, will give plants 

 enough for a large family. Sow in rich, light earth, 

 and cover a quarter of an inch in depth. They 



