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also tliat it requires deep sandy soil to grow in, both ol which I 

 am inclined to the opinion, is incorrect ; at all events those in 

 my possession have done remarkably well, and next spring con- 

 fidently expect to cut a moderate supply of this vegetable so 

 much esteemed in various parts of Great Brittain, where it is 

 extensively cultivated to supply the markets and also grown in 

 most private gardens It comes in earlier than asparagus and 

 said to be superior. 



April 4th — Sowed Scorzonera. 



This is another vegetable seemingly but little known in the 

 United States. It produces a blackish root, in flavor not unlike 

 the oyster plant, which, in form, it resembles, and like which it 

 is hardy and requires a long season to grow in and similar treat- 

 ment. The leaves, however, are much more abundant, and the 

 plants should be thinned farther distant in the rows. 



April bth — Sowed Seakale seed with the view of obtaining a 

 iurther supply ot plants; two years at least from the seed is re- 

 quired before it can be cut for use. Sowed Parsley, Summer Sa- 

 vory, Sweet Majorara, Thyme, Globe Artichoke and Cardoon seed. 

 Planted Melon seed in pots in hot-bed. 



For weeding Melon plants in frames I have found very advan- 

 tageous ; you not only have the fruit earlier, but the plants, when 

 put out, are in rough leaf and too far advanced to be destroyed 

 by insects, which is tuo frequently their fate when^sown in the 

 open ground. 



April lOth—Vnt out Cauliflower plants. 



Notwithstanding all that is said in regard to the unsuitable- 

 ness of our climate for this superior vegetable, if healthy plants 

 from seed sown in September are put out early in April (and if 

 provided with hand glasses early in March) in rich ground, and 

 kept in a forward state by careful attention, seldom fail produ- 

 cing good heads or flowers in June. In the event of a*dry season 

 they should be freely supplied with water, and for private use 

 so few are required, say twenty-five or thirty plants, the trouble 

 is trifling and well repaid. 



