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July bth. — Put out Brocoli plants between rows of onions which 

 are at about maturity. 



The purple cape being best adapted to our climate, it is most 

 cultivated. The seed should be sown about the middle of May, 

 and the plants put out early in July, to flower in October. If 

 put out earlier, the heads, if they form at all soon run to seed, 

 thus rendering them unfit for use. Where a small quantity only 

 are required, it is best to raise the plants in pots, then they can 

 be put out without checking their growth, and if attended to at 

 proper intervals, a supply in ordinary seasons can be obtained 

 during the months of October and November. Being an excellent 

 substitute for cauliflower, and more likely to succeed, I grow it 

 more freely, and rarely fail having an abundant supply for au- 

 tumn use. 



In this climate the flowering of the white Brocoli is more un- 

 certain, and though well to try a few, it is not safe to depend upon 

 it for the main supply. 



Like cauliflower? the varieties of this species of brassica, re- 

 quire rich soil, and in other respects similar treatment 



Brocoli and onions I grow on the same ground by putting out 

 the plants in July, the same as if the ground were unoccupied, 

 and before they spread to any important extent, the onions are 

 r«ady to be taken ®ff. 



July i)th. Put out Globe Artichokes; put <^)Ut cardoons in 

 trenches with the view of convenience for blanching. 



For the former two ye^rs from the seed is required before the 

 plants produce their globular heads, which is the part used. 

 The seed should be sown early in spring, and the plants, when 

 six to eight inches high, transplanted into a permanent bed, in 

 rows five feet apart, and the plants three feet distant, when with 

 proper attention they will last for several years, producing their 

 fruit annually. 



Like the former, the Cardoon artichoke is freely grown in 

 France, where it is used chiefly in the preparation of soups. 



