532 KITCHEN GARDEN. 



by market gardeners previous to severe frosts, and kept 

 in sheds or cellars for market. 



No. 7 Sow the middle of April, and the crop will 

 come into use in March and April. 



No. 8. Sow the end of March, and the crop will come 

 into use in March and April. 



No. 9. Sow the middle of April, and heads will be 

 produced in February, March, and April : these fre- 

 quently measure two feet in circumference. 



No. 10. 11, 12. Sow in March and April, and the 

 crop will come into use in April and May. 



No. 13. is the hardiest of all the Broccolis, as the 

 severest winter will not destroy it. Sow the end of 

 April, and the crop will come into use in May the 

 following year. 



To secure Broccolis through the winter, it is always 

 best to take up part of all the last nine sorts in the be- 

 ginning of November, disturbing the roots as little as 

 possible, and lay them in slopingly with their heads 

 towards the north, only a few inches above the ground, 

 and about eighteen inches asunder. By this means the 

 crown of the plant lying low, is soon covered and pro- 

 tected by the snow which generally falls previously to 

 long and severe frosts ; the plant is also rendered 

 tougher in fibre, and hardier by the check received in 

 this last removal. Hort. Trans. Vol. iii. p. 161. 169. 



11. BURNET. 



Poterium Sanguisorba, or Common Burnet, is a 

 perennial plant a native of England. A drink was 

 made of it formerly, which was reckoned useful in many 

 complaints, and was also an ingredient in cool tankards : 

 the young leaves taste something like cucumbers, -and 

 are occasionally put into salads. 



Although a perennial, the seeds are generally sown 

 in drills, at two or three different periods between the 

 spring and autumn. 



