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1. Early Frame. 5. Green Turkey. 



2. Early Southgate. 6. White Turkey. 



3. Long Prickly. 7. White-spined. 

 4s Short PricEly. S. Patagonian. 



The two first sorts are those principally used for 

 early crops in frames, and in the forcing-house; the 

 Green Turkey and Wliite Spined for later crops ; and 

 the Long and Short Prickly for ridges in the open air. 

 For this last purpose, the plants are raised in frames, 

 and when large enough to transplant, two or three plants 

 are put into a pot : they are to be kept in the frame till 

 they are strong enough to turn out under the hand- 

 glasses, in the latter part of April, for the first crop. 

 For the last crop, the seeds are sown under the glasses 

 in May and June. It is a great advantage to the crop 

 in the open air, to cover the ridges with clean straw or 

 pease haulm, when the plants are grown long enough to 

 train upon the ridges : this will serve to keep the sun 

 from parching the ground in hot dry weather, and to 

 prevent the blossoms and young fruit from being covered 

 with soil during heavy rains. The covering of the 

 ridges with straw or haulm has another advantage that 

 of preventing, in a great measure, the fruit from 

 becoming spotted when the autumn is wet and cold : 

 the thickness of this covering should not be less than 

 two inches when pressed close to the ground. 



The Patagonian Cucumber is grown in the open 

 ground; and whilst young, the fruit is sliced and pickled 

 in the manner of Mango. 



27. ENDIVES. 



Cichorium Endivia, or Garden Endive, is a hardy 

 annual, a native of the East Indies, and, according to 

 the Hortus Kewensis, was cultivated here in 1548. 

 For many years there were only three sorts cultivated 

 in our gardens, namely, the Batavian, and the Green 



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