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brassicas should, in my opinion, have the preference by all 

 means. My practice, for years, has been to follow, on the 

 principal of my broccoli or other brassica ground, with peas; 

 no manure. The peas I follow with celery chiefly, which I grow 

 in what is termed the Scotch way, viz., 5- or 6-feet beds. Now, 

 by sowing two rows of peas at a time, I gain thereby, when the 

 peas are drawn, a celery bed ; and the celery being pricked out 

 at a good distance, say nearly 6 in. apart, is prepared to await 

 the removal of the peas successively. As to celery, I sow it 

 late, and grow it quick : this is the true recipe for having tender 

 and crisp celery. The celery ground is, of course, in a state of 

 high preparation for any crop that requires rich soil, such as 

 cauliflowers, broccoli, asparagus, &c. 



With regard to asparagus, I make it a rule to break up a bed 

 or beds every year, and to plant an equal quantity : this I plant 

 on the celery ground, and the beds I intend for asparagus I dig 

 and manure very deep; putting old half-rotten leaves in the 

 bottom, and planting the celery in the old manure at top. When 

 the celery is removed this ground is in excellent order for aspa- 

 ragus, which I plant in the beginning of May, when tlie aspa- 

 ragus is 6 in. high. Now the beds being about 6 ft. wide, 

 I plant two rows in a bed, 30 in. between the rows, and the 

 plants a foot apart ; leaving a shoulder of 1 8 in. on each side the 

 bed : this plan answers admirably. The old beds of asparagus 

 which are broken up are forced in the autumn, and generally 

 obtained by Christmas; and I have strong plants planted in 

 rows a yard apart, of three years' standing, which I take up and 

 force in succession. These last are grown in a peculiar way, 

 expressly for forcing. I have a deal to say about asparagus, 

 but I must reserve it for a future opportunity. To return to 

 the remainder of the celery ground : I crop it chiefly Avith beans 

 and broccoli, putting the broad beans in rows 4 ft. apart, in suc- 

 cessive plantings ; and drawing drills and planting my broccoli, 

 in the course of July, between the beans. This, be it under- 

 stood, is all late spring broccoli, including some middle season, 

 as Granger's, Knight's protecting, &c. My Cape and other 

 autumn broccoli and cauliflowers are in another plot, con- 

 stituting a different rotation. The beans form an excellent 

 shade for a while to the broccoli, and, when they are pulled up, 

 the bean soil is earthed up the broccoli stems ; and, if the broc- 

 coli is not too large, a row of coleworts is planted in September 

 between each two rows of broccoli. 



The broccoli ground, in April, is followed in part by carrots, 

 without manure, and perhaps parsneps, or beet. 



Potatoes I have not named, as they deserve a separate notice. 

 I will, however, observe that potatoes, Avith a slight coat of 



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