650 THE 
GARDENERS. CHRONICLES 
[NOVEMBER 21, 1874, 
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Ċabbages include Drumheads, Stonemason, Pre 
Flat Dutch, and me na jinn Mammoth, also Globe 
and mhead Sav. seeds are sown in en 
first fortnight of May, Nast the plants 
July. Those that are ke oi for wi ree toe cannot be 
in the ground as grow ase they 
would not bony be dimaped or entirely Gestroyed by 
, but also locked in und, Abo 
beds, and thus left till the Mine gets very 
enin inches deep of soil is strewed 
frost, and 
stowed a cellars, when 
ginti is limited, they aden do het at least aay 
are most come-at-a 
Celery.—This is very extensively grown in private 
and eek gardens, Even the 
PERNE Coes pay 
a _— S it for their ow The 
j eee ure does not differ from e ghee iga 
England ad cropa ter early phen: 
Spinach, ieee Cauliflow and ma 
observed planted in single, double, « or triple a A S, 
and in deep and shallow pree es me system 
of deep trench pane is jus ici seri in 
I am confident poce as fine Celery as 
in the country, are too alive to their own preies 
interests to expend money for useless labour, conse- 
pa ently they merely mark off their 
rt, and scrape trench with a hoe, or a slight 
Raek me with a spade, plant their Celery iterein, ant 
- earth-up aljerwarda as necessary, : esults 
the as a visiton a Satards om 
to Covent Garden Market can testify. The 
ged = for planting in are useless and expen- 
sive in all ordinary soils, injurious in damp land, and 
can only be said to be beneficial in light sandy or 
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t 
the ed; this is vce versé in Englan 1e 
Market is a gi favourite ; it is nae dwarf, solid, 
and crisp, but it has a persistent tendency to roduce 
- Sweet Corn. L Ati who have a garden grow corn, 
and the kinds known as “‘ sweet ” are those that are 
neil b a green wees The ears are hen the 
re full—not and not hard—when they 
‘ne divest ed of their ydin and 
ulgarly we spread a little 
ear, which we fix with on 
7 —— "Politely. we cut 
to the plate, mix some 
a fork. Fos iled in mi 
baat: over the 
or both hands and aren 
we planted a Ti of the Mexicans a seeded S 
and not contented in being a Mibeeritselfi it contributed 
the mulato breed to its neighbours on either side; thei 
fale bec ee ken of being white, are half white and 
k. [A ot interesting 
‘impair the gan 
sow in drills 3 or 4 feet apart = the 
weekly successions è next 
S pie a few seeds 
3 feet: apart ar — 
popu 
plant ani pee aval in the end of aigh benp madi sow 
Sat sceds i in hills 4 feet a apart each ai J onna are 
ote rS S 
© 2501, 
e stripe os orgs a fetal pats it eats € ery bit of 
the se left unsought for, but o oe biai 
art up alii thy outgrow i "To shun this pest I 
gts 
some of the long red jais are not arera grown 
but it spoils 
trans- 
OS ae from frames, as in that case io plants 
pen grown that Te: may escape 
ns.—We not unseldom find kas grown a 
wee garden vegatles in England, but there their 
use is m being universal. 
ay 
willingly rid the lawn and g 
pest, for no other Tecompen = 
dig out, digging is done with an old 
‘eg Plants.—These are very popular, and attain a 
great size out-of-doors. We sow in heat early in 
March, and grow on into nice plants in pots ; ie den 
eral may m Black Pe 
eea Vegetable Marrows, of 
und purple are scarcely so large 
colour, and 
as the Pekin, but often than 6 inc diameter, 
In cookin ng they a a sliced thinly, parboiled 
or dipped in hot 
with meal, pir tried in ridek "like fish. Wm. Falconer. 
Water Melon.—These are grown like hoe eas 
pi ap but a little farther apart in the ro hey 
o good perfection, and only those who ie 
rane can tell how A AaS at mid-da a Water 
Melon that wat cut in the mor ning and fate in the 
shade till n It is grown in immense quantities in 
the South for ‘the northern markers: It sone a Pel 
il e principal kinds are Mountain Sprout, Icè 
Cream, Black Spanish, and Goodwin’s Imperi: al 
The Citron Water Melon is grown for preserves and 
sweetmeats. 
Okra,—This 
and in most large gardens in the 
is are EWO van ieties— 
vegetable is much grown in the South, 
ew England States. 
camspiaated outside towards the end o! 
most gener. sown = = age 2 by 2 feet, or 
by 3 feet apart, accordin „in second | 
week i i ‘part aedi is = 
ee which are cut up 
stews, to whic h they give a jelly-like con- 
sistency and an agreeable fl avour This is in my 
estimation a useless poor man’s vegetable. 
(To be continued.) 
THE FARM. 
Carrots.—As the Mangel Wurzel crop is all 
stored, the farmer will next set to work at the Carrot 
crop. We purpose then, in this article, to offer a 
few notes on the following matters :—1. On the har- 
vesting and storing of Carrots. 2. On the utilisation 
of Carrots, 
1. In digging Carrots our first consideration should 
be the sort grown. Most of the red sorts grow deep 
in the soil and have but itte above-ground, while the 
white noes for the most part, have a oe 
root standing freely above A 
ai then, i is more difficult to ‘ase as 
by the Aefi/ farmer, as mand of two 
markets, for they may EE en aa iad both for the 
vegetable market and as s 
For lifting Carrots we ipik a narrow two-pronged 
ork, with a strong iron flange on one wee for =e 
pressure of the foot ; this can be used eas easily with on 
hand, while the other 3 is occupied in penne out hs 
lifted root, 
shi 
ence that in 
most sheltered” situa 
| science 
— 
too early, they are apt to shtivel, 
in weight: a aradi aei lose both, 
» It some years since the late 4 
Y oung brought the Carrot into notice as a farm eron 
Since then pread has not been aa 
as it really does not take so much out of te 
some other root crops do, 
oint will show om. the f 
analyses of ara by Mesa, Way an 
of roots and lea which should be aise 
especially as the ives are left behind 
A sh Saar of Belgian c arrots, 
Ls aide 
a 
Mean sa five Mean perdi 
| Analyses ses, 
Potash==: + = 32.44 e 
Rae = = z 13.52 10.97. 
. 8.83 32.64 
Mennis = 3.96 2.92 
Oxide of iron 1.10 2.40 
Phosphoric acid | s si 8.55 1.67 
Fpa ar os ei ee i 6.55 6.20 
Carboni Pee 17.30 17.82 
Chloride of. f sodium = Re 6.50 13.67 
Silic eee 1.19 456, 
j - 
99-94 | 99-97 
_ Professor Mabe says, ‘* The ash of Carrot leaf is pe 
culiar ect ; of the alkalies, potash and soda, 
ta latter arate predomin ates. This is in 
the en” 
b 
o the uniformity of the =. aS 
Chemistry t 
since ponp time, 
e now ae to. 
ting us rig regards the Carrot, 
The author just quoted gives the following :— 
Analyses of Mineral Matter A one a ki Carrot roots, 
of leaves in pour und: 
| Mean ol five Meaty 
-Rod 
a 
oe Lb. i 
otas 6.5 | 
Soda 2. 4 | 
Lime s i77 
Magnesia .. 0.80 
Oxide of iron i ik rei 0.22 
Phosphoric acid .. şs so] 595 | 
Saipan acid oa i | 1.31 s 
Chlor ride of sodium = ad 1.42 
. | 0.24 Le 
A 16.79 eee 
toes then, in the leaves EE is left be 
large quantity of the ran so that almost any 
follow Carr 
crop may fo! 
The question i then me ises, ae is it that the ¢ 
has advance reputation nearly so fast 
ly advocates ex answer this we 
equal to 10.66 per cent. 
89. ee of materials free 
thi 
See of Alimentary Substances in the Carrot. 
Fiesh-forming ingredients (że. , hitrogen-containing) 
Pate — wat ients ane . free from meen È 
Water 
on we can find, and afterwards 
cover them very thickly with loose straw upon which | 
we place a good thickness of straw thatch, Carro 
however, do not require so much protection from oe 
but ra rom such conditions as 
may tend to | 
heating and drying, asin such case, and if harvested 
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