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BORECOLE. 



once get ahead, it is hard work to get the best of 

 them. 



The culture of the different kinds of roots for 

 stocli-f ceding is destined, before long, to form a large 

 branch of farm-industry, and they can be grown at 

 a moderate expense when labor-saving implements 

 are introduced in their cultivation. 



Hoots grown for market or for cattle can be kept 

 all "Winter in root-cellars, or in pits out of doors. 

 Full directions for making and covering such pits 

 will be found under the head of Carrots, in another 

 part of this book. 



EOEECOLE. 



Srassioa oleracea acejphalo. 



"We have of Borecole, as well as of many othei 

 kinds of vegetables, a long list of varieties, but com- 

 paratively few of them are cultivated either in pri_ 

 vate gardens or for market. Among those that are 

 grown to some extent are the following : 



Brussels Sprouts. — This variety is generally cul- 

 tivated in private gardens. It grows from two to 

 four feet high, and produces miniature Cabbages 

 from one to two inches in diameter all around the 

 stem. These small compact heads are the parte pre 

 ferred for cooking. The top of the plant resembles 

 a half-grown head of Savoy. These top leaves are 

 sometimes used as greens in "Winter ; they become 

 quite tender when touched by the frost. 



The seed of the Brussels Sprouts may be sown in 

 April in the open ground, and the plants put out in 

 the garden in June, two and a half feet apart each 



