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New York market. It will grow and winter better 

 on a rich, sandy loam, than when raised on a heavy 

 soil. The seed should be sown in September, using 

 two pounds of seed to an acre, on ground well ma- 

 nured and worked, in rows, from twelve to fifteen 

 inches apart. When the plants are two inches high, 

 let them be carefully hoed, thinning them out where 

 they are too thick. Some gardeners put on a mulch 

 of salt marsh-hay in December, removing it in April. 

 When the Sprouts have made a fair growth in the 

 Fall, mulching is not necessary. When Spinach is 

 scarce, this kind of greens sells freely in large quan- 

 tities and at very profitable rates. Where it does 

 well, gardeners realize from two to three hundred 

 dollars per acre profit. Prices often fall very low. 

 I have known hundreds of barrels of Sprouts to be 

 sold at fifty cents, and even less, per barrel, while 

 other seasons they will range from two to four dol- 

 lars per barrel. Two ounces of seed will yield 

 enough for garden-culture for home use. The seed 

 can be sown early in April, and tender greens can 

 be had in this way in June. When grown on rich 

 soil it is very tender. It is a favorite variety among 

 the Germans for Spring greens. 



Geeen Cueled Scotch. — This is another good 

 variety, but not grown so extensively as the Geeman 

 Geeens. The seed of the Scotch should be sown in 

 April and ti-ansplanted in June, the same distance 

 apart, and treated the same as in the cultivation of 

 Late Cabbages. 



The ground should be kept well hoed or culti- 

 vated during the early part of the growth, because^ 



