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this root for some time, and a good dressing of 

 lime should be given after the roots have been 

 removed. 



Kohl Rabi 



This vegetable so much resembles the turnip that I 

 include it in my note on roots. Though not a general 

 favourite in this country, it is largely grown on the 

 Continent. I have alluded to the difficulty of growing 

 the turnip in hot weather and in light soils. Under these 

 conditions the Kohl Rabi is most useful, as the roots, 

 both in shape and flavour, resemble the turnip, and they 

 are not so readily affected by hot weather. There are 

 only two varieties, the purple and the green, the only 

 difference being in the colour ; the Early Purple Vienna 

 is a useful garden kind. In India, Kohl Rabi is much 

 grown for use in soups and for flavouring. Much the 

 same culture is needed as for turnips. Seed should be 

 sown twice during the season to get a succession of 

 roots, an early sowing in March to produce a mid- 

 summer or even earlier supply, and another sowing two 

 or three months later to provide an autumn and winter 

 supply. The seed should be sown in drills eighteen inches 

 apart, and the plants thinned to nine inches in the row. 

 These roots should be grown on the flat, so that they 

 may get the rainfall in the growing season. I have 

 transplanted the seedlings with success when they have 

 not been allowed to become too large, lifting carefully to 

 prevent the roots breaking. The same kind of storage 

 as advised for turnips will be suitable when the late crop 

 is full grown, as, if left exposed, severe frost splits the 

 roots. 



Jerusalem Artichokes 



The common Artichoke may with advantage be in- 

 cluded in my note on roots, as it is very useful for soups 



