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may be planted out, in March or April, in rows three feet 
apart and thirty inches apart in the rows. The soil should 
be deeply dug and well manured for Brussels sprouts. 
Where there is the convenience of a warm greenhouse or 
hot bed, as good results may be obtained from seed sown in 
boxes in January, pricked off into other boxes in due course, 
and pricked out into a cold frame atterwards; or, they may 
be planted in April, direct from the boxes in which they 
were pricked out. 
Some persons follow a not very common system of 
sowing the seed in March or April on the ground where the 
crop is to remain. ‘Time is undoubtedly gained in this way 
and much labour saved; but the ground is fully occupied 
irom the moment the seed is sown, and there is some loss 
through waste seedlings, as in turnips and mangolds. 
Satisfactory results are usually obtained from seed sown 
in a seed-bed in March, if the sprouts are required for 
domestic purposes only. Sow in drills, sow thinly, prick out 
early, plant out finally early in June if possible. 
Cottagers, and those who have very small gardens, may 
economise their space by planting sprouts between every two 
rows of early potatoes. The sprouts will do well, providing 
they are planted before the potatoes have grown very high. 
The proper time to plant the sprouts is immediately the 
potatoes are earthed up, then the sprouts have a chance of 
becoming established and of making some growth before the 
potatoes exhibit any tendency to overgrow them. When 
necessary, the tops of the potatoes may easily and quickly 
be placed aside by hand, without injury to the potatoes, and 
with much benefit to the sprouts. 
, Generous treatment, thoughtful management, and close 
attention to simple details will ensure pleasing and profitable 
results. 
BROCCOLI. —- (Brassica oleracea botrytis asparagoides). 
The broccoli is a British biennial, and a perfectly hardy 
plant in its uncultivated state. 
Many crops of broccoli are lost each winter through 
frost, mainly because the plants have been grown too 
luxuriantly and rendered less hardy than is their nature. 
