ENCYCLOPHIDIA OF GARDENING. 
every three days. Two crops may be grown in same soil. Seeds may 
be sown on flannel kept moist in a warm room, at any time of year. 
Market Cunrurn: Prepare beds as follows on the ground or on the 
staging under glass: Place 2in. of rough decayed manure on base, 2 in. 
of sifted manure on top, and 1 in of fine soil or cocoanut-fibre refuse on 
this. Soak the seeds for 12 hours in water before sowing. Sow thickly 
on surface, do not cover with soil, but moisten thoroughly with tepid 
water. Cover bed with mats till seedlings are l}in. high. Cut when 
3in, high & market in punnets. Crop ready to cut about a week after 
sowing. Average yield, two punnets per square foot. Average price 
per doz. punnets, 1s. 6d. to 28. Temp. for early crops 65°. Will grow 
in cold frames in summer. Rape seed (Brassica napus) used instead of 
White Mustard (Brassica alba) by market growers because it is much 
cheaper. 
CULTURE OF COUVE TRONCHUDA: Soil, ordinary, rich. Posi- 
tion, sunny. Sow seeds thinly outdoors in April. Transplant seed- 
lings when 3in. high, 6in. apart in a nursery bed. Plant out finally 
3 ft. apart each way in June. Gather outer leaves first for their mid- 
ribs, and hearts last of all. 
Miscettanrous Deraits: Soil to be deeply dug and well manured 
for all foregoing crops. Fork in bone meal or tig! a ag for 
turnip crop. Best artificial manure for cabbage tribe: Kainit, 2} 1b. ; 
sulphate of ammonia, 21b.; sulphate of soda, 13 lb.; & superphosphate 
of lime, 241b. Apply above quantity to each square rod a month 
after planting. Turnips take eight weeks from time of sowing to 
arrive at maturity; Brussels sprouts, 30 to 40 weeks; other crops, 18 
to 20 weeks. Seeds take eight to ten days to germinate, and retain 
their germinating powers for six to eight years. One ounce of seeds 
will yield 2,000 plants. 
Market Cutture: Soil, deep & rich. Manures: For Borecole, 
3 cwt. of superphosphate per acre applied in spring, & 4 cwt. of nitrate 
of soda per acre applied a month after planting; for Broccoli, 12 tons 
of decayed manure & 4cwt. of superphosphate per acre applied before 
planting, with 1cwt. of nitrate of soda per acre applied when hearts 
are developing; for Brussels Sprouts, 20 tons of farmyard manure 
er acre applied in winter, 4cwt. of superphosphate per‘acre applied 
in spring, & 4cwt, of nitrate of soda per acre applied when sprouts 
begin to form; for Cabbage, 30 to 40 tons of farmyard manure per 
acre applied just before planting, and 2cwt. of nitrate of soda per 
acre applied six weeks after planting; for Cauliflower, 30 to 40 tons 
of rotten manure per acre applied in winter, 3 cwt, of kainit per acre 
applied in winter, 3 cwt. of superphosphate per acre added in spring, 
& ljewt. of nitrate of soda per acre applied six weeks after planting; 
for Savoy, same as for Cabbage; for Turnips, 10 tons of rotten manure 
per acre applied in winter, lcwt. of kainit per acre applied in winter, 
5 ewt. of basic slag applied in winter or 3 cwt. of superphosphate per 
acre applicd in spring, and lcwt. of nitrate of soda per acre applied 
after crop is thinned. Sow seeds of Borecole, Broccoli, Brussels 
Sprouts, Colewort, Cauliflowers, & Savoys in April outdoors; Cabbage 
in March, April, & July; Turnip, in March, April, July, Aug., & Sept. 
Plant in June or Jaly. Cabbage again in Sept. Distances for plant- 
ing: Borecole, 30in. each way; Broccoli, 2ft, apart in rows 30in. 
asunder; Brussels Sprouts, 30 in. apart in rows 3 ft. asunder; Cabbage, 
18in. apait each way for early crops, & 2ft. apart for late or main 
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