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manure rotted into the state of mould, mixed with earth to 

 the depth of six inches. By using this soil we obtain 

 Carrots of a brighter red and better quality than when 

 grown in garden mould only. When the heat has reached 

 a genial point the seed is sown, and seven rows of the 

 Petite Noire Lettuce are generally pricked into each frame. 

 But although by this method we get two crops from the 

 same frame, we do not think that there is much advantage 

 to be gained from it, for it is not certain whether the 

 Lettuces produced compensate for the harm that they do to 

 the Carrots. These Lettuces are fit to cut in January. 

 After they have been gathered, a little mould is spread over 

 the place they occupied, and if the weather is dry the 

 Carrots are given a slight watering. In the course of 

 January, when the crop has grown up, the linings of the 

 frames are turned over and raised as high as the top of the 

 frame, so as to increase the heat of the bed. At the begin- 

 ning of January, a second crop of Carrots is generally sown, 

 but in this case a less amount of heat is required, and a 

 sowing of Badishes is substituted for the Lettuces. When 

 proper pains have been taken, the first Carrots may be 

 gathered in the first fortnight of April. If the weather is 

 fine during the latter half of the month of March, and the 

 frames that cover the Carrots are required for other subjects, 

 they may be taken off, in which case the Carrots may be 

 gathered later. In February and March Carrots are again 

 sown on heat, but in the open air. After this period straw 

 mats are sufficient to preserve the sowings from the frost. 

 These Carrots succeed those which were sown in December 

 and January, and prepare for those sown in the open air. 

 After the Carrots sown in February and March are gathered, 

 Badishes are sown, and after they are gathered, turnip-rooted 

 Celery. 



" Sowing in the open air. — The first sowings in the open 

 air are made in September. In the eastern districts they 

 sow large quantities at this period. From the commence- 

 ment of the earliest frosts care is taken to cover the sowings 

 with litter, which is taken up whenever the weather is fine 

 i enough. When this sowing is successful, the Carrots may 



