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ftilly cxpofoj jt iiij»lit ill the mor^ advanced part of itic 

 t^ni\g, lo liai'doii tlivni tor their icinoval into llic places 

 w'licrc ihcy are to remain. From tlie latter end of i'ebiuary 

 (o tl'C licginning of April, hccording to tlic wcatliev and 

 condition iif tlie plants, all tliofe which have been wintered 

 either in frames or other wayj fhcuild he plantctl out where 

 they are to remain. An open fpot of the bell ground 

 ihould be eholcn for this piirpofe, which Hiould be previoiifly 

 dunged, and dug over, as dirctted for the early crop ; the 

 p'anti beii!^ put in by a line, two feet and a half dillant 

 every way, watering them at planting, and in dry, warm 

 weather, repeating it two or three times, till they have taken 

 fre'li roots. 



In pLinting this crop, it is fomelimcs the praflice of mar- 

 ket gardeners, who have occafion to make evtry advantage 

 of their ground, to fow a thin crop of radilh and fpinach 

 bttween the rows of canliflower plants ; but the pvadtice is 

 not much to be recommended. In May and June, when the 

 plants have attained conliderable growth, the ground fhonld 

 be well hoed, to cut down all weeds, drawing earth about 

 tjie ftcms of the plants ; and when the latter month proves 

 very hot and dry, occafional uateriiurs may be of great 

 utility, bafons being formed round the plants for that purpol'e. 

 In July this crop will be in full perfeftion, continuing in 

 fucccflion until the middle of Augull, when it will be fuc- 

 cceded by the late fummer crop. 

 . Ill order to the culture of the late fummer crop, it ia 

 neccflary to raifc a proper fupply of plants in fpring, to be 

 planted out in April or May, to arrive at perfection in 

 x\ugull and Sej)teinber, in time to fucceed tlie autumn 

 railed crops. The feed for this crop may be fown any 

 time in February, but not later than the lu 11 week in March ; 

 and, in order to forward the plants as much as pofTible, it is 

 ptoper to fow the feed on a flender hot-bed, made for one 

 light box eighteen or twenty inches in depth, of hot dung, 

 covered with light, rich earth, four or iue inches ir. thicknefs. 

 The feed ihould be lown on the furface, and covered a quarter 

 of an inch deep with fine mould ; the glafs being then 

 put on occafionaHy, and li^ht fprinklings of water given, 

 railing the glals daily for the evaporation of the fleam and 

 admiliion of free air. The plants will rife in a few days, at 

 which time admit the air freely, by tilting the glafs, and by 

 t-iking it wholly off in fine warm diys, and when there are 

 moderate fhowers. In dry weather, give frequent light 

 waterings. When the plants have leaves an inch broad, 

 prick them out ; and if fomc of them are pvit upon another 

 moderate hot bed, it will forward them confiderably. From 

 the end of April to the middle of May, fome of the for- 

 wardeil plants may be fit to plant out, which fliould be in an 

 open fput of rich, well-dnnged ground, as in the former 

 crops, and in dr)- weather they (hould have frequent waterings, 

 till they have taken good root. Tiie neccd'ary culture after- 

 wards is only occafional hoeing to delhoy weeds ; and when 

 the plants are lomewhat advanced in growth, drawing the 

 earth about their roct-llems. 



In the culture of the Michaelmas crop, fome feed mud 

 be fown about the middle of May, on a bed of common 

 earth ; and when the plants have leaves an inch or two 

 broad, they (hould be pricked out three or four inches afun- 

 der, to remain until the middle or latter end of July, then 

 planted out as in the other crops, fupplying them occafion- 

 aHy with water till rooted. They begin to (hew heads 

 tovv.-\rds the end of Odlober, which will continue a great 

 part of December, or fometimes in mild weather till Chrift- 

 raas. But this crop depends greatly on the itate of the 

 autumn after Michaelma;, which, if moderately dry and 

 warm, tolerably large, handfome cauliflowers are often 



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produced in November ; but if wet and cold, the heads are 

 molHy fmall, irregular, and ill-coloured. 



T/ie method of culture in the broccoli hlml. 



This is another fuppofcd variety of the common cabbage, 

 wliich has different forts, that in their growtli, habit, and 

 eatable pans, much refemble the caulitlower, all of them 

 forming roundilh heads in the centre of their leaves, com- 

 pofed entirely of a compaft collection of l:umeroui buds or 

 ends of advancing fhoots. 



They are annual-biennial plants, as tliey attain perfeftion 

 in the fame year, in the eaiiy fowu crops ; but in the later 

 fowings, ftand all the fccond feafon, when, after producing 

 heads, they (hoot up into ftalk, ripen, feed, and wholly 

 perilh. 



They are cultivated principally for autumn, winter, and 

 fpring ufe, thefe being the feafons of their production in 

 the bell perfeAion, being obtained in the different crop* by 

 a fpring and fummer finving inMaich, April, and IVIay ; 

 thofe of the form.er months generally furnithing hsads in 

 autumn and winter, and that of the latter principally after 

 Chriflmas, and all the fpring months, m which they are 

 commonly rather fuperior to the foregoing in the produc- 

 tion of larger and more peifefi heads. Tiiey are io hardy 

 as to refill the cold of an ordinary winter, though very 

 fevere froft often affefts fucli as are wtak, or grow in ex- 

 pofed cold foils, efpecially the fort called cauliiiower broc- 

 coli. The chief forts and varieties are the early-purple, 

 which is a moderate growing darkifli green plant, producing 

 fmallilli purple heads, but earlier by a fortnight or more 

 than the others ; and of which there are the purple, the 

 green, and the blue, often rifing from feed of the lame plants. 

 This fort is proper for the firll crop, which, if fown the 

 latter end of March, or more gentraliy in April, and a fuc- 

 ceffion crop in May, and planted out in June and July, 

 comes in for ufe from Michaelmas till Chnllmas ; and when 

 their heads are gathered, the Ibilks produce plenty of fine 

 fprouts. 



The late purple is a large robuft-grawing darkidi green 

 plant, producing a large purplilli head like a duller 

 of buds, being generally much larger, and more perfeftly 

 headed than the former forts, and veiy delicate eating ; of 

 this there are the common purple headed, the dwarf purple, 

 the blue broccoli, the brown broccoli, the green broccoli, 

 and the yellowifii broccoli ; all of which irequently rife 

 from the fame feed, though that of the true purple kind is 

 fnperior both in iize and perfeClncfs of heading, as well as 

 delicacy of eating ; and vvith care in fovving the leed, the 

 forts may be continued. This aiid all its varieties, by 

 fowing in April, May, and beginning of June, and planting 

 out the plants in July and Auguft, may be obtained for nio 

 from about Chriffmas until the beginning or middle of May, 

 but they are always in the greatefl perfection, in regard to fize, 

 in February, March, and April ; and after the main head is 

 cut, the ftalks produce abundance of fide fi;oots, or fprouts, 

 terminated by iniall heads, which eat as Iweet and tender as 

 the principal ones. The white, or cauliflower broccoli, is a 

 curious variety. The plants are of robuH growth, and 

 hghtilh green colour, each forming a clofe white head in the 

 centre, fometimcs as large as a middling cauliHowtr, and 

 greatly refembling them in every Hate of growth, and for deli- 

 cacy of eating, they are equal to the finell fummer cauliflower. 

 This fort admits of no varieties, except in degrees of white- 

 nels, though the whitell generally affumes fomewhat of a 

 yellowifli hue. By fowing the feed in March, April, or 

 May, and planting out the plants in June, July, and Augull, 

 may be obtained heads for ufe all winter and fpring ; but 

 thofe that appear about ^Tarch, and beginning or middle of 

 2 April, 



