440 FORCING DEPARTMENT. 



place a large flower pot, or such pots as are generally 

 made purposely for the blanching of the Sea-Kale. 

 The holes in the pots must be all stopped, in order 

 that the steam arising from the fermenting substan- 

 ces, may not get in to injure the tender shoots, when 

 they are in a growing state. As soon as the plants 

 are covered with the pots, a layer of the fermenting 

 materials should be spread all over the bed, to the 

 depth of from 15 to 20 inches, which thickness 

 should be regulated according to the state of the 

 weather ; but observing, not to make the bed too 

 strong, in case of injuring the crop, or drawing up 

 the shoots in a weak state. If a temperature around 

 the plants of from 55 to 60 degrees can be kept, it 

 will be quite sufficient for bringing this vegetable to 

 perfection, in the course of about three weeks after 

 the beds are made up ; and which may be had at the 

 table in December; and its season prolonged until 

 they appear in the open ground ; and if covered with 

 coal ashes, or turf-mould, it will considerably tend to 

 blanch the shoots, and accelerate their growth. 



