KITCHEN-GARDEN VEGETABLES. 
other crop, Beet excepted. Winter Spinach 
may be succeeded by any spring crop. 
TuRNips. The same as Carrots. 
It may happen that a crop may have to follow 
another of the same nature; such may be owing 
to limited space, or a backward season may 
render certain crops too late for being gathered 
in proper time for allowing the ground to be 
occupied by the usual succession. When this is 
the case, the ground should either be trenched 
or dug two spits deep and manured. 
Quantities of Seed required for Cropping the 
Kitchen Garden.—A. correct seed estimate can 
only be made from experience of the relative 
amount of each kind of vegetable required. The 
extent of ground to be cropped may be taken 
into consideration in connection with the greater 
or less demand for certain articles. In some 
families certain kinds of vegetables are in great 
demand, whilst others are scarcely asked for. 
The estimate must be framed accordingly. A 
few deficiencies may easily be made up in good 
time; whilst a slight excess is in most cases de- 
sirable, and even advantageous. Many kinds 
of seeds keep good for several years, and of. 
these it is well to have a surplus; for if they 
prove true to their variety, a sowing can be 
made in the following season that can be de- 
pended on. The quantity of seeds required in 
general to crop an acre of garden may be esti- 
mated as follows :— 
AGS ee Sraits:ayl Cressy 2: 52sec. 1 qt. 
lGEy1 Sy ane SONGS (|| LALORNYEN ones Sacra ahae 1d 02. 
Kidney-beans, ......... PACOMESE || AUey SI icine, Jenene 1 oz 
Scarlet-runners, ...... Stes up Methucese ee. tesa 3 OZS 
OECEOIE, ro Sines ss oc0n-. Loz arn PMiustards | si siss.6. ss. 1 qt. 
Brussels-sprouts, ...... IL GyAS |) (OWGWO) ON ee tes once qdeeeceas 6 ozs 
eMC CON tne. 2 OLS, IIPAYSICY) ...c.c 000 cnesva aes 2 ozs 
WADDAG ET, oicccedacecceee 2EO7 Sea WEVAY STIs. .7 ya.inces sec etee 4 ozs 
Red-cabbage, ......... Poot | Ragishy, 262075 fa cevten: 15 pt. 
SENN ee 4 0z. } Spinach (summer),... 1 qt. 
Czanihower, .<<.......-. 1 oz. a (winter), ... 1 pt. 
LSS ie) cee ee ee eee ZHOZSNaSAISALY... 100 «a. scnoseconen 4 OZ. 
S015) li Gozs. | Scorzonera, ...........- 4 OZ. 
FS) Se | ee a es Ope,” || MUON Toth ae oe aeaamn Senne Gr 4 ozs 
Alexanders (Smyrnium Olusatrum).—A na- 
tive of Britain, formerly cultivated for its leaf- 
stalks, which, having a pleasant aromatic flavour, 
were blanched and used instead of Celery and 
in flavouring soups. 
Angelica (Archangelica officinalis, fig. 1146). 
—A native of Britain. The tender stems, 
stalks, and midribs of the leaves are used in 
confectionery, candied with sugar. The seeds 
are used in flavouring. In some parts of the 
north of Europe the leaves are eaten either raw 
-apart each way. 
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or cooked together with fish or flesh. The 
plant is raised from seed sown in August or 
in March, and frequently watered, and grows 
well in any good soil, but succeeds best in a 
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Fig. 1146.—Angelica (Archangelica officinalis). 
cool moist situation. Should be planted 2 feet 
Will be fit for use in the 
following May or June. The stems should be 
cut down before flowering; the plants will then 
live for three years. 
Aniseed (Pimpinella Anisum).—An annual, 
native of Egypt, cultivated in the Levant and 
in Spain for its seeds, which are employed in 
confectionery, in distillation, and for the manu- 
facture of a well-known cordial. Is sometimes 
grown in this country for its leaves, which are 
used for garnishing and seasoning. It requires 
a light soil and warm situation, where it may 
be sown in April in drills 6 inches apart, and the 
young plants thinned to about 3 inches apart. 
Artichoke (Cynara Scolymus). — A hardy 
perennial, native of southern Europe.  Culti- 
vated for its flower-heads, of which the fleshy 
receptacle, commonly called the bottom, and the 
base of the involucral scales, are the parts used 
(fig. 1147). Sometimes the central leaves of 
plants about to be destroyed are blanched, and 
used like Cardoons. 
The Artichoke is by no means fastidious, but 
prefers a deep sandy loam and an open situa- 
tion. The ground should be trenched 2 feet 
