KITCHEN-GARDEN VEGETABLES. 
by bulblets, planted in February or March, 6 
inches apart, in shallow drills 1 foot asunder, 
and covered to the depth of 2 inches. 
A small quantity may also be planted in 
October or November, to come in earlier than 
the spring planting. All the culture necessary is 
Fig. 1196.—Garlic. 
confined to keeping the ground free of weeds. 
When the leaves turn yellow, the plants may 
be taken up, dried in the sun, and then tied in 
bunches by the stalks, and hung in a dry airy 
room. Some bulbs from the autumn planting 
may be taken up in May or June for immediate 
use. 
Good King Henry (Chenopodium Bonus 
Henricus). A perennial, native of Europe, in- 
cluding Britain. 
“We think it an excellent vegetable for 
England, and deserving to be more generally 
planted. It is extensively grown by the Lin- 
colnshire farmers, almost every garden having 
its bed, which, if placed in a warm corner and 
well manured, yields an abundant supply of 
delicious shoots a fortnight before Asparagus 
comes in, and for some weeks afterwards. 
From a south border, cutting generally com- 
mences early in April, and continues till the 
end of June. Some say they like it better 
than Asparagus. 
“When properly grown, the young shoots 
should be almost as thick as the little finger, 
and in gathering it should be cut under the 
ground, something the same as Asparagus. In 
preparing it for use, if the outer skin or bark has 
become tough, strip it off from the bottom up- 
wards, and then wash and tie it up in bunches 
like Asparagus. It is best boiled in plenty of 
water. When tender, strain and serve simply, 
or upon toast. Some have melted butter with 
it, others eat it simply with gravy and meat.” 
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Cultivation. —Sow the seeds in spring in a 
seed-bed and transplant into rich deep soil, in 
rows 18 inches apart each way. The treatment 
should be generous in regard to manure and 
water. 
Gourds, Squashes, or Pumpkins (figs. 
1197-1202). These are popular names for a 
large number of species and varieties of plants 
belonging to the Cucumber family. They are 
tender or half-hardy annuals, natives of the 
warm parts of both hemispheres, and cultivated 
in most tropical and sub-tropical countries. 
Many of them are hardier than the Cucumber 
and the Melon, and succeed very well in the 
open ground in ordinary summers in the 
southern parts of Britain. 
They cross readily with each other, so that 
it is difficult to keep any one distinct if other 
sorts are growing in the neighbourhood and 
flowering at the same time. 
The best known of the hardier sorts of Gourd 
belong to the following :— 
CuUCURBITA MAXIMA, with stout unfurrowed 
stalks, leaves broader than long, with rounded 
lobes. To this belong the Large Yellow, Ohio, 
and Turk’s Cap Gourds, also the common 
Pumpkin. 
C. PEPO, with slender deeply-furrowed stalks, 
leaves deeply lobed, hairs very stiff. This com- 
prises the Vegetable Marrows, the Custard 
Marrows, the Crook-neck, and the little Orange 
and Egg Gourds. 
C. MoscHaTa.—Stalks slightly furrowed and 
much enlarged near the fruit; leaves deeply 
lobed, scented, often marbled; seeds rough. 
To this belongs the Naples, or Carpet-bag, and 
Yokohama Gourds. All the varieties of this 
require a warm climate to come to perfection. 
All the sorts require the same treatment as 
the Vegetable Marrow. The seeds should be 
sown in heat, in April, and forwarded under 
glass; but after the plants are above-ground 
they should only be kept in very gentle heat. 
They must be shifted into larger pots, as may 
be necessary, and kept growing moderately, 
gradually exposing them to the open air previ- 
ous to planting out, which should be done when 
the weather becomes sufficiently mild in May, 
sooner or later, according to season and climate. 
If heat is not at command, the seeds may be 
sown early in May in pots under a hand-glass; or, 
after the middle of May, they may be sown in 
the open ground. 
The following are some of the sorts best de- 
serving of cultivation :— 
