PIGEON PEAS. 



Sow the seeds during the wet season in groups four feet apart and thi)i 

 the seedlings to one plant to each hole. 



CABBAGE. 

 Good heads of cabbages can be obtained from deeply dug, heavily 

 manured soil if the seed be sown afc the right time of the year. The first 

 sowing should be made at the end of November, afterwards sowing a 

 batch every month until March to keep up a succession during the dry 

 season. They will mature on rich soil in three months. Procure fresh 

 seed of a flat-headed variety such as Sutton's " Maincrop," Landreth's 

 " Surehead," or Landreth's " Bloomsdale" all of which thrive well under 

 tropical conditions. Sow in shallow, well-drained boxes or in beds of 

 finely prepared soil in the open ground, or on raised bamboo stages 

 tarring the uprighbs to keep away ants. Sow the seeds thinly, hghtly 

 cover with fine soil and keep well watered. As soon as the seedlings 

 are above ground, prick them off into other boxes where they may 

 remain in a position exposed to full sunshine till four or five leaves have 

 formed, when they are ready for planting. If the seeds are sown thinly 

 in beds, they can remain there till large enough to plant into their final 

 position. 



When planting place the young plants two feet apart and give a good 

 soaking of water. Cabbages will make a good crop to follow yams as 

 the land will be again vacant by the time it is wanted for that crop. 



In the wet season a cabbage, locally known as the Creole cabbage, 

 can be grown. It is a variety which has been propagated by shoots 

 for a number of years. They do not form hard heads at this season, but 

 the young succulent shoots make a good table vegetable. "Young plants 

 are raised from shoots taken from old stumps left in the ground from the 

 previous wet season, and treated in the same way as seedlings. 



AKTICHOKES. 



Artichokes make an excellent substitute for potatoes. They like a 

 sunny situation. Select good tubers and plant in rows two feet apart, 

 one foot in the rows, and 3 or 4 inches deep. The best time to plant is 

 in the rainy season at intervals of about six weeks ; in this way a suxoply 

 can be obtained for the greater part of the year. Artichokes are prolific 

 bearers, and a few beds will give quite a large supply. All the attention 

 necessary after planting is to hoe the beds and keep down weeds until 

 the leaves and stems begin to die off when the crop is ready to be 

 gathered. 



KOHL RABI. 



This vegetable is a member of the same family as the cabbage, the 

 swollen gouty stem being the principal edible portion of the plant 

 although the leafy tops are also eaten. To be of good quality they 

 should be grown quickly and used when quite young, or they will be 

 stringy and possess a rank flavour. As a substitute for turnips they are 

 excellent the smaller varieties being the best for human consumption. 



