A trench or hole 6 to 8 inches deep and one foot wide is prepared to 

 receive the plant, the bottom soil of the hole is broken up and the plant 

 placed in it: a little loose mould is then thrown into the hole to securcthe 

 plant. In time the hole fills up from washings brought to it by rains and 

 the plant thrives well and develops a large tuft. It is from the centre of 

 the tuft that the largest dasheen is obtained — around this central one 

 many smaller ones develop. When the crop is fit to be reaped the centre 

 dasheen is removed carefully and the hole left by it in the centre of the 

 tuft is plugged up with loose mould, the side dasheens then develop and 

 can be reaped as required. 



EDDOES. 



Eddoes are not as fastidious, with regard to quality of land, as are the 

 tannia and dasheen. Properly cultivated thej' do well on any soil. The 

 method of cultivation is similar to that for tannia — being smaller plants 

 they may be planted closer. 



The " Chinese " eddoe is a hardier varietj^ than the " Barbados " type 

 which prefers a soil with a large proportion of lime. 



CASSAVA. 

 Cassava is grown largely as a catch crop on land which is being newly 

 ]Dlanted with permanent crops, but it also pays to devote land entirely 

 to its cultivation. To get good tubers the ground must be deeply worked 

 with the fork or plough. Pieces of the nrature woody stems about 

 six inches in length taken from the middle portion of the stem are 

 planted in a slanting direction covering them to two-thirds of their 

 length in the wet season, and their whole length in dry weather. Plant 

 at a distance of 4 feet by 4. The crop will be fit for gathering in from 

 eight to twelve months, but can remain in the soil for some time after 

 without injury. On being taken from the soil they must be made use of 

 as soon as possible as the tubers become useless in a few days. 



BEANS. 

 These make a good rotation crop ; many of them form valuable foods, 

 and can be readily grown. Sow the seed singly about 3 feet apart. 



The Wax pod or Butter bean, of which there are both dwarf and 

 climbing varieties, is one of the best beans to grow for table use. Divarf 

 French or Kidney beans also succeed well, and there are other kinds 

 such as Lima beans which thrive remarkably well. These all succeed 

 best on a deeply dug, well drained soil, and will respond readily to 

 manure ; wood ashes, lime and crushed bones suiting them admirabl3\ 

 For climbing varieties sow the seed in drills 2^ feet apart {i.e. two drills 

 to a bed) and about 2 inches deep, placing the seeds about 6 inches 

 apart in the drills. As soon as they begin to grow place a row of stakes 

 four or five feet high on either side for them to climb on. 



For dwarf, kidney, or bush beans plant the seeds singly in the beds 

 6 inches apart each way. Earth the plants up when they are about 8 

 inches high by pulling the soil around the stems. A.s noted above dwarf 

 beans may be grown on yam and potato banks. 



The Overlooh or Sword bean (Canav alia ensiformis), a dwarf grower, 

 is also useful both as a vegetable and a cover crop. 



