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be quite a pretty place where the 

 cook could go out aud gather her 

 " bouquet " for some delicate soup, 

 sauce, or stew — a little sprig or 

 two of this or that, varied ac- 

 cording to her knowledge of the 

 needs of her at. 



The Thvmes, Savouries, Basils, 

 and Penny-royal are low-growing 

 things, the variety of Thyme 

 called bush or tree Thpne being 

 a little bush onlv a few inches 

 high. Tarragon, Balm, Burnet, 

 and Marjoram, are taller. Sage 

 is a handsome low bush. Bakn, 

 Marjoram, and I/emon Thp>'me 

 come into stuffings and forcemeats 

 that acconipanv white meats. Tar- 

 ragon and Chervil (the latter an 

 annual, looking like a thin un- 

 curled Parsley and tasting much 

 like Tarragon) are the best flav- 

 ouring herbs for salads. 



PariYsnips for Exhibition. 



Thinning Young Vegetables. 



There will be plenty of work at 

 the present time in the vegetable 

 garden. Weeds must be killed 

 While thev are in their infancjy. It 

 is a sad sight to see voung veget- 

 ables in rows almost hidden from 

 view bv a forest of seedling weeds. 

 No mercv must be shown the lat- 

 ter. The work of thinning out 

 voung vegetables ought not lo be 

 neglected ; the timely thinning of 

 the seedlings has such a grand 

 effect u]ion their subsequent quali- 

 ty. If Carrots, Beetroot and Tur- 

 nips were left to grow in a crowd- 

 ed condition in the rows, the 

 roots would be verv poor indeed, 

 the Spinach and lyettuces practic- 

 allv worthless. The best time to 

 do the thinning out is immediate- 

 Iv after a shower of raiu. Early 

 thinning is advisable because it is 

 such a difficult mattee to remove 

 surplus seedlings without unduly 

 disturbing those left when all have 

 been allowed to attain to a fair- 

 ly large size before the work is 

 commenced. Carrots must be left 

 about 4 inches, Beetroot 6 inches, 

 and Turnips 5 inches or 6 inches 

 apart. This mav at first appear 

 to be too far, but as the roots 

 grow it will be found that thev 

 will nearlv occut)v the space al- 

 lotted. ,Spinach seedlings must 

 have ample room to ^row in, and 

 onp"ht to l>e thinned out to 6 

 inches asunder at least. I/cttuces, 

 where raised in drills where thev 

 are to remain to grow to maturi- 

 Iv, should be thinned to 10 inches; 

 Par.slcv and her1)s must also be 

 dulv thinned out.—" T.P." 



There is no doubt that people 

 who grow vegetables for exhibi- 

 tion, and it is a pity there are 

 not more of them, go to lots of 

 trouble. Take the following from 

 an English paper. " In an ojven 

 aspect, take out a trench 4^ feet 

 deep and as wide as will give sr.f- 

 ficicnt freedom. At the bottom 

 lav three pipes, with an outlet for 

 water into a walk or drain. I"" ill 

 in a few rough cinders. Follow 

 with a foot of manure, filling the 

 remainder with fine sifted light 

 \ soil, with wood ashes and soot 

 incorporated. Allow a week for 

 this to consolidate, and then sow 

 three seeds together at intervals of 

 13 inches. Cover with an inch of 

 soil, and use jjieces of glass as a 

 protection to the seed, till they 

 g'erminate. Thin out to one, as 

 growth proceeds. Remove some 

 of the mould from the neck of the 

 Parsnip, and add sand." 



Jerusalem Artichoke as a 

 Screen. 



In manv gardens one is anxious 

 to hide some unsightly spot, and 

 in others to form a screen. Here 

 the value of the Jerusalem Arti- 

 choke is soon seen, as when grown 

 in well-manured land the growth is 

 most vigorous. Not only is the 

 plant useful for the purpose 

 named, but it is valuable as a 

 winter vegetable ; indeed, the 

 tubers contain such a little starch 

 that thev mav be eaten when the 

 Potato mav not. The plant is not 

 a favourite, and of course in a 

 small garden the space mav be 

 too limited to crow it to advan- 

 tage ; but in large places much 

 greater use may be made of the 

 tubers, as they may be cooked in 

 so man\' difFpfent wavs. and are 

 useful when there are few veget- 

 ables to choose from. The tubers, 

 to do their justice, should be 



planted in the spring in rows 3 

 feet apart, and 18 inches between 

 the .sets, and thev give a moichi 

 better return in good land. They 

 can be pi'.it in now. In cooking, 

 they are much better if plenty of 

 salt is used, in the water, which 

 .slwuld be boiling before the roots 

 are placed in the pan. They are 

 deliciopis with cream or milk and 

 butter added when oartlv done, 

 and a little juice 1 of lemon over 

 them when served up hot. These 

 Artichokes are cooked as follows : 

 Scrai>e or pare the tubers, place 

 2 ozs. of butter in a saucepan and 

 lav the Artichokes in this. Pour 

 over them a cui>ful of strong 

 gravy or stock and simmer gently 

 for half an hor.ir. Turn out into 

 a hot dish, add more hot stock, 

 and serve as hot as possible. Arti- 

 choke salad is excellent. Boil the 

 tubers, then slice some Onion over 

 them, cover with boiling water for 

 five minutes, drain, cool and slice 

 them. U.se salad dressing, placing 

 in a bowl with a liberal quantity 

 of >I;ettuce leaves, and garnish with 

 cooked Beetroot. — Exchange. 



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