ON REARING KITCHEN VEGETABLES. 



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4. — Brvjssels Sprouts, 



The vegetable called Brussels Sprouts is a vaiiety of the 

 Savoy, producing some thirty or forty cabbages, less than 

 an egg, around the same tall stem, in addition to the head, 

 and of excellent quality. 



The cultivation is very similar to that of the Savoy, the 

 sowing being in March or April, planting out in July into 

 good rich soil ; but about Brussels they rear successional 

 crops, that come in from the end of July to the end of 

 May. 



What are usually termed Brussels Sprouts in England 

 are seldom genuine, in consequence of the seed being 

 crossed by other sorts ; and, some think, on account of 

 its being saved both from the main stem and the side 

 branches. The latter opinion appears very doubtful, till 

 proved by experiment. These and curled kale are deci- 

 dedly the best winter greens, and both will continue 

 sprouting until the blooming season, the young shoots 

 being, if gathered before they have grown too long, ex- 

 ceedingly agreeable and tender. 



5. — Broccoli, 



Broccoli is a sort of cabbage, with similar properties to 

 the other sorts, but the part used is diifferent, being the 

 head formed by the flower-buds. 



The soil requires to be richer than for cabbages, and to 

 be often moistened, if possible with liquid manure. The 

 time of sowing is precisely that of the cabbage, and the 

 after -management is the same, except that the plants will 

 require rather more room, and more earthing up. 



The sorts are numerous, but the chief are the early 

 purple and Knight's protecting, which ought to be sown in 

 the second week of April, the third week of May, and the 

 last week of August, for successions. The early white, the 

 green Cape, and the cream-coloiu^ed, being less hardy, may 

 be sown in a warm border in the end of February, the 

 beginning of March, or not later than April. 



"When a quantity of broccoli comes in all at once, and is 

 not wanted, a few of the leaves may be snapped, and turned 



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