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BUISr'S FAMILY KITCHEN GARDENER. 



It is like the Long Orange, but of a brighter color. In soil 

 of a deep sandy loam, it produces a heavy crop, and is very 

 suitable for the Farm. 



Long White is much cultivated by the French for season- 

 ing and for soups. On light, deep soils, it produces a heavy crop. 



Culture. — In the culture of this excellent vegetable, a deep, 

 light, rich, sandy soil, well manured, should if- possible be em- 

 ployed. If the ground is not of this quality in the preceding 

 year, it should be dug deep, and well broken. If this is no! 

 done, the roots fork or spread in a lateral direction, injuring 

 both their size and quality. It is very important to have an 

 early crop, for such the Horn sort only should be used. Sow 

 on a warm border, as early as the season will admit. In sow- 

 ing, a calm day should be preferred, as the seeds are very light , 

 they also bundle together, and should be rubbed between the 

 hands in dry sand or earth, to separate them. The preferable 

 way of sowing, is in shallow drills, half an inch deep, and nine 

 to twelve inches apart, which admits of the hoe being made 

 use of in thinning out the crop, and clearing off the weeds. 

 As soon as the plants are up, and can be easily observed, 

 take a hoe of three or four inches broad, and thin out the crop 

 to three or four inches apart. The main crop intended for 

 large roots, should be thinned to six inches apart. Frequent 

 hoeing and stirring the soil, whether there are weeds to destroy 

 or not, is very essential to the growth of the roots. From the 

 first of May to the first of June, is the period to sow for a 

 general crop, which will be ready to house about the first of 

 November. As soon as the leaves begin to turn yellow, the 

 roots can be taken up in a dry day. Cut the tops off about an 

 inch from the crown, and pack the roots in dry earth or sand 

 in the cellar, for Winter use ; or they may be pitted out of doors, 

 covered with two inches of straw and a foot of earth, to keep 

 them from frost, when they can be in use till the following 

 April. — Beets may be kent in the sam* manner. 



