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HOCKINGS* GARDEN MANUAL. 



inches deep, the rows being three feet apart ; cover the 

 whole with earth. A single crop of lettuces or other 

 salad may be taken between the rows the first season, 

 the bed being kept quite clear of weeds. 



The only cultivation is to cut down the dead stems 

 annually, and dig with a fork between the rows to re- 

 fresh the surface. 



After three or four years the crop is ready to take, 

 in doing which a trench must be thrown out along the 

 first row to the full depth of the roots, probably three 

 feet — trenching the whole bed in the same manner, to 

 get out the roots unbroken and without waste. 



THE CAPER— (Capparis Spinosa), 



The caper is a hardy, deciduous, trailing shrub, 

 growing to the height of three feet, of the flower buds 

 of which the well-known pickle is formed. In the 

 south of Italy and other places it grows wild on old 

 walls, rocks, and ruins ; from which it may be inferred 

 that it requires rather a dry, open soil. It may be 

 propagated by seeds, cuttings, or pieces of the root ; it 

 has the habit of the bramble ; and a plant growing in 

 the open air in England is said to have attained the 

 age of nearly one hundred years. The root has such 

 vigor that, although the plant may be cut down an- 

 nually by the frost, it covers the space with fresh shoots 

 the next season, and produces a crop of buds. It grows 

 freely in the Brisbane district, and may be propagated 

 in spring by striking the lateral shoots when one inch 

 long, in sand, 



THE CINNAMON TREE— (Cinnamonum Dulce.) 



The cinnamon tree is perfectly hardy in Brisbane, 

 and grows with great luxuriance. A peaty loam is 

 recommended as the most suitable soil for it ; but in 



