By Mr. James Dickson. 



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fly; this crop will supply the table till April. If wanted 

 during the whole year, a little seed may be sown the latter 

 end of October, and these plants, if they do not miscarry, 

 will be fit for use in April and May. The last crop may be 

 sown from the middle of January to the middle of February, 

 which will also come in the end of May and June, but in 

 July and August they will not be very good, and as at that 

 season of the year, there is an abundance of other vegetables, 

 it is of less consequence : upon a north border, however, and 

 in a sandy moist soil, it is possible to have them sweet and 

 tender during the whole summer. 



To save good seeds, you should, in February or the begin- 

 ning of March, transplant some of the finest roots, placing 

 them two feet asunder, and keeping the ground repeatedly 

 hoed ; when the seedpods are formed, they should be guarded 

 from the birds, either with nets, or by shooting some of the 

 birds, and hanging them up upon sticks. As soon as the seed- 

 pods change colour, cut the heads, and spread them to dry in 

 the sun, after which beat out the seed, and lay it up for use. 



