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ther be fine. The beginning of next month will be time enough 

 for full crops. They should be allowed four feet between the 

 rows, as they grow very tall, and four inches apart in the lines. 



SOWING TURNIP. 



Turnip, to succeed those sown last month, should be sown at 

 the beginning, middle, and end of the month, either in drills 

 an inch deep, or broad-cast thinly. Sow the early stone, or 

 the early white Dutch. They may be sown between crops of 

 peas, asparagus, or sea-kale, provided the soil be light. Re- 

 fresh plentifully with water, and sprinkle a little wood-ashes, 

 if the fly make its appearance. Keep them clear of weeds, 

 and ultimately thin them out to three or four inches apart. 



LOVE-APPLES. 



Sow love-apples for their fruit to pickle, and for soups, &c., 

 if omitted last month ; this is still a proper season for that 

 work, sowing them in a hot-bed, as directed in March. 



SOWING AND PLANTING SEA-KALE. 



This plant is indigenous to many of our sea-shores, growing 

 in fine drifted sand, sometimes covered partially with small 

 stones and gravel. In light sandy garden-soils, it comes to 

 perfection with little care, but in strong clayey soils it is often 

 apt to rot in winter. In preparing ground for sea-kale, if the 

 ground be naturally strong, it should be trenched to the depth 

 of three feet, if it will admit of that depth, and well manured. 

 Divide the gi'ound into four-feet beds, with alleys eighteen 

 inches wide ; throw out the mould of the alleys to the depth 

 of ten or twelve inches, which mould being laid on the beds, 

 will raise them from fifteen to eighteen inches above the bottom 

 of the alleys, which will render the be<ls dry. If the ground 

 be particularly stiff, lay on a quantity of fine sharp sand, 

 which, if properly mixed in the process of trenching, will ren- 

 der the beds sufficiently light for the cultivation of this excel- 



