Nov.\ 



THE CULINARY GARDEN. 



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SAVING TURNIP SEED. 



When it is intended to plant turnips for seed, some of the best 

 formed roots should now be selected. They should be planted 

 deep, in rows two feet apart, and at a distance from any other 

 plants of the same family, to prevent, as much as possible, 

 the hybridizing of them with the pollen of other kinds. 



SAVING CARROT SEED. 



The largest and best-formed roots, free from canker or worm, 

 should be made choice of, and at this time planted in rows 

 two feet apart, and planted deep, so that their crowns may be 

 at least two or three inches under ground. In gathering the 

 seeds, prefer such as are produced from the centi*al or prin- 

 cipal umbel, from which may be expected the finest seed, and 

 the strongest plants. 



SPINACH. 



Beds of spinach should now be kept perfectly clean and free 

 from weeds ; and if the plants stand too closely together, draw 

 up the smallest of them for present use, thinning them in 

 such a manner as that each plant may stand singly. 



If this be done, and in proper time, the sun and air will 

 penetrate more easily amongst them, and will dry the surface 

 of the earth, which is of great advantage to the plants, and 

 will cause them to gi'ow and thrive the better. 



In gathering spinach, the following directions should be at- 

 tended to, viz. to cut off only the outside larger leaves, per- 

 mitting the others to remain, which by that means will grow 

 the faster, aiid be fit for gathering in succession. 



COVERING UP CELERY. 



The crops of celery, particularly the most forward, should 

 be earthed up as far as may be judged necessary, and a quan- 

 tity of fern, or long littery diinij, brought to the sides of tlic 



