On Cottage Gardening. 



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dishes sown in August, if the autumn is not too dry, are in fine 

 perfection in October and November, and are then a kind of dainty. 



In August, too, the principal crop of onions must be pulled 

 and laid together thinly to dry, previously to their being roped and 

 stored. And when October arrives there will be both carrots 

 and parsnips, as well as the potatoes, to be taken up and stored 

 in safety, either in pits or otherwise : besides getting part of the 

 same ground dunged and dug ready for cabbage to be planted, 

 as directed in the autumn of last year. 



Having sketched a plan for cropping tvv^enty poles of ground 

 with the most useful kinds of kitchen vegetables for a labourer 

 or mechanic, we may now make a moderate estimate of the prin- 

 cipal products, to show the benefits accruing to the tenant for his 

 expenses, time, and labour. 



We have supposed that the form of the garden is a long square, 

 38 yards in length and 16 yards wide. This area contains 608 

 square yards, being somewhat more than one-eighth of an acre, 

 or 20 poles. The ground is divided into seven portions, and 

 marked by yards lengthwise, in order to make the division easier 

 for the tenant. 



The following plan shows the divisions of the garden for the first 

 year's cropping, which are arranged as follows : — 



No. 1. One yard for pot-herbs and rhubarb, &c. 



2. Two yards for seed-beds and radish . 



3. Three yards for onions, with a pinch of leek 



4. Three yards for carrots 



5. Three yards for parsnips . 



6. Seven yards for cabbage . 

 1. Nineteen yards for potatoes 



Yds. 



Sq. Yds. 



1 



. 16 



2 



. 32 



3 



. 48 



3 



. 48 



3 



. 48 



7 



. 112 



19 



. 304 



38 



608 



