HOW TO SECURE THREE SUCCESSIVE CROPS. 



to appreciate the crisp, juicy, tender roots. Practically any variety 

 may be grown, but one of the best to respond to autumn sowing is 

 the * French Breakfast ' shown in figure 10. 



Winter Radishes. — For winter use ' Chinese Rose ' or the ' Black 

 Spanish ' may be sown. These roots grow to a large size and remain 

 solid and juicy for a long time. They can be left in the ground till 

 required for use, and can be boiled like Turnips or used in a mixed 

 salad. These types of Radish deserve far more extensive cultivation 

 than they receive. 



Other small saladings such as Mustard and Cress, Sorrel, and 

 Corn Salad can easily be grown as well as the American or Land 

 Cress. 



Cabbage. — I have left the reference to Brassicas till the last because 

 this affords a striking example of what can be accomplished by the 

 method we are considering. In figure n will be seen the Cabbage 

 bed only twelve weeks from sowing and in our exhibit in this Hall 

 to-day we are able to show heads cut from this bed. Had the 

 plants been treated in the ordinary way by sowing in July and 

 transplanting in October, they would not have hearted up till March, 

 April, or May of next year, but under this method of thinning out they 

 came to maturity in twelve weeks, a saving of at least five or six 

 months. ' Harbinger,' ' April,' and • Flower of Spring ' are all useful. 

 The plants thinned out can, of course, be transplanted, when they 

 will be fit to cut in the spring. 



Cauliflower. — Cauliflowers may also be sown where they are to 

 stand, on July 15, and duly thinned out. This is quite a unique 

 way of growing Cauliflower, but we were able to cut heads twelve 

 weeks after sowing and are exhibiting some to-day. The earliest 

 variety for this purpose is ' First Crop,' and this is followed by 

 ' Snowball ' and 'Magnum Bonum.' 



Savoys and Kales have also made exceptional growth, and the 

 picture (fig. 12) gives a general view of the plot as it is at the present 

 time. The autumn rains have caused the plants to grow most 

 luxuriantly and they should greatly supplement the supply of winter 

 greens. 



We made an exhibit in the Hall in Vincent Square on Novem- 

 ber 17, 1914, from seeds sown after the declaration of War on 

 August 4, and the Council awarded a Silver-gilt Knightian Medal. 

 It contained a large amount of material and was an ocular demon- 

 stration of what could be done in so short a time. In 1915 we 

 repeated our sowings with many more subjects, and the exhibit 

 made on October 26, 1915, contained over twenty distinct lands of 

 vegetables, and to it a Silver-gilt Knightian Medal was awarded for 

 its educational value. 



In 1917 we made a similar exhibit and were awarded a Silver 

 Knightian Medal. 



During the present season we have grown many more types on the 

 principle recommended and have already made three exhibits of the 



