Cannell & Sons’ Complete Seed Guide. 
strung manure, fork this in about anotlier foot, and if dug over deeply two 
or three times so much the better ; on the top of this place a fair coating of 
well-rotted manure, and over this three inches of soil from out of the alley, 
then place one plant to every nine inches, spreading the roots well out, 
covering them over with the finest soil, free from stones, for the top covering 
have six inches of light friable or even sandy soil. The first year make one 
cutting only, if the plants are three years old, the following winter add more 
fine soil, so that there is something like nine inches of earth above the crown 
of the plants. Asparagus beds made iu this way with a good coating of 
manure every other year cannot fail to give abundance of this succulent 
vegetable until the peas make their appearance. A coating of our Real 
Manure gives increased strength, and should be applied, 2 ozs. to the yard, 
every season, showery weather being selected for the operation. 
We have heard of beds being iu good condition when fifty years old, 
but it stands to reason that the vigour of the plants must be impaired. New 
beds sh lald be planted every year, so that sutlieient strong plants can be 
taken up, put closely into a gentle hot-bed and torced ; this method 
would give a fine supjily for the table during February, and thus 
prolong the season for this welcome vegetable. 
Auev. 
BED. 
Alley or Pathway. 
BED 
ALLEY. 
Connover’s Colossal— Early, and very large 
Giant— Good, for general use 
Palmetto — Of very large size, even and regular in growth 
appearance j very^early 
.For plants, see page 46. 
Per oz. — 8. 
... 0 
and 
BEET 
(Beta vulgaris.) Chenopodiacea:. 
lililiT, CANMil.l.S' BEST OF Al.l.. 
CULTURE. — Sow the middle of April on ground that has been deeply 
dug and well manured the previous year. At the time of sowing the ground 
should be again deeply dug, anrl the seeds sown in rows a foot apart. It 
may bo sown in drills drawn by a hoe, or by dibbling a few seeds in holes 
an inch deep and a foot apart in' the rows '; thin out, when the plants are 
about 2 inches high, to a foot apart where in drills, and where dibbled in 
holes draw out all except one. When lifting the roots, in October or 
November, great care must he taken not to bruise them or cut off any small 
shoots or outgrowths or the colouring will be gone. About the end of 
October or beginning of November store them iu an open shed in dry sand : 
they will then keep in good condition, and can be used when rciiuired. 
CANNELLS’ BEST OF ALL. 
Medium-sized root of a beautiful rich deep blood colour, fine shape, 
and clean growing. Sure to please for culinary purposes, ami its handsome 
dark metallic glossy crimson leaves render it a very effective variety for 
the flower garden. Gd. and Is. per packet. Is. Gd. per oz- pgj. 
Dark Red Egyptian Turnip-rooted-Tumip shaped, flesh dark s. d. 
crimson colour, useful for Summer .sgl^ds ... ... ... ... 0 8 
Dell’s Crimson— Leaves of a dark bronze colour ; very ornamental 
for the flower garden 0 8 
New Purple— Unctpialled for form, smoothness, colour, and quality 
of the root. It «as Certificated at the Vegetable Conference 
the best type of dark Beet. ... ,. ... per pkt. Gd. & Is. 
Nutting’s Select Dark Red— A splendid variety for general 
purposes ... ... ... ■■ --- 0 8 
Ornamental Chilian— This is a non-edible variety, but is much 
used for decorating shrubberies, banks, and the flower garden ; 
its brilliant colours make it very attractive... per pkt. 3d. & Gd. 
Swiss Chard, Silver, or Sea-kale— The mid rib of the leaf of 
this variety is used in the same way as Sea-kale ... ... ... 0 G 
Spinach, or Perpetual Beet— Roth stalks and leaves of this 
variety are used; the former should be served up as Asparagus, 
and the latter makes an excellent substitute for Spinach ... 0 G 
Other varieties can be supplied. 
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