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two feet apart every way, though many give 
them only eighteen inches in the row, and the 
rows two feet apart. Many of those under 
hand-glasses are showing flowers, and about 
the middle of the month the glasses may be 
taken away. Where the flower shows, break 
down the leaf or leaves so as to cover it from 
the sun, which would cause the colour to be 
bad, as the sun turns the. flower yellow in a 
very short time. Cauliflowers under glasses 
must be watered in dry weather rather 
frequently, and occasionally in wet, because 
the glass prevents them from receiving 
the benefit of a shower ; but in mild weather 
they will derive great nourishment from gentle 
rains ; the glasses should, therefore, be re- 
inoved on such occasions. Sow cauliflower 
seed towai'ds the end of the month. 
Bkocoli. — Sow at the beginning of the 
month. The Cape is one of the most useful 
of all, but some of the hybrid kinds, such as 
are nearly approaching a cauliflower in ap- 
pearance, are well worth cultivating. All the 
sorts may be sown in seed-beds ; it is best to 
sow them in rich ground. 
Winter Greens. — All the sorts of Kale 
may be sown, so also may Savoys, that is, if 
not done last month; or if a small portion was 
sown last month, sow more. 
Cabbages. — Sow seed of the quick-growing 
kinds, such as the Sugar-loaf, the Imperial, &c. 
Plant out Cabbages from the seed-beds; the 
spring sowing ought to be large enough, but all 
the autumn sown should be used first. Draw up 
earth to the stems of those already planted, 
and as soon as any begin to heart, tie them up 
like you would tie a lettuce, as it hastens the 
growth of the inside, and assists the bleaching. 
Plant, if possible, after rain; for it is better to 
wait a few days for rain in all planting opera- 
tions. If the weather appears to have set in 
dry, and you cannot wait for rain, have the 
ground well soaked by hand watering. The 
distances for Cabbages to grow large should be 
two feet apart in the rows, and three feet from 
row to row ; but where there is a call for a 
supply of the smaller kinds, or for greens, 
they may be planted six inches apart in the 
row, and two feet from row to row. As soon 
as the plants have grown large enough to eat 
as greens, two out of three may be drawn out, 
and the others left to cabbage. 
Carrots. — Sow for a supply to succeed 
those of last month, and for all but the winter 
store the Early Horn is the best, because it 
grows quickest ; the Altringham is better for 
the main crop to store up in winter. Hoe the 
crops already up, and leave them not less than 
six inches apart. 
Parsnips may be planted out, or if they 
have been sown where they are to grow, let 
them be thinned to nine inches distance every 
way; let the ground you plant them in be 
good, and they may be planted in rows a foot 
apart, though the parsnips are only nine inches 
distance in the rows. 
Lettuces. — Sow seed of any of the favourite 
kinds, the white and brown cos especially. 
Plant out all the sorts from the seed-beds ; 
these may be a foot and a half from row to 
row, and a foot from each other in the row. 
Draw the earth up to any that are already 
planted out and growing. Wait, as with cab- 
bages, for rain if possible, for they will do 
infinitely better than with any amount of 
watering. If the seed-bed be of any size, some 
may be left at proper distances to heart therc- 
Salads. — Continue to sow every month, 
if the supply is required, and thus keep up a 
succession. Corn salad is a very useful article. 
Turnips. — Thin out any turnips that are 
I already up, to give them room to swell. Re- 
| move all the weeds, and leave the plants a 
! good six inches apart. Sow more seed after 
| rain has got the ground in good order, to 
| bring them up quickly. 
Asparagus. — The beds in the open air are 
j supplying the table, and should be cut for a 
! family very differently from the way in which 
it is cut for market. For the sake of the 
carriage, perhaps, on the one hand, and a 
capacity for keeping some days without show- 
ing it on the other, the market people will 
have them cut as soon as the bud is fairly out 
of the ground ; so that, to the public, a large 
portion of whom are not judges, the bundle 
appears much the same after a week's keeping 
as it does when taken to market ; and as this 
is an expensive article, it is an essential point 
for a shopkeeper ; but for the table which is 
supplied direct from the garden, the asparagus 
should be allowed to grow three inches out of 
the ground, which would enable the consumer 
to eat four times as much of each bud. Again, 
the earth need not be disturbed to cut it, for 
one inch below the surface would be as good 
as six. Asparagus beds must be hand-weeded, 
and it is as well to do this in going over them 
to cut, as at any time. 
Scarlet Beans. — Plant out the first of the 
month in rows, as they are excellent subjects 
for screens at any part of the ground where 
there is an object to conceal; for they may be 
stuck at once with the tallest sticks you can 
get. Of course your quantity must depend on 
the supply you require, and one planting is 
enough, because they will keep growing and 
bearing until the frost cuts them off. If they 
are grown in rows, the rows should be four 
or six feet apart. This is a favourite crop for 
a family, and unquestionably the best of the 
bean tribe ; though some prefer the French 
bean, harrico, and kidney kind, which are 
smaller and smoother. 
