The Cultivation of Vegetables 83 
largest ones for use the others are given room to develop. 
The first sowing may be made in the open ground about 
the beginning of March, and successional sowings may be 
made every fortnight as long as they are required. 
An early batch may be obtained at the end of January 
by making a hotbed of fresh horse manure and partly 
decayed leaves, treading the whole firmly so that the heat 
will not be too great at first, and therefore retained longer. 
A light frame should afterwards be placed over the bed, 
and from 6 to 8 in. of loamy soil put into the frame. The 
seed should then be sown, either broadcast, thinly, or in 
rows 6 in. apart. As soon as the first roots are large 
enough they should be pulled up, thus giving the others 
space to develop. 
Varieties — 
French Breakfast. Turnip Red. 
Turnip White. Wood’s Frame. 
PEAS 
Peas are cultivated for the seeds they produce, which, 
as everybody knows, form an excellent and wholesome 
article of diet. 
They succeed well in almost any kind of garden soil, 
though some varieties appear to thrive better on particular 
i soils. 
For instance, two varieties, A and B, may be tried in 
a garden. Should the season be a dry one, A may do 
exceptionally well, while B is a failure. This will not 
satisfy a keen and intelligent gardener, so next season 
the same varieties are experimented with again. Should 
