BROCCOLI.. 
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Those who are cosirous of obtaining Broccoli and Cauli- 
flower in any quantity, so as to have all the different varieties 
in succession throughout the winter months, should have 
places erected similar to some of our greenhouses : the back 
and roof may be made of refuse lumber, which being after- 
ward covered with fresh stable dung, will keep out the frost. 
The place allotted for Cape Broccoli and Cauliflower should 
have a glazed roof to face the south ; the sashes must be 
made to take off in mild weatht r, but they should be always 
kept shut in severe cold weathei, and covered with mats, or 
boards, litter, &c., so effectually as to keep out the frost. 
The hardy kinds of Broccoli may be preserved without 
glass, by having shutters provided to slide over the front in 
extreme cold weather, which may be covered over with fresh 
stable dung or other litter. If these plants get frozen, it 
will be necessary to shade them from the full rays of the sun 
until they are thawed ; this may be done by shaking a little 
straw on the bed as they lay. 
It may not, perhaps, be generally understood, that the sud- 
den transition from cold to heat is more destructive to ve^e- 
tables than the cold itself. If plants of any kind get frozen, 
and cannot be screened from the full rays of the sun, they 
should be well watered as the air gets warm, and before they 
begin to thaw ; this will draw out the frost, and may be the 
means of saving the plants. 
The proper time for sowing the seed of Purple Cape 
Broccoli is from the tenth to the twenty-fourth of May : * 
thoi.e who intend to provide a place for the winter keeping 
* It has been proved by repeated experiments, that the Purple Cape 
Broccoli succeeds better in our climate than any other variety ; and, also, 
that if Broccoli or Cauliflower plants be retarded in growth by extreme 
heat, they seldom arrive at full perfection. It is, therefore, important that 
the time of sowing the seed of Cape Broccoli be so regulated as to allow, 
say six weeks of the summer, for the plants to grow in, previous to their 
being transplanted, and about seven or eight weeks between that and the 
commencement of cool autumn weather, which is essential to mature them. 
If seed be sown much before the middle of May, or so early that the 
plants arrive at full growth in the heat of summer, and thereby become 
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