chap, vi.] THE KITCHEN-GARDEN. 163 
of which are enumerated in the Ency . of 
Gard.; but all the kinds agree in being 
generally sown in April* and transplanted in 
June. They require no other culture* ex¬ 
cept hoeing and earthing up; and, as they 
are exceedingly hardy, they are very valu¬ 
able vegetables for winter use. 
The Leguminous tribe .—Vegetables be¬ 
longing to this tribe generally occupy the 
ground but a few months in the summer, 
and are thus very suitable, in the rotation of 
crops, to precede or follow those of the 
cabbage tribe, which occupy the ground the 
greater part of a year. 
Peas . — The list of peas is almost inter¬ 
minable, and it is continually changing; so 
that what may be considered the fashionable 
peas of one season are generally superseded 
the next by some others, to which every 
possible merit is attributed. There are, 
however, some very distinct kinds, the prin¬ 
cipal of which are — the dwarf early kinds, 
which are dry and mealy when full-grown, 
and become whitish when they are old; the 
Prussian and marrow-fat peas, which are 
soft and juicy, with a rich marrowy flavour* 
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