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with other vegetables of dwarf growth, such as Broccoli, Savoys, 
Cabbage, Spinach, Celery, &c. so that there may be no loss of 
ground. The tall peas when sticked are an advantage rather than 
otherwise to the intermediate crops when first planted, on ac¬ 
count of the shade which they produce, and in addition to which 
the ground appears always fully croped. It therefore must be ad¬ 
mitted, that it adds to the beauty of the Kitchen Garden. By 
the above treatment the crop is increased fully one-third, and of 
superior quality. The produce of the common Bean, and also of the 
scarlet Runner is considerably increased by the above mode of treat¬ 
ment. Respecting the hardiness of the different varieties, I am not 
at present able to give any decided information; but it has been con¬ 
fidently asserted to me, that some of the Marrows as well as other 
varieties are equally hardy as the early frame, Charlton, &c. If such 
is the case, and I have no reason to doubt it, how much sooner in the 
season might some of the finer varieties be sent to table. However, 
be that as it may, I purpose to give the different varieties a fair trial, 
and hope to be able in due season to give you a detailed account of 
the comparative hardiness of each variety. The sugar peas are not 
unfrequently, when quite young, gathered, sliced in the manner of 
Harruots, French Beans, and sent to table in that state. It perhaps 
may not be unnecessary to add, that the soil in which the peas grew, as 
described in your preceding numbers, was a strong rich loam, and 
I have no hesitation in saying, it is the best kind of soil for late peas, 
and for early peas I believe a light dry soil will be found to answer 
best. It is also a general practice, in small gardens particularly, to 
sow their peas too thick, which is greatly detrimental to the crops. 
As a criterion, I should recommend, for the earliest sorts, about a pint 
to every fifteen yards, and for the later kinds the same quantity to 
about twenty-five yards. The whole of the varieties of grey peas 
are unfit for garden culture. 
ARTICLE V.—A CATECHISM OF GARDENING, 
INTENDED FOR THE USE OF VILLAGE SCHOOLS AND COTTAGES, 
Containing Plain & Brief Directions for Cultivating every kind of Vegetable in common use. 
BY AN OLD PRACTITIONER, LONDON.— 1$. 
Next to the inculcation of religious and moral principles, those of 
gardening are peculiarly necessary to every grade of rural society. 
Every individual from the highest to the lowest, has, or wishes to 
have a garden ; the management is as easy as it isrational—as pleas¬ 
ing as it is profitable. It is notorious how very much children de- 
