CULTURE OF VEGETABLES. 
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mild as the Spanish onion, but extremely hardy, for it will bear the 
severest frost. Shallots .—They may be planted in beds, at the same 
time as the potatoe onion, only closer together. 
Onion .—The white Spanish, James’ long keeping, and the Silver 
Skin, ought to be sown in March, and the Tripoli in August, in 
beds three feet six inches wide, with alleys between them. Soot, or 
finely powdered lime, should be scattered over seed beds, to keep 
away all insects; but this must not be done after the plants make 
their appearance, for soot would burn them. Nets with small meshes 
ought to be supported above them, to keep off insects and birds.—r 
Tripoli Onion .—An excellent kind for autumn sowing. This and 
the Prize-Fighter Cucumber, new Gigantic White Celery, and the 
Russian Broccolis ought to be cultivated. 
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Buda Kale .—It is the best of the Brussels sprouts tribe, and 
ought to be sown early in August and September, to produce excel¬ 
lent greens in February, March, and April. 
True Seed .—The stem about to flower must be supported by a 
stake, which should be besmeared with some offensive ointment, 
such as sulphur, turpentine, train-oil, &c. This will effectually keep 
away bees. After seeds are sown, earth taken from the alleys ought 
to be sifted over the bed, and patted down lightly upon it with the 
back of the spade. 
All digging should be done in dry weather, that the earth may be 
pulverized, for if done in w r et weather, the earth will be clotted, and 
roots cannot easily penetrate it. No vegetables ought to be sown or 
planted in the same ground more than two years in succession, for 
they will deteriorate, unless the ground be trenched every year to 
bring up a fresh surface. 
Trap to Catch Slugs. —Near their haunts may be placed large 
turnips cut in halves, and hollowed out, leaving substance for food 
and warmth, and having two or three notches cut in their brims, 
within which the slugs will enter and be destroyed. Another Mode. 
—Hold some cabbage leaves over the fire till they become quite soft, 
then rub them with unsalted butter, or any kind of fresh dripping, 
and lay them in the places infested with slugs. In a few hours the 
leaves will be covered with snails and slugs. 
It is said, that if the largest pip in an apple be sown, the fruit will 
be similar to that of the parent tree without grafting; and that the 
cabbage seed gathered from the middle flower stem produces plants 
which will be fit for use a fortnight earlier than those from the seed 
of the lateral flower stems. Cucumber seeds may be sown early in 
June and July in the open ground. 
Henry Brouke. 
