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CULTURE OF THE CAULIFLOWER. 
lost. They may be easily secured from frost by mats or litter, and 
from rain by shutting the glasses closely down. 
It is very possible, that in mild weather, towards spring, the plants 
will be infested by slugs; the evils resulting from these may be pre¬ 
vented by sprinkling quick lime round each plant, or sowing it all 
over the ground amongst them. 
Keep them sheltered by these glasses till towards the end of April, 
(continuing fully to expose them in all fine weather, and secure them 
from frost;) at which time they will have been thinned out to three 
or four under each glass, and those drawn out, have been planted in 
the situations appointed for them to produce beds. 
Planting in Frames. —Place the frame on a south aspect, and in 
the beginning of November, or the end of October, transplant the 
cauliflower plants in rows, four inches apart, and three inches from 
plant to plant in the rows; place on the lights, and keep them close 
shut down, until they begin to grow, then give air in fine mild wea¬ 
ther, as recommended before, for those in frames; but secure them 
from frost by mats or litter. 
A method we have practiced at Chatsworth, for some years, may 
be safely depended on, for producing heads somewhat earlier than can 
be obtained by the usual mode of planting in frames. This is, by 
potting a number of fine plants in 60 sized pots, at the end of October, 
and plunging them in the frame, with the other plants. On the 
approach of spring, if these roots have filled the pots, it would be advise- 
able to place them in layer; they will greatly outstrip the others in 
growth, and at the end of April, when they are planted out in the 
open ground, they will be a good size ; and meeting with no check 
in their removal the} r will speedily form their heads. 
Some persons keep the pots in a vinery, or other house, where a 
moderate heat is kept; we have tried this plan with success, but they 
are liable to button, after being turned out. 
Final Culture, fyc. of the three crops. —The mode of final culture 
for all is much the same in substance, but differs in detail, in con¬ 
sequence of the seasons at which they are sown; so that it becomes 
necessary to treat of them separately. And first:— 
Final Culture of the frst Solving. —In the beginning of May, 
prepare to plant them in their final destination, which must be on an 
open, rich, quarter of the garden, well manured for the purpose. 
Take up the plants carefully from the nursery beds, with good 
balls, and plant them on the quarter prepared for them, in rows four 
feet apart, and two feet six inches from plant to plant in the rows. 
If the weather be dry, water them as often as they require it’ 
