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the middle of April; though every en¬ 
deavour should be made to have early 
plants. If the seed can be depended on, 
it should be sown thinly over four-feet 
beds, and lightly raked in; in a week 
the young plants will be coming through 
the earth, and must be then closely 
watched, dr the birds will pull them up. 
By sowing thin the plants have room to 
grow strong and bear the subsequent 
removal better than it is possible the 
tender drawn-up things from a crowded 
seed-bed can possibly be expected to do. 
From the end of June till the end of 
August, the plants may be got out where 
they are to stand through the winter, 
selecting for them strong rich land, well 
dug and manured, in an open, airy situa¬ 
tion; and, as at this part of the year most 
cultivated ground is occupied with sum¬ 
mer crops, it is usual to prepare the 
spaces between rows of peas or other 
produce likely to be removed shortly, 
and there get out the savoys. The prac¬ 
tice is attended with several advantages 
that repay the little extra trouble; in 
the first place, a fortnight or three 
weeks may be saved in the putting out 
of the plants, and from the moderate 
shade afforded them by the rows of their 
taller neighbours, they suffer less by the 
removal, and also require less labour in 
the watering, so necessary to assist in 
their re-establishment; the peas, there¬ 
fore, are an assistance, and by the time 
the savoys require more space, the 
former may be cleared away, and after 
earthing up with a hoe once or twice in 
the autumn, the work of the crop will 
be complete. 
Savoys are usually esteemed more 
tender after they have been frozen a few 
times; but should it be desired to pre¬ 
serve a few later than the main crops, 
they should be taken up and replanted 
after they are full grown, laying their 
heads close to the ground in a sloping 
position towards the north, as the frost 
usually cracks the heads, and the rain 
penetrating, will often cause a consider¬ 
able part of the leaves to rot, besides 
which, the position indicated preserves 
them from running to seed for some 
weeks beyond those which stand erect. 
SCALLION. Allium fissile (G. Don.) 
Nat. Ord. Liliacece. This plant is occa¬ 
sionally grown as a salad plant, or as a 
substitute for onions in spring. It has 
no bulb, and therefore the green blades 
are the parts in request; increase is ef¬ 
fected by separation, and it may be 
grown as an edging in almost any part 
of the garden. It is commonly known 
as the Welsh onion. 
SCARLET RUNNER. See BEAN. 
SEA KALE. Crambe maritima (De 
Candolle.) Nat. Ord. Crucifem. This 
plant, a native of our sea-shores, is 
cultivated for its young, leafy shoots, 
which are eaten in a blanched state. It 
requires moderately strong, rich soil, and 
an open position. Young plants are ob¬ 
tained from seed, which is usually pro¬ 
duced in plenty every season. It should 
be sown in drills, three feet apart if in¬ 
tended to remain, or more closely in 
nursery beds to be afterwards removed 
to the forcing-ground. The space allot¬ 
ted for the growth of the mature plants, 
should be well trenched, and the stools 
planted three together, one yard distant 
each way; these, when planted two 
years, are fit for forcing; the best mode 
of doing which, is to cover the stools, 
as they are called, or crowns of the 
plants with an earthen pot of sufficient 
size (made for the purpose with a lid), 
and as the leaves are collected in Octo¬ 
ber from the trees, place them over the 
pots, completing one end of the space 
first, and continuing to cover one row 
at a time till the whole is finished, and 
imbedded in three feet of leaves; by 
covering them gradually in this way, the 
crop is made successive. When the 
crowns have grown, by the stimulus 
of the gentle heat imparted by the leaves, 
about six inches, they are fit for use, and 
after their removal, the pots should be 
opened, and the leaves removed, or a 
number of small heads will be forced up, 
and considerable mischief ensue to the 
plants ; it is advisable to leave the pots 
(without the lids) over the plants, that 
they may sink the more gradually into 
a state of rest before they are required 
to make their seasonal growth in the 
following spring. Fermenting manure 
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