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vegetate freely, observe the directions leaves are exposed. This is done about
for sowing Broccoli. About the latter the middle of October. When cold
part of October, remove them to a spot weather approaches, they give a slight
of ground previously prepared in which covering of straw, brush, or corn-stalks',
they are to be preserved during the en- spread from ridge to ridge. Should the
suing winter. Such situations should winter prove mild the plants will suc-
be protected from northerly winds, and ceed very well, and come into head be
lav exposed to the south. The best way
13 to set a frame, provided with a shutter,
in which plant them with a dibble,
allowing each plant an inch square. In
this situation suffer them to remain
fore those planted in the spring. The
covering is removed the laiter end of
March or beginning of April, and the
ridges gradually cut down to a level
by the culture of the crop—deep tillage
without cover, until the middle or close is essential to success with this vege-
of November, according as the season
may be mild or otherwise. Have the
shutter at hand to use on any sudden
cold; it may be slid on at night, and re-
table.
" Having neglected to sow in September,
or from any accident having failed
to get the plants at that time, prepare a
moved in day time, either entirely or hot-bed in February, and therein sow
partially, as the weather may require the seed, by itself, or mixed with celery,
throughout the winter; air them freely radishes, or lettuce,
in clear weather when not too cold, ^'Landreth^s Large York.—This is a
and examine them from time to time, to variety that originated at Philadelphia,
guard against the depredations of mice It is not what gardeners term a pure
which sometimes harbour in the frames, kind; that is, the heads differ some-
As early in the latter part of March or what in form; but it is one of the finest
beginning of April, as the weather will varieties we are acquainted with. When
permit, and the ground admit of being planted at the same time with the Early
worked, set them out in a compartment York, it immediately succeeds it. For
of the garden protected from northerly
blasts. The ground should be deeply
dug and manured very highly with well
rotted stable dung; the richer the earth
the market it is a profitable kind, the
heads being large, firm, and heavy. It
differs from what is known in England
as the " Large Early York," that being
is, the more luxuriant will be the growth , termed here the Early York. Mode of
and earlier the crop. cultivation same as that of the Early
" Should the fly attack them, give fre- York,
quent sprinklings of wood-ashes and '^Early Sugarloaf — has a conical
air-slaked lime, previously watering formed head, hence its name. It never
the plants that it may adhere; or if becomes firm and hard, and is principracticable
sprinkle with a solution of pally used for boiling; is esteemed a
soap. If any run to seed remove them, delicate variety ; ripens with the Large
and supply their place with fresh plants. York; is but little cultivated around
It is scarcely necessary to add, that fre- Philadelphia. Treatment same as for
quent deep hoeing should be given, to the York.
destroy weeds and loosen the earth,
that it may receive the dews; when
they have attained a sufficient size earth I
them up, that they may the more effect- 1 ated
ually withstand drought.
"The market gardeners around Phila-
delphia, plant out considerable quanti-
Early Batiersea—is in high repute in
England as a second early variety.
'^Philadelphia—a variety which origin-
near the city of its name. It suc-
produces a firm
ceeds the Large York ;
compact head, of large size, and is a
profitable kind for market : the whole
ties of Early York in the autumn, to crop not ripening at once, but heading
stand over winter; their plan is to successively; it withstands the heat well,
prepare a piece of ground with a and with Landreth's Large York forms
southern aspect; throw up ridges of a the main early summer crops of extenfoot
high, two and a half feet apart, run- sive gardeners who supply the Philadelning
from N. W. to S. E., about half phia market.
way up the side of the ridge, and on ''Large Drumhead — Flat Dutch —
the southerly side they place the plants. Large Bergen — Drumhead Savoy—
putting them in the ground so deeply Curled Savoy—These are all calculated
that nothing but the heart and upper for the winter supply. The first three