. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. 94 MV GARDEN. warm condiment and a useful salading. For market purposes germi- nating Rape-seed {Brassica Napus, van oleifera, fig. 126) is used in the same way, but it is so inferior to mustard that in private gardens it should never be employed. Rape-seed is, however, cheaper than mustard-seed, and hence it is employed- for the market. The Australian cress is a fine salad. It is used when the plant has five or six perfect leaves (fig. 127). It is particularly fine in
. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. 94 MV GARDEN. warm condiment and a useful salading. For market purposes germi- nating Rape-seed {Brassica Napus, van oleifera, fig. 126) is used in the same way, but it is so inferior to mustard that in private gardens it should never be employed. Rape-seed is, however, cheaper than mustard-seed, and hence it is employed- for the market. The Australian cress is a fine salad. It is used when the plant has five or six perfect leaves (fig. 127). It is particularly fine in early spring, when grown in an orchard-house. It is strongly to be com- mended, and it is not nearly so frequently grown as it ought to Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smee, Alfred, 1818-1877. London, Bell and Daldy
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