. The Garden : an illustrated weekly journal of gardening in all its branches. rn Carrots are always indemand ; and very useful will be found a small sowing ofEarly Dutch Turnip, any early dwarf variety of the BroadBean, and French Beau. Salads should have at all timesgreat care, and a row of Cabbage or Brown Cos Lettuceplanted close under the wall in autumn comes in very earlyand acceptable. A poition should also be devoted to theearliest sorts of Strawberries. The (juantity of each neednot be large, as the main crops advance rapidly as the temper-ature increases, and last longer in perfectio
. The Garden : an illustrated weekly journal of gardening in all its branches. rn Carrots are always indemand ; and very useful will be found a small sowing ofEarly Dutch Turnip, any early dwarf variety of the BroadBean, and French Beau. Salads should have at all timesgreat care, and a row of Cabbage or Brown Cos Lettuceplanted close under the wall in autumn comes in very earlyand acceptable. A poition should also be devoted to theearliest sorts of Strawberries. The (juantity of each neednot be large, as the main crops advance rapidly as the temper-ature increases, and last longer in perfection on cooler ground ;but the advantage of a fortnights supply gained on the maincrops is sometimes of great importance. As the early cropsare cleared off, the borders should be heavily mulched andwatered to assist the ripening crops, and the succeedingautumn crops generally consist of late French Beans, Cauli-flowers, and salads. Brown Cos and Cabbage Lettuce, GreenCurled and Batavian Endive, if covered withFern fronds,may be had in perfection the whole winter. Jaiies EARLY arc all apt tnattach an to any cropsthat can be gotearly; therefore any -thing that tends tohasten the maturityof our earliest cropsof vegetables ia agreat with a largeamount of glass inthe shape of pits andframes for forcingearly vegetables, it is desirable to take advantage of the most sheltered positions inthe open air for forwarding a small planting of the vegetables ingreatest request, so that there should be no blank between theforced products and those of the main crops. For this purposethere is nothing more serviceable than borders in front of wallswith a south aspect, such as arc usually devoted to Peaches,Apricots, &c. I find the best results are obtained with bordersof medium width of about l(i or 12 ft., with a sharp inclinefrom the wall, to catch every ray of sunshine, as it is byeconomising both those that fall on the border and those thata
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