. Manual of everything for the garden : 1894. and, unlike most vegeta-bles, succeeds well when cultivated on thesame ground for successive years. Thebest culture requires that the groundshould be deeply trenched and manuredthe previous autumn, and laid up in ridgesduring the winter to pulverise. As early inthe spring as the ground is in workingorder, commence operations by levelingthe ground with a rake, and tread it firmly;sow thinly in drills about a quarter of aninch deep, and one foot apart; cover withfine soil, and press down with the back of aspade or a light roller. When the youngplants
. Manual of everything for the garden : 1894. and, unlike most vegeta-bles, succeeds well when cultivated on thesame ground for successive years. Thebest culture requires that the groundshould be deeply trenched and manuredthe previous autumn, and laid up in ridgesduring the winter to pulverise. As early inthe spring as the ground is in workingorder, commence operations by levelingthe ground with a rake, and tread it firmly;sow thinly in drills about a quarter of aninch deep, and one foot apart; cover withfine soil, and press down with the back of aspade or a light roller. When the youngplants are strong enough, thin gradually sothat they stand three or four inches the surface of the ground open andfree from weeds by frequent hoeing, takingcare not to stir the soil too deeply, or tocollect it about the growing bulbs. If by mail in quantities of 3o lb. andupward, postage must be added at therate of 8c. per lb. Packets, ouncesand 34 lbs. are mailed free. 1 os. for 100 feet of drill; 5 or 6lbs. in drills for an acre. ^Mm.
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