Thin 0110 truth should be suluVient to
encourage all of list) laisn this fine
plant. Ju t in aiMitim to this, tli r?
h nothing inoro nppotizing, or butter
to cat will) roast ni.'nlH, eppocially
tuikey duck orchkkens. l'ut many
of us are deterred from trying Id raise
it, thinking it difficult to do so ; ninny
linvo tried it and utterly fuikd. True,
it is' more dilllcu It to u.anng than
many other things, the greatest trou. lie beiny to get tho younj plaots
from seed, as they aro quite Hinall
and require good euro in sowing. I
have always auccecded, and will Imro
toll you how to auccood every lima
you try ; but yeu must practice what
I preach. '
FirRt, then, I e sure you got a paper
of fresh aood, say Lanflrcth'a White
Salad. If you lave a but bed (aud
every ono who has a garden aliould
Lave 000 or more) sow your ood in
very ahallow drills therein, six In
ches apart. Sow the seod os thinly
as you can, and sift very l ith, Cue,
chip m.iDuro or oiler rich earth, over
the teed, and thon press tho drill
lightly, with a brick or other heavy
smooth subalanco ; cover with a sash
ami give plenty of tepid water, put on
with a very Gno boao to your apriuk
ler. When the pluuts show them,
solves (which will rcfjuiro quito a
a long time) water, not vory cold,
must be added every evening or two,
find lha plants aired oo evory warm
day.'. Whoa I hoy are about thrco in. cbes Llgb thio thciu to about half an
ineh apart.' When they are large
enough, say five or six inches high,. trunsplaut thein ni evening in trench
es p foot doop and two fool tvide, with
the richest earth yon can get, in the
tuttora of tho trenches. Shade the m
foi a woek entirely, with boards,
plank or boagha, aud put plenty ol
water in tho trenches, three or four
limes a week, tut do not pour the wa
ter dieclly on the plants, About tbe
JOth of October, (not sooner,) tie a
string loosely around each buncb,
' near tbe top, and bank up the plants
with dirt, leaving only tbe green
tops uncovered. 