CUCUMBERS (Vert de Paris). — Sow in boxes, leaving a space of three inches between each seed. Transplant when the plant has four leaves. Dig fairly deep holes in non-manured ground, five feet apart, only one row, put mixed manure and soil at the bottom, cover and plant the seedlings on top so that the roots do not reach the manure till the plant is well developed. Let it run over branches laid on the ground, or better, over a frame-work of branches raised a foot above the ground. Give shade during the whole of the first three days, and later during the hottest hours. They require a good deal of water. DWARF BEANS (Petits Noirs d’Alger). — Sow in open ground. Dig holes three quarters of a yard apart, much ■larger and deeper than seems necessary, mix a little manure at the bottom and cover with earth. Sow the beans in groups of five or six and almost on the surface. Cover with leaves or grass till they have sprouted. As they grow, raise the earth round the stalks. No shade required. It is well to sow three or four times at a fortnight’s interval, so as to have a continuous supply. EGG PLANT (Monstrneuse de New York). — Sow thinly in boxes. Transplant when six or seveu inches high, plant in medium rich soil, a yard apart. See that earth does not cake round roots. Shade only during first days after trans- planting. 31 LETTUCE (Grosee Blonde Paresseuse).— Sow in boxes. Transplant when three inches high ; plant in well mixed and manured soil a good foot apart. With plenty of water they will grow very quickly. Should be sown at intervals so as to have a continuous supply. Give shade all day during the first three days, and later during the hottest hours. PARSLEY.— Can be grown in boxes under the verandah all the year round, or can be sown in the open, in good soil, well dug. Requires a little shade. RADISHES.— Grow in boxes or in the open ground. Thin out when they begin to form. Sow frequently. SWEET PEPPER (Piments Doux d’Espagne).— Sow in boxes. Transplant when three or four inches high ; plant in ordinary soil two feet apart. They are best planted in the middle of the rainy season and will not require watering while the fruit is ripening. No shade. CABBAGE (Chou Nantais or Jouannet). — Requires well prepared soil. Dig deeply, scatter dried and well broken up manure over the surface, dig it in and repeat the operation a second time. Sow thinly in boxes, thin out so that they can grow to a height of six inches without getting weakly. Transplant in the evening, plant in quincunx two feet apart. Water plentifully during first days and give shade. When they begin to develop, keep the ground well hoed between the plants and occasionally scatter, and hoe in, a little more dry manure. In soil sufficiently rich cabbages can develop hearts as white and firm as in Europe. Red cabbage can be grown in the same way and is good in salad or pickled in vinegar. BEET ROOT (Covent Garden). — Sow in boxes. Trans- plant when the root is about the thickness of a pencil ; plant in quincunx a good eighteen inches apart, in good ground mixed with rich black soil, rather than manure. 32 Transplant with great care so as not to break any of the fibres. If cool and cloudy weather no shade necessary. Hoe frequently.

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CUCUMBERS (Vert de Paris). — Sow in boxes, leaving a space of three inches between each seed. Transplant when the plant has four leaves. Dig fairly deep holes in non-manured ground, five feet apart, only one row, put mixed manure and soil at the bottom, cover and plant the seedlings on top so that the roots do not reach the manure till the plant is well developed. Let it run over branches laid on the ground, or better, over a frame-work of branches raised a foot above the ground. Give shade during the whole of the first three days, and later during the hottest hours. They require a good deal of water. DWARF BEANS (Petits Noirs d’Alger). — Sow in open ground. Dig holes three quarters of a yard apart, much ■larger and deeper than seems necessary, mix a little manure at the bottom and cover with earth. Sow the beans in groups of five or six and almost on the surface. Cover with leaves or grass till they have sprouted. As they grow, raise the earth round the stalks. No shade required. It is well to sow three or four times at a fortnight’s interval, so as to have a continuous supply. EGG PLANT (Monstrneuse de New York). — Sow thinly in boxes. Transplant when six or seven inches high, plant in medium rich soil, a yard apart. See that earth does not cake round roots. Shade only during first days after transplanting. LETTUCE (Grosee Blonde Paresseuse).— Sow in boxes. Transplant when three inches high ; plant in well mixed and manured soil a good foot apart. With plenty of water they will grow very quickly. Should be sown at intervals so as to have a continuous supply. Give shade all day during the first three days, and later during the hottest hours. PARSLEY.— Can be grown in boxes under the verandah all the year round, or can be sown in the open, in good soil, well dug. Requires a little shade. RADISHES.— Grow in boxes or in the open ground. Thin out when they begin to form. Sow frequently. SWEET PEPPER (Piments Doux d’Espagne).— Sow in boxes. Transplant when three or four inches high ; plant in ordinary soil two feet apart. They are best planted in the middle of the rainy season and will not require watering while the fruit is ripening. No shade. CABBAGE (Chou Nantais or Jouannet). — Requires well prepared soil. Dig deeply, scatter dried and well broken up manure over the surface, dig it in and repeat the operation a second time. Sow thinly in boxes, thin out so that they can grow to a height of six inches without getting weakly. Transplant in the evening, plant in quincunx two feet apart. Water plentifully during first days and give shade. When they begin to develop, keep the ground well hoed between the plants and occasionally scatter, and hoe in, a little more dry manure. In soil sufficiently rich cabbages can develop hearts as white and firm as in Europe. Red cabbage can be grown in the same way and is good in salad or pickled in vinegar. BEET ROOT (Covent Garden). — Sow in boxes. Transplant when the root is about the thickness of a pencil ; plant in quincunx a good eighteen inches apart, in good ground mixed with rich black soil, rather than manure. Transplant with great care so as not to break any of the fibres. If cool and cloudy weather no shade necessary. Hoe frequently.

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