Of the cabbages, Knight's early dwarf, introduced in the year 1835, and the early Battersea, are the best kinds for the early crops; and die latter will be found suitable for the secondary summer, autumn, and even winter supply. In most cases these will be found sufficient, as late cabbages are seldom grown in suburban gardens; but, where they are thought desirable, the late sugar-loaf may be chosen. Red cabbages are useful for pickling and stewing in the Flemish manner. The kind usually cultivated is the Dutch red; but the dwarf red, which is not much known, is more delicate for the table. The dwarf Savoy is a very useful winter vegetable, as its flavour is improved by frost, if not too severe, and it will supply the table with greens from November till spring. Brussels sprouts are a delicious vegetable, and should, if possible, be raised from seed ripened in Flanders, as the plant is apt to degenerate in this country. Scotch greens, or German kale, are very useful winter vegetables, as, when the heart is removed, the stalk continues for some months to send out side shoots or sprouts. The cauliflower is rather a difficult vegetable to grow well, as it requires an exceedingly rich soil, and careful culture.

To have it early, it must also be protected during winter; and, as it is a vegetable that is brought to market in very great perfection, not being much injured by keeping a few days, it is better to purchase it when wanted, rather than to attempt to grow it, unless there is abundance of room. Purple Cape broccoli is not liable to the same objection, as, if sown in May or June, it will produce a good crop from August till December, unless destroyed by frost.

Of the leguminous vegetables, the best kinds of peas for a small garden are the blue Prussian, the dwarf marrowfat, and the white Prussian, or poor man's profit; or the white rouncival and Knight's tall marrowfat, where tall-growing varieties are wanted. We would not recommend any early pea to be grown, as these are generally very inferior in flavour to the others; but, where one is thought desirable, the early Warwick is said to be the best. For a late pea, the late blue dwarf Spanish has been strongly recommended. For beans, where it is thought desirable to grow them, the early mazagan, and long pod are the most fruitful; but the broad and green Windsors are generally preferred for the table. We have already mentioned that the scarlet runner is the most profitable kidney-bean. For potatoes, the ash-leaved and Rufford kidneys are to be preferred for the first crop; but Shaw's early and the champion, though they are both very prolific, and are those generally grown for the London market, we can by no means recommend, either for their mealiness or their flavour. For turnips, the early white Dutch and the yellow Dutch may be chosen; but the Teltow, or French, is well worth cultivation, on account of its sweetness, and the richness it gives to soups.

The Teltow is the smallest of all turnips, not having more leaves on . it than a radish; and, when used, it should be only scraped, and not pared, as a great deal of the flavour is in the rind. For carrots, the early horn is best for an early, and the Altringham, or Altrincham, for a late, crop. For parsneps, the Guernsey grows to a large sice, and the Siam is particularly well flavoured. The dwarf red beet is the kind best grown in gardens. The Flanders spinach is greatly to be preferred to the common kind, and will be sufficient for a small garden; but, where there is room, the white beet and the New Zealand spinach may be grown, to afford variety and a crop in summer, when annual spinach runs too rapidly to seed. For onions, the early silver-skinned and the Deptford may be recommended. The Portugal and the Spanish are mild, and grow to a great size, but do not keep well. Of leeks, chives, garlic, and shallots, only one kind is in general cultivation. Of the plants used in salading, the best are the union cabbage, and the large Brighton Cos lettuce, the Batavian endive, the variegated chicory, the curled-leaved and broad-leaved Normandy cress, and the scarlet and white turnip radishes.

The best celery is the Italian. The curled-leaved parsley is the handsomest for garnishing, and answers equally well with the common for all the purposes to which parsley is usually applied.

125. As the greater part of culinary vegetables are raised from seed, sown partly where they are to remain, and partly for transplanting, something requires to be said here on that subject. In our catalogue of culinary vege-tablea, we shall state under each kind the quantity of ground which a given quantity of seed will sow; and also the smallest quantities of such seeds, which are generally ordered from the seed-shops; and we shall only here state that the larger seeds, such as peas, beans, and a few others, are purchased by the pint, and almost all the small seeds by the ounce. There are very few gardens to suburban houses in which half a pound or a pound of any seed is required; and of many articles, such as potherbs, parsley, celery, etc, half an ounce, or three penceworth, is quite sufficient for a small garden. In general, it is always safe to order seeds in small quantities, because the chance is greater of getting them fresh.

126. Management

A back garden, even if only 200 ft. in length, and 50 ft. in breadtb, with a front garden forming a square of 50 ft., cropped in the manner we have described, would occupy one person from April to September, during a fourth part of his time, or at least two hours a day; and besides this time, when much watering was required to be done, or insects to be got rid of by collecting, he woulld need the assistance of the female part of the family. Where there is a steady man-servant, this is just the sort of garden that he could take care of, directions being given to him by his employer as to the quantity of particular crops, and the season of sowing or planting, on the supposition that he was not a reading gardener. If he were, and took an interest in having the garden in good order, and in raising large crops we would recommend him to be as little interfered with as possible; for every man likes to have something on which he prides himself, and, to keep up that pride, it is necessary that it should be as much as possible his own work.