In the Garden Clip off the leaves of last year's
spinach instead of digging up the plant ; the young leaves will come in before the new-sown er01. Try a sowing of runner-beans (of which there is already 3 S*I shortage of seed) in the greenhouse oi frame, putting out the plants in late May. By this means, and by pricking out-top-shoots and dispensing with sticks, you should-- pick beans at least three wee'es earlier than your plants sown in the ordinary way. Frame-Cando are often, at first, more top than root ; but remember the tops a an excellent substitute for parsley; and contain Viia;nin C. If Y(1° were wise in the autumn, frame-lettuces should now be large-hearted and succulent and just about worth their weight in. gold. Frame' potatoes will need no earthing-up : a four-inch dressing of fine s'a is enough. Don't try cabbage and brussels=sprout plants beton' early potatoes with the idea of saving space ; instead, dear the 03.9 by July and then sew .either swedes, of Which- the top-shoom spring are excellent, or asparagus-kale, which should be _sown 113'0 and then thinned where it stands, not transplanted. These two all will solve all fresh-vegetable problems in _late spring. Finally, C31°Trel. dust is the official remedy for cabbage root-fly, but is expensive. the country remedy: a strong solution of soot and salt water.
H. E. BATEs
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