SECT, III.—FODDER FROM LEAVES AND ROOTS.

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an d in ninety-nine times out of a hundred a worse varietv than either.Although this is generally the result of an indiscriminate mixture, yet"y properly adapting two different kinds to grow together, new and su-perior varieties are sometimes produced. One gentleman having pro-uted by this philosophy, has succeeded in producing some fine new|arietiesof fruits and vegetables, much to the honour of his own ta-ints and his country's benefit*. It is well known to all gardeners that'he cabbage tribe are liable to sport thus in their progeny ; and to someaccidental occurrence of this nature we are indebted for the very usefulP'ant called the

64. ROOTA-BAG A. Swedish Turnip. —Which is a hybrid plant par-taking of the turnip and cabbage, and what has within these few yearsadded so much to the benefit of the grazier. This root is much morehardy than any of the turnips, it will stand our winters without suf-fering injury from frosts, and is particularly ponderous and nutritious.

It is usually cultivated as the common turnip, with this difference,[hat it requires to he sown as early in some lands as the month of May,>t being a plant which requires a longer time to come to maturity.

Every judicious farmer who depends on turnips for foddering hisstr.ck in the winter, will do well to guard against the loss some-unies occasioned by the failure oi his Turnips from frost and wet.various ways of doing this are recommended, as stacking &c. Cut'' he has a portion of his best land under Swedish turnip, he willhave late in the winter a valuable crop that will be his best substitute,another advantage is this, that it will last a fortnight longer in thes Pring, and consequently be valuable on this account. The quantity ofs eed usually sown is the same as for the common kinds of turnip.There are two varieties of this plant, one white and the other yellow :tn e latter is the most approved.

65. BRASSICA Napo Brassica. Kohiraebi. —A hardy kind of Turnipcabbage, grown much in Germany for fodder: it is very nutritive, andhas the property of resisting frost better than either the turnips orc attle-cabbage. The seed and culture of this are the same as of Drum-head cabbage.

There are two varieties of this plant, the green and the purple; the! atter is generally most esteemed.

66. Brussels Sprouts. —This is a large variety of cabbage, very pro-active and harJy. The culture the same as for Cattle-cabbage.

67. BRASSICA ohracea. Drum-head Cabbage. —This is usuallysown in March and the plants put out into beds, and then transplantedinto the fields ; this grows to a most enormous size, • and is very pro-vable. About four pounds of seed is sufficient for an,acre.

* See Mr, Knight On the JppU-tree.

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