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the remarks in the paper as to time of planting will not apply to 

 the southern part of the State, as this was written for the north- 

 ern part. I would add, destroy all weeds both on the implanted 

 as well as the planted ground. 



DISCUSSION. 



Mr. Coe, of Quincy — As I am on the program for Horticultural 

 Observations, and part of my paper is on the Kitchen Garden, I 

 beg to read that part of my paper just here before the discussion 

 of the Kitchen Garden papers. 



President Dunlap — If there is no objection, Mr. Coe may so 

 read his paper. 



Mr. Coe read as follows : The ideal garden should be a rect- 

 angle, say eighty feet wide and ten to twenty rods long. The 

 rows should be placed crosswise of the garden, thus making them 

 eighty feet long and there should not be less than a row of any 

 fruit or vegetable planted. One end of this rectangular garden, 

 which may be termed the permanent part of the garden, should 

 be occupied by one row of each or the following: Currants, 

 gooseberries, pieplant, asparagus and, if you wish your neighbor's 

 daughters to visit you, one row of rose bushes, of as good a variety 

 as possible. If this last row is well cultivated you can raise roses 

 by the thousand and will find them far superior to those grown 

 in the sod. Again, one row of black raspberries, one of red rasp- 

 berries and three rows of grapes, each row being of a different 

 variety. The following is a good selection : One of the black such 

 as Worden or Concord, one of the red such as Deleware or Bright- 

 on, and one of the white varieties, Niagara or Duchess. I would 

 now plant three rows of strawberries and then the vegetables. 

 As I nave found by experience that nothing pleases the cook so 

 well as a good variety, call or send to the seed store for a cata- 

 logue. Select from this such varieties as you like best, send on 

 your order accompanied with the money and in due time the 

 seeds will be sent, which if properly planted, and the plants well 

 cultivated, will give you plenty to eat of everything in its season. 

 This style of garden will do for the farmer of 80, 160 or 320 

 acres of land, with a family of six, eight or ten. It should be 

 fenced on all sides with good woven wire fence. Remember to 

 leave at least ten feet between the ends of the rows and the 

 fence for a " turn row." Now be sure to have a one-horse cul- 

 tiv ator harrow, and garden culture is made easy. 



DISCUSSION. 



Mr. Coe added — I use a cultivator hoe, and find it very good. 

 One end of the tooth is cultivator shaped, and it throws dirt to 

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