STATE HORTICUI.TliUAL SOCIETY. ^0h 



troubled our tomatoes so mucli last year, 1 don'l think I saw over half a 

 dozen this season. The following list of vegetables is very good, either 

 for the market or kitchen garden ;• 



Radishes — French Breakfast, Scarlet and White Turnip, and Long 



Scarlet. 



Lettuce — Early Curled Simpson and Hanson. The latter is very fine. 



Beets — Early Egyptian. 



Cabbage — Jersey Wakefield, Early Wyman and Winningstadt, and 

 Flat Dutch for late. 



Corn. — Early Minnesota, Burr's Improved. The last is the best 

 evergreen corn I have seen ; it is large and fine. 



Cucumbers. — Early White Si)ine and Long Green. 



Potatoes. — Early Rose and Early \'ermont. The Vermont, I think, 

 is a little earlier than the Rose, and a little better potato. I have not seen 

 any thing that will excel the Peachbluw for late, if well grown ; the great 

 trouble with most of the Peachblows seems to be that they are not planted 

 early enough ; people think, because they want them for late potatoes, 

 they need not plant them early, so that nearly or quite one-half of them are 

 injured by the frost before they have matured. They need a long season. 



Beans — Black Wax and Lima are best. 



Peas. — Tom Thumb, Dan. O'Rourke, and White Marrowfat. 



Egg Plant. — New York Improved. Look out for the potato beetle 

 if you want any eggs. 



Melon. — Alton Nutmeg. * 



Parsnip. — Long Smooth. 



Squash. — Hubbard and Marblehead. 



Tomato. — Canada Victor and Trophy. 



Turnip. — Purple-top Strap-leaf. 



Sweet Potatoes. — Yellow Nansemond and Southern Queen. The South- 

 ern Queen is very prolific and a good keeper ; quality not first-rate. I have 

 seen nothing better than the Nansemond when well grown and matured. 



Celerv. — Incomparable Dwarf White and Large White Solid. If 

 you are growing for market, there is a class of customers that want it five 

 or six feet tall and five or six inches in diameter ; no difference about the 

 tiuality ; they would ratlier pay three or four cents a dozen for that kind. 

 1 prefer the dwarf kinds. I think this is one of the most relishable 

 vegetables grown, though very difficult to grow in our climate, unless the 

 ground is well prepared beforehand and you have plenty of water. It 

 loves shade also. 



Every thing should be ready in the autumn except manure for hot- 

 beds, which should be got ready in winter for starting the plants early in 

 the spring, so we can " take Time by the forelock." 



DISCUSSION ON THE REPORTS. 



Mk. Barler. — My method of making hot-beds differs a little from 

 that described in Mr. Hunt's essay. Instead of making a box two feet 

 high and filling with manure, we make the bed of manure eight feet wide, 



