WARSAW HORTICULTURAI. SOCIETY. 379 



VEGETABLE GARDENING. 



All those v'lio liiul thoir lands well drained, fertilized and pre- 

 pared, had fair success, while in low and wet situations affected by 

 cold rains, the finer seeds were destroyed. We must not think that 

 good land alone will insure a good garden; a good garden recpiires 

 constant care and attention. To me it seems strange that there is 

 yet so large a proportion of farmers and others who have poor gar- 

 dens, or none at all : and especially when it is susceptible of ready 

 proof that one acre devoted to gardening and vegetable growing is 

 worth more to the average family than any five acres of corn. And 

 if your land is properly laid out for horse cultivation, one acre of 

 garden can be cultivated at about the same cost as two acres of corn. 

 There is no excuse for farmers to want for a winter su])ply of pota- 

 toes, carrots. ])arsnips. salsify, celery. ])arsley, cabbage, turnips, beets, 

 etc., as all who will can have them for the effort. When the 

 weather is cold and wet like the past spring, all plants that grow 

 from small seeds need special attention. You must plant with care, 

 and shallow, and then rake the ground over the rows to break the 

 crust and let the weak and tender plants through the surface. In 

 order to escape the depredations of the cabbage worm we planted 

 our cabbage at the earliest possil)le ()p])ortunity. The result was 

 good. Next year I hope to succeed with late caljbage. as our worthy 

 .secretary has this year, by sprinkling or spraying them with a solu- 

 tion of common alum water after each rainfall. Let us have cab- 

 bage. I would not forgot to sjjeak of the Lima bean. It is such a 

 welcome addition to the table sup})iy, and is one of the most easily 

 grown vegetables. And the squash; let us have plenty of squash. 

 They require a good rich bit of land, but not much of it, and no 

 extra amount of work, and if cared for in time you may have good 

 squash all winter in your cellars. Let us have better gardens. 



J. C. Berry said Mr. Rockwell had evidently learned to till his 

 land in a labor-saving way, as most people give a much greater pro- 

 portion of labor per acre. Let us learn to save labor in the manage- 

 ment of the garden. 



Messrs. Hammond and Dennis said that Prof. Forbes and others 

 had already discovered a parasite of the cabbage worm, and that 

 where introduced it had annihilated this ])est. We shall hail its 

 appearance. 



John Berry said that the many vahuible papers read before this 

 Society led to discussion, investigation, and successful experiment. 

 S])eaking of squashes, the speaker had raised them weighing eighty 



