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cord Sweet, of first-rate quality, large cars, and is intermediate between early 

 and late. Stowell's Evergreen Sweet is suitable for boiling and will keep the 

 table in this delicious food until late in the fall; 2)roductive, tender and 

 sugary. 



Giicumler — Early Frame, makes a beautiful pickle and keeps well. Early 

 White Spine, good for table use, straight, smooth, tender and excellent 

 llavored. Improved Jjong Green is highly esteemed and considered by some 

 us the best variety in cultivation for table or pickling. 



Lettuce — Early Tennis Ball, grown extensively by market gardeners, in cold 

 frames, for early spring marketing; small, hardy and the head blanches ten- 

 der and white. Malta Drumhead, a fine summer variety. 



Melon — Nutmeg, a rich, sweet, melt'ng variety of the muskmelon sort. 

 Black Spanish, a round, dark green watermelon, of rich, sugary flavor. 

 Mountain Sweet, a largo, long, oval sort of a watermelon, with solid flesh to 

 the center and very sw^eet and delicious. 



Onion — Wethersfield Red, Large Yellow, and White Globe, familiar sorts 

 with which all are acquainted. 



Peas — Laxton's Alpha, and Champion of England. 



Farsm'ps — Hollow Crown, grows mostly below the surface; has a smooth, 

 clear skin. 



Eadish — Early Long Scarlet Short Top, the best variety for table and mar- 

 ket use. It is six or seven inches long, half out of ground, quick to grow, 

 crisp and brittle, bright scarlet, straight and smooth. 



Khuharb — Victoria, a large heavy variety, a well grown stock will weigh 

 about two pounds ; red at the base. The Linna3us is worthy of cultivation, it 

 is early, high flavored, crisp, and is a good sort for family use. 



Salsify — The vegetable oyster is hardy and may remain out all winter. Rec- 

 ommend the common sort; wholesome and nutritious. 



Squash — Early bush, Orookneck, Marble-head and Hubbard. The last is 

 the best winter squash known, dry, sweet and rich-flavored. 



Sjiinach — Round Summer, the best variety for a delicious dish of '^greens." 



Tomatoes — Early Conqueror, an early variety of great prolificness, smooth, 

 handsome, well formed. Trophy, solid to the center, heavy, smooth and well 

 formed. Mr. Waring, its originator, is entitled to the thanks of the tomato- 

 loving public for this variety, which has stood the test without failure. 



Turnips — Strap Leaved White Top, an earl}^, sweet, tender table sort. Ru- 

 tabagas, — Skirving's Liverpool. 



Potatoes — Extra Early Vermont, Early Rose, Alpha. 



Unless gardens are near a market the committee recommend the raising of 

 only a few kinds of vegetables. This subject was recently discussed by the 

 Massachusetts Worcester Horticultural Society, and it was there said that it is 

 better to cultivate but a fe^v kinds and to devote to them special attention 

 and culture. John B. Moore said he was IG miles from market, and raised but 

 few crops; he had a strong hold on onions, and described his management, 

 which briefly, is to put the rows 14 inches apart, to kill the weeds before they co me 

 up, to select lands entirely free from stones, and to raise his own seed. He 

 found wood ashes valuable; he had obtained 800 bushels to the acre. Another 

 leading crop with him is asparagus, which usually paid him $300 to 8500 per 

 acre. The crop requires a sandy soil and high manure. He said the salt the- 

 ory is a myth, and that salt is of no value to the plant. A heavy dressing 

 renders the crop later. He sets his plants eight inches under ground and plows 

 over them. After this every inch deeper makes the crop a week later; he 



