234 NIM'.RA'^KA STA'JE UORTICULTUHAT. S^OCIETY. 



Watermelon — Kleckley Sweets; Ice Cream; Sweet Heart; Triumph. 

 Directions for planting same as cucumbers. 



Squash — (Early) Early White Bush; Golden Summer Crookneck. 

 (Late) Hubbard; Boston Marrow; Fordhook. Directions for planting 

 same as cucumbers. 



Pumpkin — Small Sugar; Improved Dunkard; Large Cheese. Direc- 

 tions for planting same as cucumbers. 



Turnips — Purple Top, Globe. 



Kohl Rabi — Early Purple Vienna. 



Rutabagas — Top Yellow. 



Cauliflower — Snowball; Dry Weather. 



Celery — Golden Self-Blanching, Giant Pascal. 



Peppers — Golden Queen; Ruby King. 



Egg Plant — Black Beauty. 



PERENNIAL VEGETABLES. 



Horseradish. 



Asparagus — Barr's Mammoth; Palmetto. 



Rhubarbs-Victoria. 



The last two perennials named should be planted in rich soil. 



FLOWER GARDEN SUGGESTIONS. 



W. H. DUXMAN, LANDSCAPE GARDENER, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. 



SWEET PEAS. 



Sow seeds as early as possible in March. Old-time growers of this 

 ilower think they get better results to plant on St. Patrick's Day, the 

 17th of March. A double row about 15 inches apart running north and 

 south should give the best results. Dig your trench about eighteen inches 

 deep and twelve to eighteen inches wide. Place in the bottom, well 

 packed down, four to six inches of well decayed cow manure, fill in about 

 six inches of good top soil made fine with the rake, sow your seed and 

 cover with three inches of soil. If your soil is of a stiff clay nature do 

 not cover so deep, two inches being sufficient. For supporting the vines 

 some people use brush but a neater appearance is made by using wire 

 netting six feet high. Sometimes the white varieties are more tender 

 and it is advisable to germinate the seed inside and plant to permanent 

 quarters outside later. For the large orchid flowering kinds sow the 

 Spencer varieties. 



THE LAWN AND FLOWER GARDEN. 



Sow seeds of all tender annuals in April in hotbed. The old rule 

 to cover seed its own depth still holds good. The ideal soil for germinat- 

 ing seed should consist of leaf mould with a little fine sand. After the 

 seed is sown the frame should be covered to exclude the sunlight, grad- 



