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Liining also appeared especially valuable in the case of the White Wonder Canada 

 field pea. It was observed with this plant that nodules were abundant and' quite 

 evenly distributed upon the roots. On the unlimed plats only a very few nodules 

 were found, and these were frequently of large size and tended to grow in clusters. 



A home veg-etable garden in the Palouse country, S. W. Fletcher ( Wash- 

 ington Sta. Bnl. 57, pp. 96, figs. 39). — This bulletin has been written for the use espe- 

 cially of the inhabitants in the Palouse region of Washington. It encourages the 

 making of gardens and gives detailed directions for the planting of all those vege- 

 tables commonly grown in kitchen gardens. It is based on the results secured at 

 the experiment station in tests of varieties covering a number of years. 



Such crops as tomatoes, melons, eggplants, squashes, pumpkins, and other tender 

 vegetables can not be satisfactorily grown in the Palouse country without a hotbed. 

 The necessity of thorough cultivation to preserve moisture in that region of scanty 

 rainfall is pointed out, and the use of shallow-working tools like the spike-tooth 

 cultivator, advocated. It has been found that Washington-grown cabbage, cauli- 

 flower, and onion seed give as good results as the best seed from other sections of 

 the country. Puget Sound cauliflower seed has been found equal to the best Danish- 

 grown seed. As a substitute for Lima beans, which do not mature in that region, 

 the varieties Old Homestead and the English broad, or horse bean are suggested. 



Cabbages must be started in a hotbed. The varieties Charleston, Wakefield, All 

 Seasons, and Flat Dutch are recommended. The cultivated dandelions are recom- 

 mended for greens during March and April. Endive is preferred to lettuce in mid- 

 summer. In the case of muskmelons extra-early varieties should be planted on quick 

 soils. They should be given protection from late spring frosts and cold rains by 

 means of hand boxes and the ends of the vines pinched. Onions grown from seed 

 sown in the open field can not be depended upon to ripen well. By sowing in a 

 hotbed and transplanting very early, the crop has been grown cheaper and the bulbs 

 have regularly ripened. Australian Brown, Prizetaker, and White Pearl are recom- 

 mended. For the purpose of tillage it is recommended that all peas, even the dwarf 

 forms, be trellised. Only the early varieties of pumpkins mature. They should be 

 started in a hotbed. Early Sugar is recommended. 



Hubbard squash is not sure to mature. Better results have been secured with 

 Boston ]\Iarrow and Marljlehead. These should be started in boxes and succession 

 sowing practiced. Nearly ail varieties of summer squash do well. With tomatoes 

 only the earliest varieties ripen. The plants when transplanted to the garden should 

 be large and stocky and have several blossoms already formed on them. Train to a 

 single stem. Rich soils and a northern slope are recommended for this crop. All 

 side shoots of the vine should be kept pinched off and the vines topped to set 4 to 5 

 clusters of fruit. This practice hastens the ripening period. Watermelons, like 

 muskmelons, should be started in the hotbed and hand boxes used to protect them 

 in the field. Cole Early is considered one of the most reliable varieties. 



Vegetables under cheese cloth, W. T. Macoun {Gardening, 12 (1904) No. 273, 

 pp. .517, .518). — The author reports the results of experiments in growing a number 

 of different vegetaljles under cheese cloth shade at the Central Experimental Farm 

 in Canada. Lettuce grew equally well inside and outside the enclosure, but was 2 

 to 4 days earlier when grown outside. The yield of beets was more than twice as 

 heavy when grown outside the enclosure, though the tops were about equally large 

 in both cases. Radishes were ready for use inside about 3 days before those outside. 

 The radishes inside were perfectly free from maggots, while those outside were prac- 

 tically worthless from this cause. Beans also were ready for use earlier inside than 

 outside, and were nearly as })roductive. 



Experiments with eggplants, watermelons, and muskmelons were a failure both 

 inside and outside, owing to the inclemency of the .'<eason. No encumbers set inside 

 the tent until the cloth was torn and insects admitted. Maggots, which badly affected 

 cauliflower outside, were entirely absent on cauliflower grown inside the tent. Toma- 



