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GARDENING. 



July 



exceed that size. The frequent washirg 

 of the bark with weak lye, using a swab, 

 or brush, should never be neglected. 



In my younger orchards I am growing 

 gooseberries and currants between the 

 trees in the rows. This makes such an 

 orchard pay, almost from the start. In 

 addition to this, we grow bush beans be- 

 tween the orchard rows. The proceeds 

 of this crop about pays for all the manure 

 required, not only for itself, but for the 

 fruit trees; though I buy all I can get. I 

 also carry on a dairy farm in connection 

 with my orchards; breeding Jerseys and 

 selling both young stock and cows as 

 well as butter. This pays in itself; but 

 would be carried on for the manure alone 

 on the orchards. I began orcharding 30 

 vears ago in this elevated section of 

 Northern Vermont; but had only a 

 moderate degree of success until the 

 Russian apples pears, plums and cherries 

 were imported, some ten years since. 

 They are proving an entire success, and 

 with these and our native seedling-;, we 

 hardly find occasio,] to envy our friends 

 of southern New England and New York. 



Newport, Vt T. H. Hoskins. 



The Vegetable Garden. 



VEOETflBLES. 



1 growa large assortment of vcgetaljlcs 

 and they must be of the finest quality. 



The asparagus I have is Conover's 

 Colossal, and I grow it in rows 5 feet 

 apart. After removing the winter cover- 

 ing from the beds and they get dry on the 

 surface, we rub them over with a wooden 

 rake to break the surface crust. During 

 the cutting season — till the end .f June — 

 every stem is cut,— the smaller ones are 

 pulled out; this p events the asparagus 

 beetles findiner an early feeding ground in 

 this yard. After cutting over the old 

 stems in the fall we clean the ground and 

 fork in a heavy coating of rotted manure 

 into It, and then cover the rows with a 

 good thickness ot seaweed. 



In the way of bush beans we sow Mo- 

 hawk for green snaps, and Henderson's 

 bjsh Lima for shelled beans, in single 

 roAS, and keep on sowing in succession, 

 the Mohawk till the end of August, and 

 the dwarf Lima till the middle of July, 

 lireer's improved Lima is what I use in 

 hi Is for poles. 



I grew Jersey Wakefield for early cab- 

 l)age, Winningsta It to succeed it; for 

 winter use we restrict ourselves to the 

 Drumhe d Savoy. 



The dark red Egyptian is my, favorite 

 beet; sow in rows, and make two suc- 

 cessional s-ovvings vet, one now and an- 

 other last week of this month. 



The Early Horn and half-long, slump- 

 rooted carrots are what we sow, making 

 two sowings a season of the latter. 



In the wav of cauliflower I plant snow- 

 ball and Half Early Paris. Make ffrst 

 i-owing about the end of January in flats 

 in the greenliou-ic; prick them off into 

 other flats, and grow on. gradually har- 

 dening them off, and plant them out .is 

 soon as the weather gets settled enough 

 in spring. Sow again now outside f.r 



I grow rthite Flume. Major Clark and 

 I 'ink Plume celeries. Sow them in a cold 

 frame in April, an<l prick them of!', then 

 pl.-int them out in single rows in shallow 

 trenches 5 feet apart. Bank up well and 

 after sharp frost fill between the ridges 

 wit4i tree leaves, and cover all over with 



salt hay. Treated in this way I get good 

 celery till the end of March. 



As regards corn I grow Crosby's Early, 

 Moore's Concord, Squantum in succes- 



Tailby's Hybrid cucumber is the only 

 one I grow outside. 



The New York Purple egg plant is what 

 I grow; the plants are three feet apart 

 I ach way. 



Kohl-Rabi, sow it in 2 feet apart rows, 

 and thin ost the young plants 18 inches 

 from each other. 



Of American flag leek we sow a short 

 row, then lift and transplant the seed- 

 lings 6 to 8 inches apart in shallow 

 trenches; set the plants deep and draw 

 the earth to them as required. Cover 

 with leaves and salt hay in winter to 

 allow of the leeks being got at when 

 wanted. 



Boston Market is mj- early lettuce; we 

 grow Trianon Cos and Hanson for sum- 

 mer. We transplant all our spring sown 

 lettuces; but for summer lettuce we sow 

 in rows, thinning the plants in the row 

 and letting them head there. 



Our best mviskmelon is Emerald Gem, 

 and it is a fine cropper. We grow it in 

 hills ,') feet apart. 



He sow Prizetaker onions in flats in 

 February or iiotbeds in March, and when 

 ])roperly hardened off and the ground is 



ready translant them into rows a foot 

 apart and 5 or 6 inches ?• sunder. As a 

 seed onion I sow White Globe in 1 foot 

 apart rows in April. 



We have the Hollow Crown parsnip 

 and sow it in rows 18 inches apart, and 

 thin the plants G or 8 inches in the rows. 

 Leave the bulk of them in the ground 

 over winter, covering them with leaves 

 or litter so that we may dig them when 

 we want to. 



Ise Champion Moss Curled parsley; 

 sow it early in spring in drills for summer 

 use, and in summer for winter and spring. 

 Cover securely in winter. 



In the way of peas I have liarly Dexter, 

 Premium Gem, McLean's Advancer, Strat- 

 agem, Champion of England and Sander's 

 Marrow in succession. Sow in single 

 rows 5 feet apart with a row of bush 

 beans, spinach, or lettuces between the 

 rows. 



Sweet Mountain is my pepper. 



For radish we use Earliest Erfurt and 

 French Breakfast, and sow them thinly, 

 broadcast, and in weekly succession. 



Viroflay spinach is what we have in 

 summer, with some New Zealand spinach 

 for hot, dry weather, and Round Thick- 

 leaved tor winter. The last should be 

 covered. 



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