AND GENERAL HORTICULTURE. 



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CuctTMBERS are now grown entirely here, 

 except a few of the fancy sorts. The best 

 seed is grown on the maiden soil of the prai- 

 I'ies ; and though still grown to some extent in 

 Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Jersey and 

 New York ; Illinois and Michigan will, in all 

 probability, eventually be the section used to 

 grow all species of the so-called "vine" 

 family of vegetables. 



The Carrot is grown almost exclusively in 

 the States of New York, Rhode Island, Massa- 

 chusetts and Connecticut. 



The Egg-plant as yet, is mainly grown in 

 Pennsj'lvania, New Jersey, New York and 

 Maryland, but, being a plant of tropical origin, 

 the seeds, no doubt, would be better matured 

 if grown further south. 



The Endive is all imported from Germany 

 and France. 



The Leek is pai'tly grown here in the East- 

 ern and Middle States, though some is also 

 imported. The American grown is found to 

 have the greater vitality. 



Lettuce, when grown in the Atlantic States, 

 matures best in the vicinity of our large 

 lakes, in New Y'^ork, Michigan, Wisconsin and 

 Illinois. California, however, is better fitted 

 for seeding Lettuce than any of the Atlantic 

 States, and large quantities are already being 

 grown there. Quantities are yet imported, 

 but in this case, as in the case of Cabbage and 

 Celery, market gardeners rarely risk imported 

 Lettuce until first proving the variety to be 

 coi'rect. 



Melon (Nutmeg) is grown the same as the 

 Cucumber. 



Melon (Water) is grown the same as the 

 Cucumber, though rather more of it is grown 

 in States farther south. 



Okra is of tropical origin, and the seed is 

 best grown in the Southern States. 



Onion is one of the most important of all 

 our vegetable crops grown from seed, and as 

 it rapidly loses its vitality, being of little value 

 the second year, it is now almost entirely 

 grown here. The seed from which to grow 

 Onions of a marketable size is raised mainly 

 in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island 

 and Michigan; while that raised from which 

 to grow Onion sets is mostly grown in Penn- 

 sylvania and New Jersey. California has be- 

 gun to grow Onion seed to some extent, but 

 as the quality of the seed greatly determines 

 the weight of the crop, confidence is not yet 

 fully established in the seed grown there. 



Parsley is nearly all imported, as the 

 plant is not quite hardy enough to stand our 

 northern winters, while the hot summer of 

 our Southern States is against its maturing 

 there. 



The Parsnip is grown mainly in Pennsyl- 

 vania, New York, Connecticut and Rhode 

 Island. 



Peas, a most important crop, are mainly 

 grown in Canada and in New York State, on 

 the immediate line of Lake Ontario. A few 

 of the newer sorts are imported from Britain, 

 but the great bulk used are grown as stated 

 above. 



Pepper is grown mainly in New Jersey, 

 Pennsylvania and New York, but maj' be 

 grown almost anywhere. 



Radish is nearly all imported, or should 

 be ; for when grown in this climate, like Oats, 

 It degenerates very fast. 



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Salsify can be gi-own anywhere where 

 Lettuce is grown, but as there is no danger of 

 mixing varieties, it is cheaper to import it 

 from Prance. 



Spinach is nearly all imported from Eng- 

 land, France, or Germany, as it cannot be so 

 profitably grown here, for the ?ame reason 

 that we cannot profitably grow Parsley, main- 

 ly because our winters in the north are often 

 such as to kill off the plants, while in the 

 southern section the summers are too hot for 

 maturing the seed. 



Tobacco is grown in Virginia, Connecticut 

 and Kentucky in the United States, and in 

 Cuba and other tropical latitudes. It is some- 

 times believed to be a peculiarity of Tobacco 

 that location changes the character of the 

 variety. This we are inclined to doubt, and 

 believe that the varieties grown in Cuba, Con- 

 necticut and Virginia, are botanically distinct, 

 and are such as have been selected as the 

 kinds best suited to the sections in which they 

 are grown. 



Tomato seeds are mostly grown in New 

 Jersey, Connecticut, Michigan and Illinois ; 

 but thej^ may be grown with nearly the same 

 success in almost all the States of the Union. 



Turnip seeds are grown in Pennsylvania, 

 Rhode Island, Connecticut and Michigan. A 

 little is groAvn in Virginia and Maryland, but 

 it is less popular than that grown farther 

 north ; not much is now imported. 



Pearl Millet is now creating a wide- 

 spread interest. As the plant is tender, we 

 are inclined to think the seeds will be grown 

 exclusively in Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas 

 and other Southern States, as a long season 

 and high temperature are necessary to fully 

 mature the seed, though the plant as a fodder- 

 plant does well in any section where Maize 

 will grow. We find that under the most 

 favorable conditions the seed does not ripen 

 with us in New Jersey. 



Hungarian Millet or Hungarian Grass 

 is entirely different from Pearl Millet, bearing 

 no resemblance to it. The plant is hardy. 

 Seeds are grown in New Y'ork, New Jersey 

 and in many of the Western States. 



Timothy Grass is grown largely in Illinois, 

 Wisconsin and New York. 



Blue Grass is grown in Kentucky, Ohio, 

 and other Western States. 



Red Top is grown in New Jersey, Ken- 

 tucky, Ohio and Rhode Island. 



Orchard Grass is grown in Kentucky, 

 Ohio and the Western States. 



Red Clover is grown in Michigan, New 

 York, Ohio, etc. 



White Clover is grown in Wisconsin, Illi- 

 nois and Ohio, but the greater portion of it 

 is yet imported from Germany and France. 



Lucerne or Alfalfa is grown in Cali- 

 fornia mainly. 



Tliese localities are now the principal ones 

 where seeds of commerce are grown ; but 

 every year, to some extent, these latitudes 

 are changing, as we find that other latitudes 

 are better suited for special kinds. For ex- 

 ample, the long, dry seasons of California are 

 found to mature many kinds of seeds far 

 better than any section yet tried in the Atlan- 

 tic States, particularly so in many of the more 

 delicate kinds of flower seeds, that are yet 

 nearly exclusively grown in Germany and 

 France, and sold to u, at rates of many times 



