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Melons — the Early White Japan and the Hackensack, among the 

 nutmegs, and the Mountain Sweet among the watermelons. 

 Tomatoes. Nothing has given me so much satisfaction as the 

 Traply and the Acme. Peas. If you go by the catalogues you 

 will* have varieties by the hundred, each and all of them recom- 

 mended as something excellent and very much to be desired. 

 After many trials and much annoyance, I have for some 

 years past been growing the extra early Dan O'Rouke as my main 

 crop. For first early, Landreth's Extra Early is excellent, provided 

 you get it true to name, which I have failed to do more than half 

 the time for some years past. It is with me a poor bearer, and is 

 only valuable on account of its crop coming on at once, and very 

 early. For late crop and table use at home, I know of nothing 

 equal to the Champion of England. Among the almost countless 

 now varieties, the Bliss American Wonder promises well with nie. 



Potatoes. I have thus far succeeded better with the Early Rose 

 than with any other. I know of no better parsnip than the com- 

 mon Dutch Yellow Crowned. Onions. For first early, you need 

 a few Shallats. These are worthless except for a short time in the 

 spring. Our second supply comes from the small onions grown 

 from the black seed of the previous year. If you can get the little 

 onions of the New White Queen, they are the best of any that I 

 have ever tried, as they make a beautiful bunch onion, but are not 

 desirable as a bushel onion. The next supply will come from the 

 top onion as they are a little later than the White Queen. These 

 should keep you supplied until your Early Red Globe from the 

 black seed are ready for use. 



For bushel onions, Early Red Globe, Yellow Danvers and the Red 

 Wethersfieid, 1 have found the most reliable. 



Of radishes the Covent Garden, and the French Breakfast. 



Of turnips, I find nothing quite equal to the Purple Top Strap 

 Leaf. 



Squashes. For summer the small Scollop, and for fall and early 

 winter the Turban and the Boston Marrow. But for main winter 

 crop, nothing gives me as much satisfaction as the Hubbard. 



I have thus given a list of the most prominent of our garden 

 seeds. I will not say that it will be entirely satisfactory to you, 

 for it is not to me, but is about as near so as I can make it. Now 

 about the garden tools. It will not do to wait until you are ready 

 to goto work, and then lose time in getting tools together and 

 ready for use. Plows, cultivators, harrows, rollers, spades, shovels 

 hoes, rakes, seed sowers, etc., must all be ready to use at a moment's 



