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of the Atlantic States, and large quantities are already being grown. 
there. Quantities are yet imported, but in this case, as in the ease of 
eabbage and celery, market gardeners rarely risk imported lettuee until 
first proving the variety to be correct. 
Melon (Nutmeg)—Same as cucumber. 
Melon (Water)—Same as 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 South- 
ern 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 grown mainly in Connecticut, 
Massachusetis, Rhode island, and Michigan; while that raised from 
which to row onion sets is mostly grown in Pennsylvania and New 
Jersey. California has begun to grow onion seed to some extent, but as 
the quality of the seed ereatly determines the weight of crop, confi- 
dence is not yet fully established in the seed grown there. 
Parsley—is nearly all imported, as the plant i is not quite hardy enough 
to stand our northern winters, while the hot summers of our Southern 
States is against its maturing there. 
Parsnips—Grown mainly in Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, 
and Rhode Island. 
Pease—A most important crop, is mainly grown in Canada and in New 
York State, on the immediate line of Lake Ontario. Large quantities 
are yet imported from Britain, but the great bulk used are grown as stated 
above. 
Pepper—Grown mainly in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York, 
but may be grown almost anywhere. 
Radish—Nearly all imported, or should be, for when grown in this 
climate, like oats, it degenerates very fast. 
Salsify—Can be grown anywhere where lettuce is grown, but as there 
is no danger of mixing varieties it is cheaper to import it from France. 
Spinach—Nearly all. imported from England, France, or Germany, as 
it cannot be so profitably grown here, for the same reason that we can- 
not profitably grow parsley, mainly 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—V irginia, Connecticut, and Kentucky, in the United States, 
and Cuba, and ‘other tropical latitudes. It is sometimes believed to be 
a peculiarity of tobacco that location changes the character of the va- 
riety. This we are inclined to doubt, and believe that the varieties 
grown in Cuba, Connecticut, 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—New Jersey, Connecticut, Michigan, and Illinois grow most 
of the tomato seeds, byt they may be grown with nearly the same suc- 
cess in almost all the States of the Union. 
- Turnip—Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Michigan 
grow these seeds. A littleis grown in Virginia and Maryland, but that 
is less popular than that grown farther north; but little is now im- 
ported. 
FODDER CROPS. 
Pearl Millei—ts now creating a wide-spread interest. As the plant is 
tender I am inclined to think the seeds will be grown exclusively in 
