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Market Gardcnino', 



of twelve each, none but good shaped ones being used. 

 There is but one variety, akhough there is much room 

 for improvement in size and smoothness of root. 



Spinach {Spinacea oleracea) is fast becoming one of 

 the leading crops of our market gardens, being sold 





Arlington Pointed Leaf. 



and used during the whole of the year. For winter 

 use it is usually brought from the South. The crop 

 that comes early in the spring is usually sown about 

 the hrst of September, and at the beginning of winter 

 is protected with a covering of hay or boughs. This 

 crop generally lasts until about June ist, when that 

 which has been sown in the spring will be ready for 

 marketing. 



It is sold by the bushel. The receipts of an acre 

 when the yield was generally large would be about 

 $200, while if the crop was scarce it might reach as high 

 as $i,oco. In spring culture frequent sowings are 

 usually made to furnish a continuous supply. 



