304 THE BOOK OF VEGETABLES 



Spinach. Five years. 150 feet. 



New Zealand. Five years. 50 feet. 

 Squash. Four years. Bush. 50 hills. 



Running. 15 hills. 

 Tansy. Two years. 

 Thyme. Three years. 

 Tomato. Twelve years. 2,000 to 2,500 plants. 



Strawberry. Four years. 



Turnip. Eight years. 2,000 to 3,000 plants. 

 Valerian. Four years. 

 Wormwood. Four years. 

 Watermelon. Six years. 30 hills. 



ADDENDA 



ASPARAGUS. Select, for planting, the plants which 

 have coarse roots and shoots, rejecting all which have 

 fine roots and small though numerous shoots. 



CABBAGE WORM. A favorite remedy with some 

 Cabbage and Cauliflower growers is saltpeter, one 

 ounce dissolved in three gallons of water. Sprinkle 

 the heads thoroughly; one application is usually 

 enough, unless soon washed off by heavy rains. The 

 saltpeter will not discolor Cauliflower heads. 



