364 PLANTING LIST 



leave the late ones in the ground (unless the season is very rainy, 

 and rot is feared) as long as their tops are green. 



Seed potatoes for next year should be saved out of any crop that 

 does well. Note the plants which are largest, greenest, and strong- 

 est, and dig them separately. If they have good tubers, save 

 these separately. But you should understand what is meant by 

 " good " tubers, and to do this you should know what the variety 

 is expected to produce. The shapes of the varieties vary consider- 

 ably ; the proper shape, and not mere size, is what should be looked 

 for. 



After digging potatoes, let them lie in the sun and light only 

 long enough to dry them. Then box or barrel them quickly, and 

 store them in a cool, dark, dry cellar. 



Pumpkin : A running squash, and should be grown like one. 



Pyrethrum, a Chrysanthemum, is a hardy perennial plant in 

 many beautiful varieties, worth growing in any garden for the masses 

 of tall flowers, which are attractive when cut. The colors range 

 from white through red to purple, with a few yellows. The plants, 

 when once established, flower in early summer ; the single or double 

 flowers are borne singly on stems usually three feet or more in 

 height. Unfortunately, pyrethrums are likely to rot at the crown 

 in wet weather ; to prevent this they should be set in well-drained 

 or sandy soil ; their crowns may be protected by finely sifted coal 

 ashes. Buy the roots, or sow seed in early spring, and thin to 

 twelve inches or more apart. One variety, however, grows very 

 low, and requires but six inches of space. 



Radish: A hardy vegetable very widely grown, and especially 

 welcome in spring as yielding the earliest of vegetables with the 

 exception of asparagus. Buy always large, plump seed. Varieties 

 are very many ; the greatest difference is between the small red or 

 white, cool weather, quick-growing sorts, and the large summer 

 and winter kinds. Of these last I will speak separately. 



The spring- and fall-grown radishes like coolness, and should be 

 grown quickly on light, rich soil that does not need to be very deep. 

 Sow as soon as the hot-frame begins to cool off, and follow weekly 



