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crop SOW the Daniel O'Eourke or Tom Thumb. Get some in 

 just as early as you can, and then sow a few every two weeks 

 until July. The early kinds will need no brush. The best 

 varieties for later planting are the Champion of England and 

 the Marrowfat. In planting peas, soak the seed in warm water 

 from twelve to fourteen hours before planting. The rows oi 

 the smaller kinds may be six inches apart, but the large kinds 

 should not be less than twelve inches apart, and three inches 

 apart in the rows, for garden culture. 



Sweet Corn needs no recommendation — every body uses ii , 

 but farmers' gardens usually get but one planting ; whereas if a 

 few hills were planted every two weeks from the first planting, 

 there would be a constant succession of "roasting ears." Stow 

 ell's Evergreen, and Early Darling, are two excellent varieties 

 Pop-corn is also desirable, as it affords, without expense, an 

 evening treat throughout the year. The winter evenings arc- 

 made bright and cheerful for the girls and boys by means of 

 pop-corn, molasses candy, and such simple pleasures ; and who 

 can tell what influence these bright home scenes may have in 

 turning the young away from sinful pleasures, the bar room, 

 and the gaming table. 



The Cabbage requires a rich loam, and lime. Pound up 

 your oyster and clam shells as fine as may be with a sledge 

 nammer, and put them into the soil, but, until they are de- 

 cayed, apply lime and barnyard manure Sow the seed in the 

 cold frame, or, after the ground is warm, m the open garden. 

 Transplant to rows two and a half feet apart, and two feet apart 

 in the rows. The frequent application of liquid manure to 

 these plants will produce an astonishing growth. In the gar- 

 den is a good place to try the value of the liquid manure we 

 recommended in Chapter III. ; and you will soon see that ono 

 half your manure has been going to waste, at a great loss. 



