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"because of the great productiveness and healthy habit of the vine, 

 and the handsome appearance and excellent quality of the fruit. 

 Besides, it does not change to yeUow on approaching maturity, 

 and retains its freshness of appearance for a long time. 



Long Green Turkey. — Is an excellent productive sort, the 

 fruit sometimes measuring sixteen inches in length, firm, crisp, 

 having few seeds, and of good flavor. 



There is no end of varieties grown in frames, some of them 

 nearly a yard in length, but probably the best of them is Sign 

 House Improved. 



COEN. 



As every tiller of the sod knows how to grow Com, it 

 will not be expected that we should give very minute directions 

 on this head. Yet we have noticed that comparatively few of 

 OUT farmers grow those varieties of com that are best adapted for 

 table use when green, but content themselves with some ears 

 taken from their field varieties, while it is yet in the milk. 

 Although these are often very good, we think there are garden 

 varieties which are much sweeter, more tender, and, what is well 

 worth considering, lasting much longer in that soft state in which 

 they can be used for the table, than any of our field sorts. It is 

 to these we desire to direct attention, believing that those who 

 may be induced to try them will thank us in their hearts for 

 bringing them to their notice. 



The cultivation, of these varieties of Com differs in no way 

 from the ordinary treatment. They flourish best in a warm, dry, 

 loamy soil, that has been well enriched and thoroughly tilled. 

 The seed should not be planted until settled warm weather, the 

 young plants being very sensitive to frost. It may be planted 

 in hiUs in the usual way, or in driUs four feet apart, and about 

 eight inches apart in the drill. 



Early Eight-Eowed Sweet. — Aftery trying a good many 

 varieties, we give this the decided preference over aU others, as 



