Novelties. 115 



Verily there is pleasure in testing novelties, and the fact that 

 some turn out good, and others not, only adds interest and spice 

 to the undertaking. We have the satisfaction, also, to know 

 that nobody has better things in vegetables than we have, and 

 that we get the very best just as soon as anybody else has it. 

 It gives us the proud consciousness of belonging to the better- 

 situated and progressive minority. 



For the market gardener quite often there is money in test- 

 ing novelties. If a new radish comes out that is a day or two 

 earlier than any we had before, or a new spinach that will stand 

 the summer heat a few days longer than the older sorts, he may 

 by another season be enabled to turn such knowledge to best 

 account financially. The home gardener, of course, gets only 

 his satisfaction and pleasure for his pay, and the depth of his 

 purse must determine to what extent he can afford to invest in 

 novelties. People who find it extremely difficult to make both 

 ends meet, and are forced to practice strictest economy, should 

 not attempt to test novelties except on a small scale, and in a 

 cautious manner. 



