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cessively. In every case when buying seed specify the earliest varieties, 

 that is, the quickest maturing sorts offered. 



Beans. Bush, stringless green-pod, or snap. Can make two or even three 



plantings at intervals of a week or ten days. 

 Beans. Bush, Wax or Yellow. Same as preceding. 

 Beans. Bush Limas. 

 Beets. Succession planting can be made up to July 10th, the final sowings 



can be harvested for greens even if the roots don't mature. 

 Carrots. Can plant until about July 5th. 



Corn. Early variety planted July 1st may be ready by September 1st. 

 Cucumbers. In warm spot may ripen some fruits by August 15th. 

 Onions. Sets may be planted and harvested as green or bunch Onions. 

 Peas. If season and location are cool, a planting of an early wrinkled 



sort may be tried. 

 Radishes. If cool, the earliest sorts may be used; otherwise plant the so- 

 called mid-Summer varieties only. 

 Spinach. This is another crop that can be planted if the weather is cool. 



Otherwise use only the New Zealand sort which thrives in hot weather. 

 Summer Squash. A hill or two may ripen some fruits before September 



if grown rapidly in a sunny place and given occasional doses of manure 



water. 



Swiss Chard. Even though the stalks may not be fully grown if planted 

 as late as June 20th, this crop should give fair returns. 



In harvesting quick-season crops of this kind, pick as soon as they 

 are big enough to eat. In the case of Beans, etc., this will stimulate 

 continued production, and in any case it will give you products of the 

 finest, tenderest quality. 



Flowers for July Planting 



If you are able to put some money into Aster, Pansy, Salvia, 

 Geranium and other Summer blooming plants, you can be sure of a 

 supply of blossoms. But even if you have to start seeds there are several 

 sorts from which, under fairly favorable conditions you should be able 

 to get good results. Of course they are all annuals. There may be 

 mentioned: 



Balsam. White, through pink to red. 

 Calliopsis. Yellow. 

 Candytuft. White. 



Catchfly. White, through pink to purple. 

 CoB^A. White and purple. An attr active climber. 

 Cornflower. Blue. 

 Gypsophila. White and rose. 

 Mignonette. Yellowish or greenish white. 



