JUNE: FIRST WEEK 145 



In a very small garden plant Delicata or Fordhook, either 

 of which is excellent for summer use and also keeps well 

 through the winter. Fordhook may also be had in bush 

 form. Hubbard and Boston Marrow are two of the stand- 

 ard winter varieties and Deli- 

 cious, a newer one, is of superfine 

 flavor. Like the pumpkins, early 

 growth must be carefully guarded 

 from bugs. A few bottomless boxes covered with mosquito 

 netting will do this. 



TURNIPS. The long varieties, of the rutabaga type, of 

 which there are some new varieties excellent for table use, 

 should be planted during June. The round yellow and 

 white sorts, such as White Egg and Amber Globe, should 

 not be planted until July or even the first of August, if the 

 season is long, as they develop very quickly and are likely 

 to become overgrown. 



Succession Crops for the Fall Garden 



The vegetables which by successive sowings may be had 

 in fine quality up to killing frost include the following: 



BEANS. Pole varieties such as Golden Cluster and Old 

 Homestead, and the Limas, of which Early Leviathan and 

 Giant Podded Pole are two of the best, should, if planted 

 now, give a continuous supply during the late summer and 

 fall. If the bush varieties are preferred make a small 

 planting every two to three weeks of some of the good wax 

 sorts, such as Brittle Wax, Rustproof Golden Wax, or New 

 Kidney Wax. Any surplus of either the pole beans or these 

 may be kept over in the dried state for winter use. Leave 

 only two or three of the pole beans in each hill. Thin the 

 dwarf sorts so that each individual plant has plenty of 

 room to develop. 



CAULIFLOWER. To have a supply throughout the fall, 

 it is best to make two separate plantings, one in early June 

 and one toward the end of the month. Snowball and Dry 

 Weather are both excellent sorts, the latter requiring a little 



