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of the " Solid Smooth Red," "Trophy," and 

 " General Grant." I am going to try the 

 " General " four years longer. But in order to 

 be first in the market, sow the seed of some very 

 early variety in a hot-bed as soon in March as 

 you can, and about the middle of April transfer 

 the plants to a deep cold frame, where the 

 glass will be at least two feet from the bottom 

 of the pit. Set them out six or eight inches 

 apart, so that the plants will grow bushy and 

 strong. Give plenty of air in the heat of the 

 day, and in warm rains take off the glass 

 altogether. Thus the plants will be very vigor- 

 ous and hardy by May loth. Set them out in 

 a warm and rather dry spot in the open garden, 

 and do not let the soil be too rich, as this tends 

 to growth of vines rather than fruit, and you 

 will beat your neighbors, which is a very proper 

 thing for a gardener to do. My sales in '/I 

 were eighty-two and one-fourth bushels, realiz- 



