146 CALIFORNIA VEGETABLES. 



for the valley and foothill portions of the upper part of the 

 State. It will be seen that they strikingly agree. There 

 are practically frostless regions near the coast in southern 

 California which are not found elsewhere in the State, 

 although it is only with the tenderest growths that the 

 difference becomes apparent. Other vegetables take about 

 the same courses in early regions, both north and south. 

 Still it is well to reduce the fact to a set of records such as 

 these tables embody. 



TIMES FOR PLANTING CERTAIN VEGETABLES IN VALLEY AND FOOTHILL 

 REGIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 



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Beans 



Beets 



Cabbage 



Carrots 



Caulifl( 



Celery 



Corn * * '.. * 3 * 3 * 



Cucumbers ..... . . * 3 * * 



Eggplant *- * 2 * 2 * * 



Lettuce * * * * * * * * * * 



Melons . . * }.,'?>*. *' *' * 



Onions ......... .. * * * * * * * * 



Peas 'i .'.'.' * * * * * * * * 



Potatoes 



Potatoes, sweet ;C* ^Ur.^.;': *;. 



Radishes * * * * 



Salsify .. * * 



Spinach ...... * * * * 



Squash * 



Tomatoes * 2 * : 



Turnips * * 



'On irrigated land. 



2 Frostless situations near southern coast. 



3 Taking the chances of occasional frost and replanting in some 

 places. 



