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Lettuce, White Tennis Ball, one row. 



Spinach, Long Standing and Bloomingdale, one row each. 



Beets, Egyptian and Dewings, one row each, or two of a kind. 



Celery, White Plume, one row. 



Kohlrabi, two rows. 



Cabbage, Red Dutch and several white varieties, three rows in all. 



Tomatoes, Boston Market, two rows. 



Potatoes, Beauty of Hebron, five rows. 



Spinach, beets and potatoes were raised from seeds upon 

 the different plats. Lettuce, celery, kohlrabi, cabbage and 

 tomatoes were sown in a hot-bed and subsequently trans- 

 ferred when of suitable size, each kind for all plats on the 

 same day, as will be found farther on. All crops were kept 

 clean during the growing season by a timely use of the culti- 

 vator and the hoe. 



Lettuce, White Tennis Ball, set out May 1. The growth 

 was in the beginning slow, on account of cold and dry 

 weather, but subsequently recovered rapidly and produced 

 a good yield, judging from the general appearance of the 

 crop. Plats 4 and 5 produced the best results, Plat 2 came 

 next and plats 1 and 3 last. 



Spinach, sown May 1. Bloomingdale grew more rapidly 

 than Long Standing. Plats 4 and 5 gave best results, Plat 

 2 next and plats 1 and 3 last. 



Beets, Dewings and Egyptian, each one row, sown May 

 21. The young plants appeared above ground June 1 ; they 

 were thinned out July 11 and harvested October 17, with the 

 following results, Plat 4 leading : — 



