GARDEN VEGETABLES. 43 



Dewing's Early Turnip are the standards for both early and late 

 crops. The Early Dark Red Egyptian and the New Eclipse beets 

 are both good varieties for the first early supply, but for winter 

 use no beet has ever yet been produced equal to the Dewing. 



Beet-tops make most excellent greens, being very tender, and 

 when cooked are preferred by many to dandelions or spinach. 

 The Swiss chard, or Silver beet, is grown entii'ely for the tops, 

 and it is a very desirable variety to grow for this purpose, for, as 

 soon as the tops are gathered, they immediately spring up again, 

 and keep growing the entire season without regard to the number 

 of times they are cut down, and on this account it is only neces- 

 sary to plant a small quantity of this species to supply a large 

 family. Let us have half a row of beets for greens and the rest 

 of this row for our first early supply of the roots ; say either 

 Eclipse or Egyptian, and for winter use plant one row of 

 Dewings. 



The Carrot. A good, light and well-enriched sandy loam, 

 which is very finely pulverized, will grow carrots to perfection. 

 For early crops, cover one-half of an inch deep and thin to six 

 inches apar^ in the row ; for late, cover three-quarters of an inch 

 deep and thin to four inches. The earliest is the French Forcing ; 

 this is a little round carrot of delicious flavor, and very earl3^ 

 The Early Scarlet Horn is the next in order — a very fine-grained 

 and agreeably flavored vegetable. A good strain of Danvers 

 Half Long is best for general use. Unless an extra quantity 

 is needed, half a row will be found sufficient for flavoring the 

 winter soups and stews. 



The Parsnip. Parsnips must be sown as soon as possible 

 in the spring. They should be planted in rows, and when well 

 up thinned out to six inches apart. Cultivate in the usual manner 

 during the summer, and when fully grown gather and store the 

 same as any root for winter use. 



Parsnips are improved by frost, and it is a usual custom to take 

 up in the fall a certain quantity for winter use, leaving the rest 

 in the ground until spring, to be dug as required. 



The Long Smooth White is the favorite for general use. The 

 roots are long and smooth, and it is verj^ productive and a most 

 excellent keeper. Two rows will give us a good yield, for which 

 purpose one-quarter of a pound of seed is wanted. 



The Potato. No garden can be said to be complete without 



