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table at Thanksgiving, which were ripened in this way. The 

 favorite varieties are the Acme, Livingston's Perfection, Cardinal, 

 Essex Hybrid, and Emery. There are so many good tomatoes 

 tbat it is hard to make a selection ; but any one who plants any 

 of the above kinds will be perfectly satisfied. We shall need to 

 set out three or four dozen plants in order to have a good supply 

 all summer ; and if these plants are set eight feet apart in the 

 rows our tomatoes will take about two rows of our garden space. 



Other Vegetables. The above list includes most varieties 

 usually cultivated in the kitchen garden, but there are several 

 others which are equally good ; yet I will not speak of them at any 

 great length, as I have already referred to the cultivation of 

 several vegetables which are cultivated in the same manner as the 

 following: Curled Cress or Peppergrass, Dandelion, Parsley, 

 Spinach, Egg-plant, and Pumpkin ; the first four sorts are planted 

 in rows, and, having been thinned out to the proper distances, 

 are most easily grown, and a great addition to any garden. It 

 is, perhaps, the best plan to purchase 3'our pepper plants, as a 

 dozen is about all that is needed. I think the squash pepper 

 is the best variety to grow. A few hills of the small sugar pump- 

 kin will give a good supply for the pumpkin pies. 



I have not forgotten the odd things, so to speak, such as Arti- 

 chokes, Chervil, Endive, Leek, Brussels Sprouts, etc. ; but any one 

 wishing to grow them will find plenty of publications describing 

 their culture. 



Discussion. 



William D. Philbrick was called on and said in regard to grow- 

 ing good late lettuce, that in a soil naturally moist, as for instance 

 in peat land, he had met with good success, although in a warm, 

 dry soil it is not to be expected. He recommended, amongst the 

 different sorts of turnips, the White Egg as the best for the table. 

 It is a French variety. This may follow a crop of peas if the land 

 is rich enough, but otherwise should be sown earlier. One ought, 

 in most cases, to get a succession of crops in one season from the 

 same ground ; the land might be made to do double, or even triple 

 service in our kitchen gardens as well as in the large market 

 gardens. It is onl\' necessary to plant the first crop early enough, 

 and sometimes the second crop can be planted before the first is 

 off. Squashes might thus follow early potatoes. 



