244 MUCK CROPS 



SQUASH 



By growing the plants under protection 

 early and transplanting after all danger of 

 frost is over, very fine squash can be ob- 

 tained. Squash grown by Italians on the 

 ditch banks from seed planted July i, gave 

 very fine squash of good size, but they were 

 so late the frost caught them all. 

 NARCISSI 



Raised bulbs of Narcissi is decidedly new. 

 However, W. H. Ellis of South Lima (one 

 of the finest lettuce specialists in the coun- 

 try) has succeeded in obtaining most excel- 

 lent bulbs of large size. The amount and 

 size of both leaves and flowers is much im- 

 proved by growing on muck. 



ASTERS 



Asters seem to be right at home on muck. 

 The foliage is generally much larger than 

 when grown on upland also the blooms are 

 much improved in size. Care is exercised to 

 have the plants for transplant quite early in 

 the season, in order to insure a crop of 

 blooms before frost. 



CELERIAC 



Root or knot celery can be grown some- 

 what similarly to celery, except that it needs 



