VEGETABLE GARDENING 43 



Date, April 25 to May 5 or about ten days after "Second Plant- 

 ing." For succession, peas, lettuce and radishes may be now 

 planted. Beds may be by "Sandwich" System, or by the trench 

 method. 



PARSLEY. Varieties: Moss Curled. 

 Quantity of Seed: One packet. 



Distances: Apart in rows, four inches: rows apart, one foot. 

 Depth: Half an inch. 



Seed should be sprouted by use of wet burlap cloths. 

 Germination will require about two weeks' time. Plant seed 

 quickly when germ first shows. 



PEAS FOB SUCCESSION. Varieties: Gradus, Telephone. 

 Quantity of Seed: Half pint of each variety. 



SPINACH. Varieties: Curled Savoy, Victoria. 



Quantity of seed: Half ounce of each variety. 



Distances: Apart in rows, three inches. Rows apart, one 



foot. 

 Depth: One inch. Sow seeds one inch apart: thin when up. 



LETTUCE FOB SUCCESSION. See Lettuce in "First Planting." 



POTATOES. Varieties: E. Ohio, Irish Cobbler. 



Quantity of Seed: One-fourth peck of each variety. 



Distances: Apart in rows, one foot: rows apart, two feet. 



Depth: Four inches. Select medium sized potatoes for seed. 

 Cut in halves lengthwise. Start these in sand in shallow 

 boxes, by placing in cellar or moderately warm room 

 four weeks before planting. Sprouts should be about 

 one inch above ground when planted out. By this 

 method two weeks' time is gained. 



SUGAB COBN. Varieties: Golden Bantam, Early Cory. 

 Quantity of Seed: One packet of each variety. 

 Distances: Apart in rows, two inches: rows apart, two feet. 

 Depth: Two inches. When three inches high thin to eight 

 inches apart in row. The potatoes are usually dug and 

 out of way in time for corn to mature. 



