VEGETABLE GARDENING 65 



PUMPKIN 



Same treatment as water melon. For squash 

 bug, dust vines with powdered tobacco leaves. 



Winter Luxury is a good variety. 



For " Jumbo" pumpkins, try True Pot Iron, 

 often of gigantic size, weighing as much as 200 

 pounds. 



If extra large size is wanted, pinch off all but 

 one specimen, and give occasional watering. If 

 rich earth is placed on the vines in several places, 

 roots will form, and give the plant increased 

 vigor. 



GEOWING PICKLEE ONIONS AND SETS 



There is an increasing demand for small white 

 onions which are largely used in making mixed 

 pickles and for other flavoring and canning pur- 

 poses. These little onions are easily grown and 

 it requires a very small area only, to produce 

 abundance both for pickling and for sets for the 

 following season. In sorting out the crop, the 

 smaller bulbs are used for sets, and the larger 

 for pickling. Only white varieties are grown for 

 this purpose. Indiana Silver Skin has been 

 found very satisfactory for both purposes. 



The soil must be light and very rich. If sand 

 is used, see that it is worked into the soil evenly. 

 The beds should be about six feet wide. In sow- 

 ing, begin at one end, using a board to kneel 

 upon, make a shallow furrow crosswise of the 

 bed, five inches wide and one-half inch deep. Into 

 this furrow, sow the seed very thickly and evenly. 

 Cover with sandy soil one-half inch deep and 

 press firm and smooth. Then leave a space eight 



