52 HOW TO PLANT. 



Coucn PEAS. Plant in May in hills two feet by six 

 feet, three or four peas to the hill. Cover about two inches, 

 cultivate until vines cover the ground ; good for shading 

 and enriching the soil. Not much can be expected in 

 the way of a crop from them ; they scarcely yield any 

 peas in this state. 



PEPPER. (Capsicum annuum.) 



Start the plants early by sowing seeds in a hot bed the 

 latter part of February, or early in March. As soon as 



GOLDEN DAWN PEPPER. 



the weather becomes perfectly warm, transplant to eight- 

 een inches to two feet square in rich mellow soil. The 

 pods are used for pickling and for seasoning. 



POTATO IRISH. (Solatium tuberosum.) 

 Plant in February or March in any naturally good soil, 

 but a sandy loam is decidedly best. Use no fresh ma- 

 nure : very old thoroughly decayed manure will do. A 

 compost made of land plaster, bone dust, ashes and leaf 



