PLANTS TO MATURE. 



131 



leafing of certain early plants usually occur at Phila- 

 delphia : 



Average dates when fruit trees and mid flowers blossomed and trees leafed 

 around Philadelphia during a period of ten years. 



1880. 



Violet, arbutus, blossom . . . Apl. 21 

 Cherry, peach, pear blossom . Apl. 22 



Apple blossom Apl. 26 



Maple, horse-chestnut, one 



inch leaf Apl. 18 



Oak, one inch leaf Apl. 25 



1885. 



Violet, arbutus, blossom . . . Apl. 26 

 Cherry, peach, pear blossom . Apl. 26 



Apple blossom May 1 



Maple, horse-chestnut, one 



inch leaf Apl. 25 



Oak, one inch leaf May 5 



AVERAGE TIME IN A FAVORABLE SEASON 

 FOR PLANTS TO MATURE TO EDIBLE CON- 

 DITION FROM SOWING OF SEED, WITH 

 YIELD PER ACRE FOR IMPORTANT VARI- 

 ETIES. 



The earliness of varieties is usually obtained at the 

 expense of smallness in size of fruit, head, root, pod or 

 grain; in the case of sugar corn, ears of the early kinds 

 are not only smaller, but the depth, plumpness and 

 sugariness of grain are less than these found in the 

 late varieties. 



Artichoke Matures from 90 to 120 days. 



Asparagus Cutting season of shoots in spring will 

 range from 5 to 6 weeks. From 800 to 1,000 two- 

 pound bunches may be cut to an acre; a two-pound 

 bunch contains from 10 to 50 stalks, varying according 

 to their size. 



