of bleaching is going on. Some gardeners set Jceper and nearer 

 than what 1 have mentioned, and it is frequently raised without 

 trenches, but this latter mode takes more land as the ridges have 

 io be made higher. Celery is generally raised as a second crop 

 after early potatoes, vines, onions, cabbages, &c." — By a dislin- 

 guished JYew Hampshire Gardener. 



Chive. AUium schoenoprasum. — Chives are used by 

 many both m the kitchen and m salads^ and are a sub- 

 stitute for spring onions. They will grow in almost 

 any soil and are easily propagated by ofi-sets. They 

 may be planted in rows eight or nine inches asunder 

 and four or five in a row. Early in the spring is the 

 proper time for planting. 



CoRNj (Indian.) Zea may^. — Green Indian Corn 

 makes one of the most delicious dishes that the gar- 

 den affords. The varieties best adapted for table use, 

 are, the Early White Jefferson, which is much earlier 

 than the small Canada, the Eight-rowed Sugar, Dar- 

 ling's Early Sugar, paid the Twelve-rowed Sugar for 

 the late crop. The soil should be deep, rich, dry and 

 mellow. Mark out cross rows from three to four feet 

 apart each way and at each crossing make a hill. Put 

 a shovelful of old manure or compost in each hill and 

 mix it with the soil. Drop five or six kernels of corn 

 in each and cover about one and a half inches deep. 

 The plants should be reduced to three when they 

 have passed all danger from worms. They should be 

 kept free of weeds and slightly hilled as the corn 

 grows. When the kernel is fally in the milk it is fit 

 for use. 



^''To Boil. — Green corn is sweetest when boiled upon the cob, 

 from fifteen to thirty minutes, according to its age. Some per- 

 sons do not strip off the inner husks, until after the corn has been 

 boiled, thinking that its rich flavor is thereby better retained. — 

 The kernels can be cut off with a knife, and sensoned with butter, 

 pepper and salt, or carried to the table untouched. None but the 

 over- fastidious will object to eating directly from the cob* 



Green Corn Pudding. — To three teacupsful of grated corn, add 

 two quarts of milk, eight eggs, two teaspoonsful of salt, one-half 

 teacupful of melted butter, together with a little nutmeg. Bake 

 for one hour, and eat with sauce. 



