THE VEGETABLE GARDEN I4I 



" Golden Wax beans were planted July 5, again 

 the middle of the month, the last sowing being on 

 August 3. The two earlier plantings did finely,and 

 from the latter I picked a nice lot of string beans. 

 Bush limas, planted July 4, proved to be satisfac- 

 tory, and bore well. Parsley planted July 5 made 

 fairly good plants in October, just right to pot for 

 the house. Early Cluster cucumbers, from seed 

 of July 4, yielded good returns, and seemed to grow 

 as well as those planted earlier. Radishes galore 

 came from the garden, crops being sown to the 

 latter part of August, the French Breakfast being 

 the favorite for quick growth and sweetness. En- 

 dive, too, was another crop continuously in the gar- 

 den until the heavy freezing weather. 



" Two sowings of thick-leaved spinach were 

 made after the middle of July, the last being on 

 August 3, both doing well. The tomatoes set out 

 July 4 were from seed planted the second week in 

 May, a good yield resulting, the small ones being 

 used for fall pickling. Beets were planted almost 

 as freely as radishes, furnishing greens and plenty 

 of beets for table use and pickling. Besides the 

 above, two varieties of turnips were planted, mainly 

 as a winter green food for the fowls. Next season 

 I shall plant an early dwarf pea after the early 

 corn, and endeavor to use every foot of ground the 

 entire season. In late planting one crop of weeds 

 is skipped, but the ground should be thoroughly 

 cultivated and frequently to bring the crops to per- 

 fection." 



SECURING EARLY PLANTS 



Charles Black of Mercer county. New Jersey, 

 tells how to secure early plants for early gardens. 



