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and with such success as to compete with the English cul- 

 tivators on their own soil, with varieties combining qual- 

 ity and productiveness. So rapidly does this improvement 

 progress, that it is difficult to keep the run of the new 

 sorts offered for sale. Of those introduced within the pasfc 

 eight years the following deserve especial notice : 



Early Rose has retained its position as combining more 

 good qualities than any other early potato. As a later sort, 

 the Snowflake promises to be among late potatoes what the 

 Early Ease is among early ones. Among the latest varie- 

 ties that has come out is the Alpha, and said to be ten or 

 fifteen days earlier than the Early Eose. It is dwarf-grow- 

 ing, and therefore well adapted to garden culture. Extra 

 Early Vermont, Peerless, BrowneWs Beauty, Comptorfs 

 Surprise and Late Eose are also excellent varieties. 



PUMPKIN. 



The pumpkin is now seldom cultivated as a garden crop, 

 being entirely superseded as a culinary vegetable by some 

 of the late varieties of squashes, which are superior to it in 

 flavor, sweetness and tenderness of flesh. Their cultivation 

 is similar in all respects to that of winter squashes. 



RADISH, 



To have radishes in perfection, they should be grown in 

 a light rich soil, so as to induce a rapid growth, which in- 

 creases their flavor, and renders them crisp and free from 

 stringiness. They can be grown on heavy soils, but are 

 then generally inferior to those grown on light soil. 



As they are generally ready to pull for use six weeks 

 after they are sown, they may be sown broadcast, or in in- 



