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and c<rrer lightly. As the radish will soon posh through and show th« 

 rows, the grass can be kept down with the hand. 



Spinacb. — Spinach, though an aristocratic crop on some accounts, may 

 become also the one crop of the masses for early use, if they will only grow 

 it. And this is the way: Wheel some manure upon the patch where your 

 early garden peas were, spade the ground thoroughly, mark it off in drills 

 eighteen inches apart and an inch or so deep, and sow to spinach- That is 

 all there is to it. Sow the seed thickly in the rows, and when it has attained 

 sufficient size to thin out, what a delicious dish of " greens " you will have 

 this fall, at a season, too, when, although green things are generally no raritj-, 

 yet, because of their extreme delicacy and lusciousness, you will esteem 

 them a great and rare treat. Then with the on-coming of freezing ground, 

 cover with straw or litter of any kind. Let this remain till after the froet is 

 out of the ground in the spring, when it may be taken off, and, with the first 

 tulips of your flower garden, you will also have spinach greens for your din- 

 ner — a most delicious and healthy dish. Moreover, if you do happen to have 

 more than you want, just take them to the ^-illage market, and see how 

 readily you can sell the surpltis. Perhaps, indeed, you may thus establish 

 quite a profitable local trade in this delicious crop. Try it. 



Pole.s for Beau^ aud OtUer Climber*. — White birches and alders sd 

 commonly used for bean poles, are about the poorest, for they last only one 

 season at the best, and sometimes break off at the surface of the ground, aud 

 let down the beautiful pyramid of green before the pods are ripe. White 

 cedar from the swamps is durable, and the rough bark enables the vines to 

 cUmb without any help from strings, but these are not always accessible. 

 Red cedar is much more widely distributed, and on the whole makes the 

 best bean pole. The wood is as durable as the white cedar, and yotmg trees, 

 fit)m which poles are made, grow quite stout at the ground, and, if well set, 

 will resist very strong winds. A set of these poles will last for a generation. 

 For bean poles, all the side branches are trimmed off, but for a support for 

 ornamental climbers, these may be left on. A cedar, six or eight feet high, 

 with the branches gradually shortened fiova. below, upwards, makes an ex- 

 cellent support for ornamental vines. One of these, covered with a clematis, 

 or other showy climber, makes a pyramid of great beauty. It is well to pre- 

 pare a supply of poles for beans and other plants before the work is 

 pressing. 



B««t«. — For beets the soil shotild be rich, mellow and deep. Plant im 

 drills about two inches deep and the rows about twelve or fifteen mches 

 apart. Set the seeds in the drills about two inches apart. For field culture 

 the rows should be wide enough to admit the horse cultivator and the roots 

 not nearer than one foot in the rows. The mangel-wurzel beets grow to a 

 very large size, are coarse and wonderfully productive, making excellent 

 food for cattle. Those who have never tried the mangels for stock have yet 

 to learn of their great value for cattle, both for milk and meat. Then, they 

 are juicy and refreshing, and add to the health and comfort of the aninials. 

 In no way can so much good food be grown as cheaply as in mangels. 



Tbe Melou AVorm. — The melon worm ( Phikellira hyoliruitalis) is about 

 an inch and a quarter in length when mature, of a light yellowish-green 

 color, and nearly translucent. The moth is remarkiuL for its beauty, its 

 ^ ags being p'jarly-wbite bordered witii a uarr "I i-A, iis legs and 



