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prepared to work delicately, rows of small plants such as 

 radish, forcing carrot, cress and lettuce may be as close as 9 

 inches; and larger plants such as salsify, carrot, bush beans 

 and peas may be 18 or 20 inches apart. In such a garden rows 

 of dwarf corn may stand 2 feet apart, with single plants a foot 

 apart in the row; pole beans may be in hills 30 inches apart 

 each way; and cucumber need be scarcely wider spaced. 

 Nevertheless, since on the farm there is seldom need of such 

 intensive cultivation, the following spacing will be more con- 

 venient to follow. 



The spaces are for hand culture. For horse cultivation the 

 narrowest alleys should be widened to at least 30 inches. 

 Where rows of a larger and a smaller plant stand side by side 

 give the larger space or "split the difference." (In the table, ' 

 stands for feet and " for inches.) 



Asparagus, 4' x 18". 

 Beans : — 



Bush, 2' X 1'. 



Pole, 4' X 4'. 

 Beet, 2' x 4". 

 Brussels sprouts: — 



Dwarf, 2' x 1'. 



Standard, 2' x 2'. 

 Cabbage : — 



Early, 2' x 2'. 



Late, 3' x 2'. 

 Carrot: — 



Ear]^, 2' x 9". 



Late, 2' x 15". 

 Cauliflower: — ■ 



Early, 2' x 2'. 



Late, 3' x 2'. 

 Celery : — 



For blanching with boards, 2' x 

 9". 



For earthing, 4' x 9" (or set in 

 double rows 1' apart, the 

 plants 9" or more apart in the 

 rows, in alternate spaces; 4' 

 between the double rows). 

 Chard, 2' x 18". 



Corn : — 



Early: hills 30" x 30" (or rows 

 30" apart, plants 1' apart). 



Later: hills 4' x 4". 

 Cress, rows 2'. Do not thin. 

 Cucumber. 4' x 4'. 

 Eggplant, 4' X 4'. 

 Endive, 2' x 1'. 

 Kale: — 



Dwarf, 2' x 1'. 



Standard, 2' x 18". 

 Kohlrabi, 2' x 9". 

 Lettuce, 2' x 9"-12". 

 Muskmelon, 4' x 4' or more. 

 Mustard, 2'. Do not thin. 

 Okra, 2' x 18". 

 Onion, 2' x 6"-9". 

 Parsley, 2' x 18". 

 Parsnip, 2' x 18". 

 Peas : — 



Bush, 2' X 2". 



Tall, 3' X 2". 



(Plant peas in rows 6"-9" apart; 

 dwarf peas support each other; 

 for tall peas, put the wire be- 

 tween.) 



