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the ravages of the beetle and the blight upon the young 

 plant, and also of the higher price obtained in the market 

 for early potatoes ; a satisfactory plan among market 

 gardeners is to have every fourth row of potatoes and plant 

 it to squash about the 15th of June, thus utilizing the 

 land for two crops, and the use of fertilizer was advocated 

 as cheaper and better than manure. 



In cabbages the speaker said it was an easy matter to 

 obtain new varieties by setting two varieties alongside 

 of each other, so that the pollen of the blossoms of one 

 should drop on the other ; the market gardener who se- 

 cures a good crop of early cabb age a week or two before 

 his neighbor and gets them to market, not only finds 

 quick sales, but at a price where he gets a handsome 

 profit not often produced by other vegetables. Celery 

 has been in great demand for the last five years and its 

 cultivation has been much simplified by the introduction 

 of new varieties. High manuring is required. The best 

 variety is the Golden Self Branch. Land used for early 

 peas, beans or sweet corn can be utilized for celery as 

 a second crop. 



Considerable space was given to onions and much 

 credit to Daniel Buxton of Peabody, for perfecting the 

 Danvers Yellow Globe Onion, which brings a higher 

 price than any other. 



Peas can be easily improved by crossing, which is done 

 by planting two varieties noted for their sweetness beside 

 each other and the pollen of the flowers will readily mix.. 



For beans. Early Champion Bush, Valentine, Golden 

 Wax, and Wardwell's Kidney are among the best. The 

 pollen is transferred by bees and it is almost impossible 

 to keep varieties of beans distinct even if planted some 

 distance apart. 



Of sweet corn the early Barbauks, Early Corey, Per- 

 fection and Crosby were recommended, and if a fair crop 

 and average price the results ought to be satisfactory. 



Mr. Geo. A. Rogers of North Andover, said he had 



