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through the season, make sowings as above every ten clays 

 or two weeks. The French Breakfast and Early Long 

 Scarlet are both excellent sorts. 



Squash. 



The squash is a tender annual, and should not be planted 

 until all danger from frost is passed, and the ground is 

 warm and settled ; as aside from the tender nature of the 

 plant, the seed is liable to rot in damp, cool weather. 

 The hills should be nine feet apart each way, and thor- 

 oughly manured. Slightly elevate them, and on this 

 place seven or eight seeds, so as to have plenty for the 

 bugs. The bush varieties, such as Summer Crookneck, 

 AVhite Bush Scollop, etc., may be planted a little nearer 

 together. Press the seeds down tirmly before covering, 

 and cover early planted ones one inch deep, and late, one 

 and one-half inches. Ground plaster is about as good an 

 article as has yet been found for keeping off the bug. 

 Plant Early Summer Crookneck and White Bush Scollop 

 for summer use ; Boston Marrow for fall ; and Hubbard, 

 Essex Hybrid and American Turban for winter. 



Tomato. 



Tomato plants should be set out about June 1st, in rich 

 soil, the plants being set five feet apart in the rows. Their 

 cultivation is very simple ; make them very rich and keep 

 them free from weeds seems to be about all that is re- 

 quired. Just before frost, take up the vines, and place 

 them in the cellar with plenty of earth around the roots, 

 and what tomatoes have not been picked (that are fully 

 grown) will ripen. The favorite varieties are Acme, Liv- 

 ingston's Perfection, Cardinal and Emery ; I should have 

 said the above four varieties are favorites, as there are so 

 many good tomatoes that it is very difficult to make a se- 

 lection. 



