MISCELLANEOUS CROPS. Ill 



Gourd, or Pumpkin. 



Botanical Name : Cucurbita maxima. 

 Natural Order: Cucurbitacece. 



The cultivation of this plant is the same as that 

 of Vegetable Marrows, to be dealt with later. 



Varieties : Mammoth, Large Yellow, Large Green, 

 and Spanish Giant. 



Indian Corn, or Maize. 



Botanical Name : Zea Mays. 

 Natural Order : Graminece. 



This is a native of America, and in warm countries 

 it is extensively grown as a corn crop and also as a 

 vegetable. In this country the cobs are gathered 

 and cooked entire when young and tender, or, when 

 allowed to become more mature, the seeds may be 

 taken off and cooked. 



Culture. Seeds may be sown in boxes under glass 

 early in April, and grown on in a moderate tempera- 

 ture. From the middle to the end of May, harden 

 off the plants and plant out 20 to 24 inches apart 

 each way in fairly rich soil, and in a warm, sheltered 

 position. Where no glass is available plant the seeds 

 out of doors, early in May in the south and towards 

 the end of May in the north. The ground should 

 have been dug and manured, and received a dressing 

 of phosphates. Rake level, and dibble in the seeds 

 2 inches deep, 24 inches between the rows, and 10 

 inches between the seeds in the rows. When up 

 and growing freely, every alternate plant must be 



