HOW, WHEN" AND WHERE TO SOW SEEDS. 107 



seeds of the leading kinds, will be best understood by 

 the tabular form given belov; : 



Vegetable seeds that may be sown, ] Vegetable seeds that may be sown 



in this latitude, from tJte middle of 

 March to the end of April. Ther- 

 mometer in the shade averaging 45 



in the open ground, in this latitude, 

 from tlie middle of May to the mid- 

 dle of June. Thermometer in the 



i shade averaging 60 degrees. 

 Beet. Lettuce. Beans, Bash. Melon, Musk. 



Carrot. Onions. 



Cress. Parsnip. 



Beans, Cranberry. Melon, Water. 

 Beans, Lima. Nasturtium. 



Celery. Parsley. Beans, Pols. Okra. 



Cabbage. Peas. 



Cauliflower. Eadish. 



Endive. Turnip. 



Beans, Scarlet Pumpkin. 



Runner. Squash. 



Corn, Sweet. Tomato. 



Kale. Spinach. Cucumber. 



It will be understood that these dates refer only to the 

 latitude of New York ; farther South operations should 

 be begun earlier ; farther North, later. So much for 

 the time of sowing. I will now refer to suitable soil and 

 the manner of sowing. 



THE CHOICE OF SOIL wherein seeds are sown, when 

 choice can be made, is of importance, the best being a 

 light soil, composed of leaf mold, sand, and loam ; the 

 best substitute for leaf mold being well-decayed stable 

 manure, or, better yet, decayed refuse hops from the 

 breweries in short, anything of this nature that will 

 tend to lighten the soil, the point to be avoided being a 

 weight of soil, either from the nature or quantity of it. 

 The nature of the soil is not of so much importance for 

 the germinating of large vigorous seeds, as Peas, Beets, 

 Beans, Corn, etc.; but with the delicate, slow sprouting 

 sorts, as Celery, Parsnip, Egg Plant, or Peppers, it is of 

 much importance. Seeds of nearly every garden vege- 

 table should be sown in rows ; the distance apart ac- 

 cording to the variety, and the depth proportioned to 

 the size of the seed. No better information can be given 

 in this matter than the old rule of covering the seed with 



