THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. lii 



BADISHES. 



Give these early esculents a rich, warm bed, against a 

 south wall, where, on chilly nights, a window-sash, or 

 even an old blanket can be laid over them, and in an as- 

 tonishingly short time they will be large enough for the 

 table. The Long Scarlet, Long White Naples, and Scar- 

 let Olive are all good kinds. When sowing the seeds a 

 thin layer of sand on the top of the bed will increase its 

 warmth and hasten germination. 



SPINACH. 



This vegetable affords another early dish for spring 

 dinner-tables, and should be grown in every garden. 

 Broad- Leaved Flanders is the earliest and best sort. 



SQUASHES. 



The Boston Marrow is an excellent sort for fall use, 

 and the old reliable Hubbard the best for winter. For 

 summer use the Scolloped Bush occupies small space 

 and bears profusely. 



TURNIPS. 



Golden Ball and Buist's Improved Ruta Baga are the 

 best yellow varieties. 



TOMATOES. 



The Trophy and White Apple are the finest varieties 

 that have yet appeared. In Northern States start the 

 seads under glass, about the middle of March. When 

 two inches high transplant into little pots or boxes, and 

 when warm weather is established, set them in rows in 

 good, mellow soil, four feet apart. Water them thor- 

 oughly and shield from the hot sun and from hard winds 



