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manured freely, and the plants set not closer than eighteen inches, 

 and covered about four inches deep. Conovor's Collossal is the 

 standard variety. Palmetto is said to be an improvement. 



Rhubarb will flourish in any good soil. It should have a 

 good dressing of rotted manure every year. It should be planted 

 where it will get the spring sun, as the product is most relished 

 early in the season. Linneus is the best sort. It is usually prop- 

 agated bp division of the roots, which may be secured from nur- 

 serymen. 



GARDEN VEGETABLES. 



Simple directions for the cultivation of garden vegetables and 

 for the making ol hot beds are contained'in almost all seedsmen's 

 catalogues, and these are in the main applicable to South Dako- 

 ta. During the past two seasons the time of planting different 

 vegetables at the station has been as follows : 



Seeds in hot beds, April ist, celery, early cabbage, tomatoes, 

 cauliflower, peppers. In the garden, middle of April, lettuce, 

 early radish, spinach, early peas, onions, beet, carrot, parsnip, 

 salsify. 



Middle of May : Early cabbage and cauliflower, (transplant- 

 ed from hot beds,) late radish, succession peas, sweet corn, cu- 

 cumber, squash, beans, melons. 



Last of May : Tomatoes transplanted from hot beds. 



Last of June: Late cabbage and celery, (transplanted from 

 cold frames,) succession peas and beans. 



VARIETIES. The following list of varieties of garden vege- 

 tables is given to enable planters who may not be familiar with 

 the different forms to select such as will probably be satisfactory. 

 It is not claimed that the very best of each class has been named, 

 as we have not yet tested all the different kinds offered by seeds- 

 men. But every vegetable mentioned in the lift has been tested 

 in our gar.dens, and has proven valuable : 



Bean: Wardwell's Wax, White Wax, Henderson's Dwarf 

 Lima, Prylific Tree, (for winter.) 



Beet: Mitchell's Improved, Eclipse. 



