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thor, while confessing ttiat the collectioa and ar- 

 rangement of the facts stated in the volume, and 

 the development of their mutual bearings, have 

 cost him much labor, honestly tells the reader 

 that he must pay a similar price if he would ap- 

 prehend them in their true significance. Still we 

 know of no writer on the science of agriculture 

 who has the ability to arrange and express these 

 facts in so familiar and clear a manner as the au- 

 thor of this book. 



Cabbages: How to Grow them. A practical trea- 

 tise on Cabhfge Culturo, giving full details ou every 

 point, iorhiding beepire and tnarketlnsr the crop By 

 James J. H. Gregory, latroducer of the Marblehead 

 Ciibbagea, S.ilera, JJla-s, 1870, 



The great practical experience of Mr. Gregory 

 in the subject to which this pamphlet of seventy- 

 two pages is devoted, enables him to give details 

 which will be of great value to the less experi- 

 enced cultivator. He informs us that the object of 

 this treatise is to answer the numerous inquiries 

 which have been made by his customers about 

 cabbage raising, and that he has aimed to tell them 

 all aoout it in a plain, talkative manner. 



Salt and its Usfs in Aghicclture. A Lecture be- 

 f.)ie the etite Board of Agnculture at Pit sfleld, 

 Maes., by Charles A GoeBBmann, Ph. D., ProfeaBor 

 of Chemistiy in ihti MaBsachnselts Agricultural Col- 

 lege, ]Jec. 7, 1-69. Also Contributions to the Chem 

 i.=try of Common Bait, with particular reference to 

 our Home Utsources, by the same author. 



These two little pamphlets furnish a great 

 amount of information in relation to salt and its 

 uses. The conclusions of the author are not fa- 

 vorable to the use of salt as a promoter of vegeta- 

 ble growth. He says the safest and cheapest way 

 of srupplying salt to farm lands is to feed it to 

 ttock. The benefit reported from the use of refuse 

 salt he thinks is often due to that refuse matter, 

 rather than to the salt itself. 



For the 2\^ew England Farmer, 

 THE GABDEKT IM" MAY. 



Farmers may enjoy the luxury of a pretty, 

 as wtll as a profitable garden, if they will only 

 take a little pains. To secure this, the women 

 of each household may do much by seeing to 

 and planning for the ornamenting of the gar- 

 den ; and as but a small portion have separate 

 plots for llowers, &c., good taste will soon 

 sugges-t the way of uniting beauty with utility, 

 — llowers with vegetables. How much it im- 

 proves the appearance of the garden to have 

 all crops arranged so that one may set off the 

 other, and each may show to the best advan- 

 tage. L(-t the bean poles be straight and of 

 even hngth, and set in line ; the pea brush 

 be neatly pressed and set with the Hat sides 

 li^tigthways of the rows, their tops neatly 

 woven together; and everything arranged in 

 1 eat, regular order, economizing space, with- 

 out crowding. 



A^any tender plants may be forwarded so as 

 to gain several days or weeks, in time of ma- 

 turing, by a little trouble in protecting with 

 Ijuhi frames covered with gauze or glass, 



boxes, &c. If, after planting, a rain falls 

 and the ground becomes crusted, it facilitates 

 the appearance of the tender shoots to loosen 

 and pulverize the crust gently above them, 

 using care not to injure the plants. A mellow 

 surface soil is most favorable to growth at all 

 times, and the ground should be often stirred 

 to admit air, warmth and moisture to the soil 

 below. To obtain the greatest profit and 

 good from a garden, we must plan to have a 

 succession of crops on the same soil — lettuce 

 between carrot and parsnip rows, radishes 

 among melcm and cucumber hills, cabbage 

 between early potatoes, and late crops to fol- 

 low early ones, in a similar way. 



Asparagus. — Cut every shoot as soon as it 

 rises to sufficient height for the table, by 

 v/hich means the season of cutting may be pro- 

 longed. In cutting, use care not to injure the 

 young shoots beneath the surface. 



Beans — Plant bu>h varieties ea; ly. Dwarf 

 Indian Chief, Valentine and the Princess are 

 good varieties. Pole beans are more tender 

 and less easily protected, and should be 

 planted la*:er. Set the poles first, four feet 

 apart, each wiy, and plant the beans around 

 the poles, three or four inches away, five or six 

 seed to a hill. Leave the Limas till the last. 

 as they are the tenderest and most difficult to 

 start. In planting Limas, stick them eyes 

 down, and cover only half an inch with fine, 

 mellow soil. The soil around the poles and 

 in the liills should be a little higher than the 

 common level, to shed the water. 



Beets. — The early sown should now be up. 

 Seed may still be sown for summer and fall. 

 Early Ba?sano, earliest of all, early Blood 

 Turnip, Crapandine and Long Blood, are good 

 varieties. 



Cabbage Tribe. — Borecole, Broccoli, Cau- 

 litlower. Kohl Rabi, Kale and Cabbage seed 

 may be sown in rich, well prepared beds ia 

 the open ground for medium and late crops. 

 Transplant from cold frames and hot-beds 

 into rich, mellow soil, well prepared. Exam- 

 ine the roots for cutworms and see that the 

 plants are free of insects and healthy. 



Cold Frames. — Remove remaining plants 

 as soon as safe from frosts, &c., and take the 

 frames in and store for another season ; good 

 care and an occasional coat of paint will pre- 

 serve them for many years. 



CoRX. — Plant the sweet varieties once in 

 two weeks up to July, for a succession. Mex- 

 ican Sweet, Crosby's Extra Early, Trimble's 

 Improved Sweet, Farmer's Club, Evergreen, 

 and Mammoth Sweet corn are the best varie- 

 ties for general selection. Plant small varie- 

 ties in rows, north and south, 3i feet apart, 

 three kernels to the foot. 



Cucumbers. — Those started on sods in the 

 hot-bed may be transplanted into the open 

 ground. Plant seeds for a succeeding crop ; 

 make large hills, and put in two shovels- 

 ful of fine, rich manure, and plant plenty of 

 seed, and at intervals of a few days, for bugs, 



