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November found them apparently unharmed by 

 several sharp frosts that had killed the tender 

 vegetables. 



"One of the best vegetables for July planting 

 is wax beans. The sowing of July 6 was in 

 bearing by the third week in August, and the 

 beans were better and larger than those from 

 earlier sowings from the same lot of seed. Pick- 

 ings were made at intervals, until the first week 

 in October. Two weeks later they began with a 

 second crop of blossoms and beans, but were cut 

 off by frost. 



"Radishes, of course, can be planted in July 

 and later, even in September. Our July 6 planting 

 was ready to eat in less than a month. 



"We had not more sweet or tender corn from any 

 of our eight sowings than that from an extra early 

 sort sowed July 5. A twenty-five foot row gave us 

 forty-five ears, the bearing season lasting from the 

 last week in September to the first week in 

 October. 



"Pole string beans, Lazy Wife, planted July 7 

 had time to become even too large before the end 

 of the season. 



"Good-sized plants of parsley were had in Octo- 

 ber from seed sown July 6. The plants were in 

 excellent shape to pot for growing in the house 

 during the winter. 



"A most convenient plant for late sowing is 

 lettuce, as it will bear twenty degrees of frost, and 

 not be killed. Last year I was still using full-sized 

 heads from the open ground, for more than two 



