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April 14th. — Sowed Nasturtium. 



When not grown on a trellisse, the dwarf is preferable ; the 

 fruit is equally as good, and the vines not troublesome. In ad- 

 dition to the value of the berries, a row or two in a conspicuous 

 position is ornamental. 



April 24M. — Sowed Kidney Dwarf Beans and Endive. 



The latter is now freely grown for market by the French gar- 

 deners in the city of New- York. It is a good substitute for Let- 

 tuce, and like the Coss variety, should be blanched before it is 

 brought to table. If allow^ed to seed, it will attain the heighth 

 of four feet, and produce handsome blue flowers. 



April 2Sth. — Sowed Swiss chard, Sir John Sinclair, or green 

 spinach Beet seed. 



Cultivated for the value of its leaves, which supply the place 

 of spinach, when that excellent vegetable cannot be procured. 

 The leaves are about two feet long, very broad and tender, fur- 

 nished with a wide groove like stem, purely white. By some it 

 is called silver beet, in distinction from the golden and scarlet 

 varieties which I have only met with at the recent exhibition, 

 said to be natives of South America, and but lately introduced 

 to the horticulture of the United States. 



May 9th. — Sowed " British Queen " and " Monastery Marrow" 

 Peas. Fruit of both very large, and good late varietiei. 



May \4th. — Sowed purple cape Brocoli Cauliflower, "fawn 

 colored " savoy, and red cabbage in seed bed. 



Planted Lima Beans. In order to have a longer continuance 

 of this fine vegetable, without being too far advanced, I allow 

 only two vines from the first planting to stand, and about three 

 weeks afterwards plant again in the same hill, adding one or two 

 more plants for later supply. 



May Ibth. — Sowed in open ground, large yellow, large red, 

 smooth red, fig shaped red, and yellow cherry tomato seed. 



May nth. — Planted Garlic, off sets from fine bulbs, procured 

 at the last Fair of the. American Institnte. Cultivation similar 

 to that of Onions. 



