THE GROWING OF THE VEGETABLE PLANTS 455 



short way (having each row 100 feet long) sowings may be 

 made, as soon as the ground is in condition to work, of the 

 following: 



Fifty feet each of parsnips and salsify. 



One hundred feet of onions, 25 feet of which may be potato or set 

 onions, the remainder black-seed for summer and fall use. 



Fifty feet of early beets ; 50 feet of lettuce, with which radish may 

 be sown to break the soil and be harvested before the lettuce needs the 

 room. 



One hundred feet of early cabbage, the plants for which should 

 be from a frame or purchased. Set the plants 18 inches to 2 feet apart. 



One hundred feet of early cauliflower ; culture same as for cabbage. 



Four hvmdred and fifty feet of peas, sown as follows : — 



100 feet of extra early. 100 feet of extra early, sown late. 



100 feet of intermediate. 50 feet of dwarf varieties. 



100 feet of late. 



If trellis or brush is not to be used, frequent sowings of the dwarfs 

 wiU maintain a supply. 



After the soil has become warm and all danger of frost has passed, 

 the tender vegetables be planted as follows : 



Corn in five rows 3 feet apart, three rows to be early and intermediate 

 and two rows late. 



One hundred feet of string beans, early to late varieties. 



Vines as follows : — 



10 hills of cucumbers, 6x6 feet. 6 hills of early squash, 6x6 feet. 



20 hills of muskmelon, 6x6 feet. 10 hills of Hubbard, 6x6 feet. 



One hundred feet of okra. 



Twenty eggplants. One hundred feet (25 plants) tomatoes. 



Six large clumps of rhubarb. 



An asparagus bed 25 feet long and 3 feet wide. 



Late cabbage, cauliflower, and celery are to occupy the space made 

 vacant by removing early crops of early and intermediate peas and 

 string beans. 



A border on one side or end will hold all herbs, such as parsley, 

 thyme, sage, hyssop, mints. 



