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tecause of the great prodTictiveness and healthy hahit of the vine, 

 and the handsome appearance and excellent quality of the fruit. 

 Besides, it does not change to yellow on approaching maturity, 

 and retains its freshness of appearance for a long time. 



Long Green Turkey. — Is an excellent productive sort, the 

 fruit sometimes measuring sixteen inches in length, firm, crisp, 

 having few seeds, and of good flavor. 



There is no end of varieties grown in frames, some of them 

 nearly a yard in length, hut probahly the best of them is SiON 

 House Improved. 



COEN. 



As every tiller of the soil knows how to grow Com, it 

 will not he expected that we should give very miaute directions 

 on this head. Tet we have noticed that comparatively few of 

 our farmers grow those varieties of corn that are hest adapted for 

 table use when green, but content themselves with some ears 

 taken from their field varieties, while it is yet in the milk. 

 Although these are often very good, we think there are garden 

 varieties which are much sweeter, more tender, and, what is weU 

 worth considering, lasting much longer in that soft state in which 

 they can be used for the table, than any of our fi.eld sorts. It is 

 to these we desire to direct attention, believing that those who 

 may be induced to try them will thank us in their hearts for 

 bringiag them to their notice. 



The cultivation of these varieties of Corn differs in no way 

 from the ordinary treatment. They flourish best iu a warm, dry, 

 loamy soU, that has been weU enriched and thoroughly tilled. 

 The seed should not be planted untU settled warm weather, the 

 young plants being very sensitive to frost. It may be planted 

 in MUs in the usual way, or in drOls four feet apart, and about 

 eight inches apart in the driQ. 



Early Eight-Eowed Sweet. — ^Aftery trying a good many 

 varieties, we give this the decided preference over all others, as 



