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ually enlarging the hill or ridge until the growth of their vines 

 prevents farther work among them. 



When perfectly ripened and carefully dried after digging, 

 they may be stored in dry sand with safety for winter use. 



In the field culture of sweet potatoes the land is prepared 

 and the hills or ridges made and cultivated with the plow. 



THYME. 



Erench, Thym. — German, Tldmian. — Spanish, Tornillo. 



Sow in rows a foot wide tipon the surface of finely- prepared, 

 rich soil, and water moderately until the plants come up. 

 When two or three inches high, thin or transplant to six 

 inches apart, and keep perfectly clean. 



Time : spring at the North ; spring or fall at the South. 



This is a pleasant and valuable herb, used for seasoning 

 stews, poultry, etc. It should be cut for drying as soon as it 

 begins to blossom, or before frost if sown too late to blossom. 



TOMATO. 

 French, Tomaie. — German, Liehes Apfcl. — Spanish, Tomato. 



LARGE CRUMPLED. APPLE. PEAR. CHERRY. GEAPE. 



Eitlier Red or Yelloiu. 



BRIEF DIP.ECTIOXS. 



Set the plants eighteen inches apart, in rows two feet wide, or 

 in hills three feet apart, in light, warm soil, not very rich, and 

 plow or hoe deeply from time to time till the tops interfere. 



Time : sow in hot bed from six to eight weeks before main 

 conr-planting, when the plants may 1)0 set out or the seed 

 sown in the open ground either South or North. 



At New York, March in hot bed ; May in open gimmd, to 

 sow or set out. 



All the above varieties are named from their general size 

 and appearance, and of each there is a red and a yellow variety. 

 The red are generally preferred for cooking, and the yellow for 

 preserves. All the varieties bear abundantly, though perhaps 

 the large crumpled kind is the most prolific. For all ordinary 



