JANUARY: FOURTH WEEK 25 



Celery. Golden Self-Blanching and White Plume for 

 early planting, and Winter Queen or Boston Market for 

 late, make up a combination that will supply celery from 

 early fall until late spring. For earliest use start some seed 

 in early February; for the winter crops sow the seed out- 

 doors about the first of April. 



Corn. There are a large number of varieties of sweet 

 corn but there is probably none quite so universally es- 

 teemed as Golden Bantam; it is one of the earliest and 

 sweetest, with a flavor all its own. It is particularly good 

 for the small garden, not only for the first but also for the 

 succeeding plantings on account of its dwarf habit of growth 

 which permits much closer planting than the older types. 

 Metropolitan and Howling Mob are fine second early sorts; 

 White Evergreen is still the standard late; Black Mexican 

 and Country Gentleman have exceptionally good flavor. 



Cucumbers. Of the many strains, selections and im- 

 provements of the old White Spine, Davis Perfect is on the 

 whole the most satisfactory. It matures very little later 

 than the extra-early sorts and keeps its quality as well as its 

 color for a remarkable length of time. For some extra- 

 quality fruit try one of the English forcing varieties in a 

 frame. Telegraph is one of the best. 



Eggplant. Black Beauty is the most satisfactory all- 

 round sort so far developed. 



Endive. Giant Fringed and Broad-Leaved Batavian are 

 both good, but quite distinct in flavor. The latter, known as 

 Escarolle, is preferred by many. 



Kohl-Rabi. This vegetable, which is a sort of over- 

 ground turnip, with cabbage flavoring, is very easy to grow, 

 and if gathered for the table while it is still quite small — 

 two or three inches in diameter — it is very good. There are 

 few varieties, and these differ chiefly in color. 



Lettuce for Spring, Summer, and Fall 



Lettuce. To have a continuous supply of this best of 

 salads be careful to select types suited to the seasons in 



