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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



April, ] 906 



root crops are cool-loving plants, so do better in spring and fall rather than in summer. They should be grown in rows and, as a rule, 

 not transplanted. Some are main-season and others are secondary crops. They are all easily grown, no special skill being necessary. 



are 



NAME 



WHEN TO SOW 



Early Crop i Main Crop 



U EPTH TO 



sow 



1*-Seeds 

 R-Root 

 (inches) 



THIN OR TRANSPLANT 



READY TO EAT 



Thin 

 (inches) 



At 

 inches high 



Transplant 

 (inches) 



Early Crop 



Main Crop 



OTHER POINTS 



Beet 



Mar. 15 

 outdoors 



Mar. 20 



to Aug. 1. 



June 



July 



___ 

 2 



9x18 



4 



9 x 18 



May 

 to June 



5° 



Store the roots in cellar for winter^use; cut tops off 

 1 inch from the root. 



Carrot 



April 



6x 18 



3 





July 



100 



Give deep, sandy loam. Early crop must be used 

 at once. 



Onion 



Aug. 



Feb. Mar. 



indoors 



April 



outdoors 



S.J 

 R. 2 



5 X H 



3 



5 XI 4 



May 



100 to 

 160 



Spanish onions are bigger and^better when sown in 

 coldframe and transplanted. 



Parsnip 





April 



1 

 2 



I 



2 



6x 18 



3 







140 



Fine, deep soil best. Roots may be left in ground 

 or stored in cellar. 



Radish 



Feb. 

 to Mar. 

 indoors 



April 

 to Sept. 



3x8 



2 





20 



April 



30 to 45 



Sow every ten days for succession. For early crop, 

 sow in boxes in house. 



Sweet potato 



Mar. 

 indoors 





R-3 





when frost 

 is pa'st 



18 x 24 





120 to 



150 



Start in coldframe. Transplant when danger of 

 frost is gone. 



Turnip 



April 



June 

 to Aug-. 



1 

 2 



4x 18 



3 





June 



7° 



Pull before they become corky. May be stored 

 like carrots for winter use. 



Type Varieties for Succession 



[An effort is here made to give a guide to the inexperienced gardener. One will, of course, succeed equally well with a totally different list. These 

 varieties are given merely as types— the names may not be in your seedsman's catalogue; but he can supply varieties that will give equivalent results if you 

 candidly ask for something like the one here quoted; for latest sowing use an early variety.} 



NAME 



FIRST EARLY 



SECOND EARLY 



MAIN SEASON CROP 



LATEST SEASON CROr- 



OTHER POINTS 



Beans, bush Lima 



Henderson's 



Dreer's 



Large Bush 



Henderson's 



Early crop start in pots; sow main crop when leaves are 

 well developed. Put the eye down. Use fertilizer. 



Beans, pole Lima 



Early Sieva 



Early Jersey 



Large White 



Dreer's Pole 



Use poles 10 ft. long; 5 beans to hill: quart will 

 plant 100 hills. Dry and shell surplus for winter use. 



Beans, snap 



E;irly ^Valentine 



Refugee Wax 



Golden Wax 



Early Valentine 



Quick growth makes crisp, delicious snap-beans. 

 Sow every two weeks from May 1st. 



Beets 



Egyptian 



Eclipse 



Edmunds 



Eclipse 



Prefers light, rich, sandy loam.'^[Sow early var- 

 ieties every two weeks until July 1st. 



Cabbage 



Early Jersey 

 Wakefield 



All Head 



Late Flat Dutch 



Jersey Wakefield 



For home use try the Savoy variety, excellent for salads 

 Late crop can use same ground as early peas had. 



Carrot 



Early Forcing 



Early [Horn 



Danver's 

 Guerande 



Long Orange 



Sow early crop as soon as ground can be worked. 

 Late crop June 1st. Store in cellar in damp sand. 



Cauliflower 



Earliest Dwarf 

 Erfurt 



E. Snowball 



Algiers 



Earliest Dwarf 

 Erfurt 



Prefers cool climate, rich, moist soil. jTo keep heads, 

 tie outer leaves together or break over flower. 



Celery 



White Plume 



Golden 

 Self-blanching 



Pascal 





Grow two crops: early summer and winter. Store in 

 cellar, packing roots in damp sand. 



Corn 



Cory 



Crosby 



Country 

 Gentleman 



Cory 



For very early, sow seeds in pots in house. Some 

 people prefer to sow an early variety every two weeks 



Cucumber 



Early White 

 Spine 



Uool and Crisp 



Long Green 



Early White Spine 



Forearly crop start few on inverted sods in coldframe. 

 Main crop outdoors. Dust with woodashes for beetle. 



Lettuce 



Grand Rapids 



Curled Simpson 



Salamander 



Grand Rapids 



Sow every two weeks for succession. Try the Cos 

 lettuce; blanch it by tying top of leaves together. 



Muskmelon 



Netted Gem 



■ 



-tmerlad Gem 



.Long Island 

 Beauty 





Start early crop on inverted sod in coldframe. Main 

 crop outdoors. Prefers sandy soil and lots of sun. 



Onion 



Sets 



White Globe 



Prizetaker 





Early onions to eat raw, plant onion sets. Prizetaker 

 should be planted in coldframe and transplanted. 



Parsnip 



Early Round 



Improved Hollow 

 Crown 







Needs a rich, deep loam. Dig some for winter use, 

 storing in cellar. Leave rest in ground till spring. 



Peas 



Daniel O'Rourke 



Nott's Excelsior 



Champion of 

 England 



Daniel O'Rourke 



Wrinkled kinds are sweeter. Medium and late var- 

 ieties must be planted early; early kinds until Aug. 15. 



Potato 



Early Rose 



Beauty of Hebron 



Carman No I. 



Green Mountain 



For early crop, sprout the tubers before planting. 

 Spray with Bordeaux and Paris green fortnightly 



Radish 



Early Scarlet 

 Turnip Forcing 



French Breakfast 



Long Scarlet 



Half-Long Black 

 Spanish 



The small round ones are earliest. The Chinese and 

 Spanish varieties make good winter eating. 



Squash 



White Bush 

 Scallop 



Yellow Crookneck 



Boston Marrow 



Hubbard 



The scallops and crooknecks are for summer use. 

 others for winter. Store winter kinds in dry place; 



Tomato 



Earliana 



Acme 



Stone 





Train on trellis or to stakes. Season may be extend- 

 ed by bringing green fruits into the house to ripen. 



Turnip 



Early Milan 



Purple-top 

 White Globe 



Yellow Globe 



Rutabaga 



Let them follow the early peas or potatoes. This 

 will give time to mature before winter. 



