June, 1907 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



283 



over the seed in order to ensure a reason- 

 ably good germination. 



CAULIFLOWER TASTES BEST IN FALL 



Start cauliflower for fall use, when it is 

 at its best, at the same time as the late cab- 

 bage. Give it the same treatment but set 

 the plants farther apart, as they are of larger 

 growth. Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt is the 

 best type, and specially selected strains of 

 this type are offered under the titles of Dry 

 Weather, Snowball, Snow Storm, etc. All 

 of these produce excellent heads when well 

 grown, and it is not worth while to experiment 

 with the older, large-growing types. 



CHARD FOR SEPTEMBER GREENS 



This is grown for the tender leaves and 

 large, pure white leaf stalks, and while 

 generally planted early for summer greens, 

 it will produce a good crop in the early fall 

 from a June sowing. When well started, 

 the plants should be thinned out to stand six 

 inches or more apart, so as to produce the 

 large, white, celery-like stalks, which are 

 trimmed, tied in bunches to be cooked and 

 served like asparagus. The green portion 

 ■of the leaves is cooked for "greens." 



The Swiss Chard is the well-known type, 

 while the new Lucullus is of taller growth 

 and has the green portion of the leaf heavily 

 crumpled like a Savoy cabbage. 



SWEET CORN FOR EARLY SEPTEMBER USE 



Make the June plantings of sweet corn for 

 August and early fall use not more than a 

 week apart. For this mid-season supply 

 use a strong-growing variety; the Evergreen, 

 if you like ears of good size and large grains 

 and the Country Gentleman, if you prefer 

 small ears and deep, slender grains. Do 

 not plant extra early and second early vari- 

 eties now, as they will come on too quickly, 

 and during hot weather the grains become 

 hard and tasteless in a very short time, but 



in varieties named above, the grains develop 

 more slowly. 



PLANT FALL CUCUMBERS JUNE 22d 



For the main crop of cucumbers and to 

 produce the largest number of small fruit for 

 pickles, the seeds about June 2 2d. The 

 larger-fruited sorts are better for table use, 

 and I would suggest the better types of White 

 Spine. The Fordhook Famous and Giant 

 Pera are very large, long fruits, good for 

 exhibition and of mild flavor, while the 

 Cumberland is a very satisfactory sort for 

 a good-sized prickly, or spiny, pickle. 



ENDIVE FOR JULY AND AUGUST 



Plant only a small patch of endive in June, 

 as it is still a little early for this salad. Its 

 rather pungent flavor is relished more in the 

 fall after the weather becomes cool. Sow 



Kohl-rabi is similar to a turnip but has a milder and 

 more delicate flavor 



Tall Curled Kale. Excellent for greens and hardy_ 

 the flavor being improved by freezing 



the seed thinly in the row and thin to eight 

 inches apart, as it is difficult to transplant in 

 hot weather. With the dark green sorts, 

 the outer leaves are gathered together when 

 the plants are of good size, and tied loosely 

 to blanch the inner leaves. To this type 

 belong Green Curled and Giant Curled, 

 both of which have the edges of the leaves 

 deeply cut or finely fringed. 



The White Curled has a similar leaf but 

 does not need tieing up; as the leaves are 

 naturally of a light golden tint. The broad- 

 leaved Batavian or Escarolle should be left 

 for a later planting, unless the bitter dande- 

 lion-like flavor is desired. 



KALE FOR OCTOBER GREENS 



Start kale in June in an out-door seed bed, 

 and later transplant it to rows in the garden 

 setting the plants about eighteen inches apart. 

 When grown in this way, the plants will 

 form a rosette of long, plume-like leaves, with 

 heavily fringed, or frilled, edges. The plants 



Savoy cabbage. The best variety for our hot climate 

 is Perfection Drumhead Savoy 



are entirely hardy and the flavor is improved 

 by freezing. Therefore, they can be allowed 

 to stand in the garden and the leaves gathered 

 for boiling greens at any time during the fall 

 or winter. 



For June planting, I use Dwarf Green 

 Curled. It is sufficiently ornamental 7 in 

 appearance to deserve - a place in the flower 

 garden or for use for" decorative purposes.' 



KOHL-RABI FOR AUGUST USE 



This member of the cabbage family is but 

 little grown in the country but the gardener 

 who seeks novelty should try at least a small 

 planting of it. It has a swollen, bulb-like 

 stem which somewhat resembles a fine turnip 

 in texture, but has a milder and more delicate 

 flavor; hence it is well adapted for spring and 

 summer use. 



Start the plants in a seed bed and when 

 they show the fourth leaf, transplant to 

 eight or ten inches apart. In the best strains, 

 the bulbs develop very quickly, and will be 

 ready in about eight weeks after planting 

 the seed. The bulb rests on the ground and 

 must be gathered when from two to three 

 inches in diameter, while the skin on the 

 upper portion is still soft and tender. 



The Early White Vienna is pale green in 

 color and of the best flavor. The Purple 

 Vienna differs only in the reddish purple 

 coloring of the skin. 



HOT-WEATHER LETTUCE 



Make two or three plantings of lettuce 

 during June. The most satisfactory kind for 

 the hot summer weather is the crisp, heading 

 type; if in rich, loose soil and with frequent 

 workings to keep the earth loose and mellow. 

 Good heads of the cabbage, or butter, type 

 may be had by a selection of the best varie- 

 ties, and would I suggest the May King for 

 a medium-sized, early head, and the new 

 All Seasons for a large, well-folded head 

 to withstand the summer sun. 



The crisp head type grows to a larger size, 

 stands the heat well and heads quite firmly 

 under good cultivation. It has thinner, 

 crisper leaves than the cabbage type, blanch- 

 ing to a paper white instead of golden yellow. 

 Of this type the Iceberg and Giant Glacier 

 are the best varieties. New York or Wonder- 

 ful grows to a much larger size, but the outer 



