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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 

 A REAL PLANTING TABLE FOR VEGETABLES — Continued 



163 



NAME 



VARIETY 



TIME TO PLANT 



QUANTITY 



DIRECTIONS 



Cabbage 



Early Jersey Wakefield 



March I, under glass 



100 plants 



Hardy 







Drumhead Savoy 



March i, under glass 



100 plants 



\ inch deep 







Premium Flat-Dutch 



May i, under glass 

 Transplant to garden 

 Ready in 18 weeks 



200 plants 



2 feet apart in row 

 Rows 3 feet apart 

 Manure well 

 1 oz. seed to 2,500 plants 

 Winter in pits upside down 





Cauliflower 



Dwarf Erfurt 



March i, under glass 



100 plants 



Hardy 









April i, under glass 



100 plants 



\ inch deep 









May i, under glass 

 Transplant to garden 



100 plants 



2 feet apart in row 











Rows 3 feet apart 













1 oz. seed to 2,500 plants 













Manure well 





Carrot 



Half-long Danvers 



April i, outside 



100 feet 



Hardy 









June i, outside 



100 feet 



\ inch deep 









Ready in 15 weeks 





6 inches apart in row 

 Rows \\ feet apart 

 1 oz. seed to 100 feet 

 Winter in sand or pits 





Chard 



Lucullus 



April 15, outside 

 Ready in 8 weeks 



100 feet row 



Hardy 



1 inch deep 



1 foot apart in rows 



Rows 2 feet apart 



1 oz. seed to 50 feet 





Celery 



Golden Self-blanching 



March 1, under glass 



200 plants 



Hardy. Set out in May 







Fin de Siecle 



April 15, under glass 

 Ready in 18 weeks 



300 plants 



Barely cover 



\ feet apart in rows 



Rows 3 feet apart 



Rich, moist, transplant twice 



1 oz. seed to 3,000 plants 



In August bank up to blanch 



Winter in pits 





Corn 



Golden Bantam 



April 1 , under glass 



30 pots 



Tender. Set out in May 









April 15, outside 



75 hills 



2 inches deep 









May 1, outside 



75 hills 



2 feet apart in row 







Evergreen 



May 1, outside 



75 hills 



Rows 4 feet apart 









May 15, outside 



75 hills 



Manure and remove suckers 







Country Gentleman 



June 1, outside 



75 hill s 



1 quart to 200 hills 







Mexican 



June 1, outside 



75 hills 









Country Gentleman 



June 15, outside 

 July 15, outside 

 Ready — Early 9 weeks; late n weeks 



75 hills 

 75 hills 







Cucumber 



Cool and Crisp 



March 15, under glass 



5 P ot s 



Tender. Set out in May 









May 1, outside 



5 hills 



1 inch deep 









June 1, outside 



5 hills 



4 feet apart 









July 1, outside 



5 hills 



1 oz. seed to 50 hills 









Ready in 9 weeks 









Endive 



Green Curled 



July 1 



Ready in 8 weeks 



100 feet 



Hardy 



Rows 2 feet apart 



1 foot apart in row 



1 oz. seed to 100 feet row. 



Transplant to dark cellar to blanch for 



winter 



Eggplant 



Black. Beauty 



March 1, under glass, with good heat 

 Transplant to garden 

 Ready in 15 weeks 



30 pots 



Very tender 



\ inch deep 



2 feet apart in row 



Rows 3 feet apart 



Rich and moist 



1 oz. seed to 1,000 plants 



Store dry for late fall use 





Kale 



Dwarf Scotch 



May 15 under glass 



Transplant to garden like cabbage 



200 plants 



Hardy 



\ inch deep 







Siberian 



July 1, outside 

 Ready in 20 weeks 



200 feet 



1 foot apart in row 

 Rows 2 feet apart 

 1 oz. seed to 200 feet 

 Mulch for winter 





Lettuce 



May King 



March 1, under glass 



50 feet 



Hardy 









March 15, under glass 



50 feet 



\ inch deep 









Outside every 2 weeks to September 1 





Rows 1 i feet apart 









Ready in 6 weeks 





Rich 



1 oz. seed to 3,000 plants 

 Shade and water in summer 





Muskmelon 



Emerald Gem 



April 1, under glass 



15 pots 



Tender. Set out in May 









May 1, outside 



20 hills 



1 inch deep 







Defender 



May 1, outside 



20 hills 



Hills 4 feet apart 







Montreal 



May 1, outside 



20 hills 



Pinch off ends of shoots 









Ready in 6 weeks 





Make special soil of sand and manure 











1 ounce seed to 50 hills 





