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38 EiCHAP.D Feotschze's Alhaxac akd Gaede>^ Manual 



Extra Early or Crosby's Dwarf Sa§:ar. This is a very early 

 variety and of excellent quality. Ears small but very tender. It is not 

 so extensively planted as it deserves to be. 



Adam's Extra Early, the most popular variety vrith rnarket- 

 gardeners for first planting. It has no fine table qualities, but as it 

 grows to a good size, and is matured in about forty days from time of 

 planting, it meets with ready sale in the market, and for these reasons 

 gardeners prefer it. 



Early Sugar or :^>w Eiigrlaod. A long eight rowed variety, 

 which succeeds the Extra Early kinds. Desirable variety. 



§towel's Evergreeo Sugar. This is the best of all Sugar 

 Corn, it is not an early Corn, but the ears are of large size, and are well 

 filled. It remains green longer than any other variety, and is quite } 

 productive. The cultivation of this excellent cereal, as well as all 

 other Sugar Corn is much neglected, yet why i)eople will plant common 

 field-corn for table use, considering size instead of quality I cannot 

 understand. 



Oolden Deut Gourd Seed. A field variety which is very 

 productive at the Xorth. It makes very fine Corn South, but has to be 

 planted here several years in succession before it attains perfection, 

 as during the first year the ears are not well covered by the husk, as it is 

 the case with all Northern varieties. When selected and planted here 

 for a few years, it becomes acclimated and makes an excellent Corn 

 with large fine ears, grain deep and cob of medium size. 



Early Teliow Canada* A long eight rowed variety. It is very 

 early and is planted in both field and garden. 



Earge TTIiiSe Fliot. A very popular variety with gardeners 

 and amateurs. It is planted here for table use principally, but like the 

 Golden Dent makes an excellent variety for field culture after it has 

 been planted here for two or three years. 



Blunt's Prolific Field Cora» iXew.) This is a ver\- excellent 

 variety either for the field or for the table, it is very prolific, pro^Jucing 

 from four to six ears of corn ; they are of mediimi size but well filled, 

 and heavy. It is second early. 



CRESS. 



Ceesso>", iFr.t Kbesse, (Ger.) Beeeo, Sp.) 

 Used for salad during winter and spring. Sow broad-cast or in 

 diills six inches apart. 



Curled or Pepper Grass. Xot much used in this section. 

 Broadiea ved. This variety is extensively cultivated for the mar- 

 ket. It is sown from early fall to late spring. The leaves resemble 

 Water Cress ; a variety which does not succeed well here. Is considered 

 a verv wholesome dish. 



CUCUMBER. 



Co^xo:^^BKE, (Fr.;t Gueke, iGer.) Pepen-o, (Sp.) 



Improved Eaely White Spi>"e. Early Cluster. 



Early Frame. : Gherkin" or Burr (for pickling.) 



Long Gree>i Tuekey. 



Cucumbers need rich soil. Plant in hills from three to four feet 

 apart, the hills should be made rich with well decomposed manure, 



