CHAPTER XI. 



Maturities, Yields and Multiplication. 



i. Time Required 



for 



Maturity of Different Garden Crops, 



Reckoned 



fro 



m the Sowi 



ng of the Seeds. 



Beans, String . . . 









u Shell . . . 









Beets, Turnip . . . 







65 " " 



11 Long Blood 







150 *« " 



Cabbage, Early . . 







105 " " " 



" Late . . . 







. 150 " " " 



Cauliflower .... 







110 " 



Corn . 







. 75 " " " 



Egg-Plant 







150-160 " 



Lettuce 







, 65 " " " 



Melon, Water . . . 







120-120 " 



" Musk . . . 







120-140 " 

















, 140-150 " 



Radish 







30- 45 " 



Squash, Summer . 







. 60- 65 " 









, 125 

















60- 70 " 



2. Time Required, from Setting, 



for Fruit-Plants to Bear. 



Apple — 3 y ears. 



Good crop in about 10 years. 



Blackberry — 1 year. 



Good crops in 2 and 3 years. 



Citrus fruits (oranges, lemons, etc.) — 2 to 3 years. Good 

 crop in 2 or 3 years later. 



Cranberry — 3 years gives a fair crop. 

 Currant — 1 year. Good crops in 2 and 3 years. 



