STANDARD VARIETIES OF VEGETABLES 



a rich soil, a location well exposed to the 

 sun, and frequent applications of water if 

 the season happens to be a dry one. Culti- 

 vate as you would cabbage. For early use 

 the plants should be started in the hotbed, 

 and transplanted to the cold-frame as soon 

 as they have made their third leaves. Put 

 into the open ground as soon as the soil is 

 in good working condition. Set the plants 

 about two feet apart. When heads have 

 formed they should be bleached by drawing 

 the large leaves together and tying them with 

 strips of soft cloth. 



For a late crop, to mature during the 

 pickling season, start plants in open ground 

 in May. 



The best early variety is Dwarf Erfurt. 

 Autumn Giant is an excellent late variety. 



Carrot 



This plant likes a deep, warm, sandy soil. 

 Early Short Horn matures by midsummer. 

 It is rich and sweet in flavor. Red Inter- 

 mediate is a later variety, excellent for fall 

 and winter use. Comparatively few persons 

 give this plant a place in their gardens, but 

 it richly deserves a place there because of its 

 value as an article of food, as w^ell as because 



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