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colored and mild-flavored sort, well worthy of 

 adoption. 



Parsnip: — This vegetable is especially valuable be- 

 cause it may be had at perfection when other vegeta- 

 bles are scarce. Hollow Crown ("Improved," of 

 course ! ) is the best. 



Peas: — Peas are worse than corn. You will find 

 enough exclamation points in the pea sections of cat- 

 alogues to train the vines on. If you want to escape 

 brain-fag and still have as good as the best, if not 

 better, plant Gradus (or Prosperity) for early and 

 second early; Boston Unrivaled (an improved form 

 of Telephone) for main crop, and Gradus for au- 

 tumn. These two peas are good yielders, free grow- 

 ers and of really wonderfully fine quality. They 

 need bushing, but I have never found a variety of 

 decent quality that does not. 



Pepper: — Ruby King is the standard, large, red, 

 mild pepper, and as good as any. Chinese Giant is 

 a newer sort, larger but later. The flesh is extreme- 

 ly thick and mild. On account of this quality, it will 

 have a wider range of use than the older sorts. 



Pumpkins: — The old Large Cheese, and the newer 

 Quaker Pie, are as prolific, hardy and fine in quality 

 and sweetness as any. 



Potato: — Bovee is a good early garden sort, but 

 without the best of culture is very small. Irish Cob- 

 bler is a good early white. Green Mountain is a 



