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soil exceedingly rich. We place these herbs 

 near the gate because of the facility of reach- 

 ing them. 



The border to the right of the entrance, mark- 

 ed K, from tMe entrance to the fence, is to be 

 devoted to Radishes, and in order to have this 

 vegetable for a long space, let the border be di- 

 vided into three or four spaces, to be sown in 

 radishes at different periods. The first sowing 

 may take place in ordinary seasons, about the 

 first day of March, and supposing these to do 

 well, the second space may be sown about the 

 fifteenth of the same month, and so on at reg- 

 ular intervals of fifteen or twenty days, by 

 which course a regular and constant supply of 

 radishes may be secured for the table through- 

 out the whole season. * 



The side border to the left of the diagram, 

 marked II, is to be divided equally in two parts, 

 one of which is to be appropriated to Raspber- 

 ries, and the other to Lettuce beds. The rasp- 

 berries should be planted about fifteen inches 

 apart, and in the middle of the border. The 

 roots will soon penetrate the whole border and 

 cover it with canes. The lettuce should be 

 planted about twelve inches apart in the row, 

 and the rows eighteen inches apart, so that 

 they can be readily cultivated by the hoe. One 

 crop of lettuce may be sown in September and 

 planted out in November. For fall sowing, 

 Brown Dutch is the best. The other crop may 

 be sown in March or April, and planted when- 

 ever they are large enough to be transplanted. 

 The best kind for Spring sowing is the India 

 Cape variety. 



Next we come to the border in the lower part 

 of the garden, marked P, and on the left side, 

 which, as being the warmest part of the whole 

 garden, we devote to hot-beds and plant-beds. 

 The hot-bed is to be located in the extreme 

 left corner of the garden, and the plant-beds 

 on that part of the border next to the main 

 walk. 



As to the balance of the border, we would 

 appropriate it to Figs, Gooseberries, Currants, 

 Horse Radish, Articookes, and a small space 

 in the most shaded part of the border for a bed 

 for raising Celery plants. The celery seed 

 ought to be sown as early in February or March 

 as the weather will permit, so that they may 

 grow strong before the hot weather sets in. 



This disposes of the entire border running 

 round our garden, and arranges in a most con- 



venient and compact manner very many highly 

 useful and desirable articles, which ought to be 

 found in every well ordered garden, but which 

 cannot be so well cultivated in the open squares 

 where are other things are grown. So desira- 

 ble do we regard this border that we urge upon 

 all persons arranging a kitchen garden to de- 

 vote a reasonable space to this purpose, and if 

 in addition they will stock it with the articles 

 indicated here they will find no occasion to re- 

 gret the adoption of our advice in the premises. 



Square No. 1, being the square next the en- 

 trance, is assigned to the cultivation of straw- 

 berries, chiefly because being-near the house it 

 will be more constantly under the eye of the 

 mistress. For the manner of planting straw- 

 berries and all the details of cultivation, we re- 

 fer the reader to our article in the Planter of 

 last year. This space will hold two thousand 

 strawberry plants, by planting them one foot 

 apart in the row, and the rows two feet apart, 

 and after they come into bearing, this will af- 

 ford an abundant supply for a large family. — 

 An individual desiring to make such a planta- 

 tion, need not go to the expense of buying two 

 thousand plants. Two hundred plants bought 

 will, in a short period, furnish enough to cover 

 the whole space, and then by following the sys- 

 tem of rotation described in an article on straw- 

 berries, to which reference has been already 

 made, the supply may be kept up ad infinitum. 



Square No. 2 is devoted to Beets, Salsify or 

 Oyster Plant, Parsnips and Carrots, which we 

 group together because they are all planted at 

 the same time, and continue through the sum- 

 mer. Each of these vegetables ought to be 

 sown about the middle of March, and in drills 

 about two inches deep and eighteen inches 

 apart. Two-fifths of the square may be devo- 

 ted to b'eets, and the other three-fifths of the 

 square equally to the other three. In sowing 

 beets, sow one-half turnip root variety and the 

 other half long red beet, the former for early 

 and the latter for later use. All of these'things 

 occupy the square for the year. 



Square No. 3 is intended for Spring Cabba- 

 ges, to ))e planted with the earliest plants, whe- 

 ther obtained from the hot-bed or plant-bed. — 

 Plant them in rows two and a half feet apart, 

 and two feet apart in the row. In an article in 

 the Planter of last year, we gave some direc- 

 tions for planting cabbages, which may be of 

 service. These cabbages will be off the land 



