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THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 



by the first of October at latest, and the square 

 may then be spaded and sown in Kale for sal- 

 ad. The Kale should be sown broad-cast, and 

 fur the space indicated it will take about half a 

 pound of seed. This salad can be used through 

 the winter when cabbages are scarce and early 

 in the Spring. 



Square No. 4, at an early period of the 

 Spring, sow in salad, either Kale or any other 

 that may be preferred, which will serve the 

 family until 'the earliest cabbages, planted in 

 No. 3, mature, when No. 4 is to be prepared 

 for Fall "cabbage, which ought to be planted 

 about the first of July, and which continue to 

 occupy the square for the year. 



Square No. 5 plant in Asparagus, Rhubarb, 

 or Pie Plant, Celery and Pepper, Cayenne, or 

 the common red pepper. The Asparagus and 

 Rhubarb stand next to each other in the square, 

 because they are herbaceous, retaining their 

 places for years, without removal. We have 

 heretofore given full directions for the culture 

 of Asparagus and Celery, and shall at some 

 future day describe at length the culture of 

 Rhubarb and Pepper. Two or three hundred 

 roots of Asparagus will supply a good sized 

 family. 



Square No. 6 is for Spring Peas, Kidney 

 Beans and early Cucumbers. Say one-half of 

 the square is devoted to Peas, of which plant 

 one part in extra early Peas, and the other in 

 Marrowfat, which will give a full supply of 

 peas during the season. The peas are to be 

 planted in rows three feet apart. The other 

 half of the square, in equal portions, plant in 

 Kidney Beans, (Snaps,) and early Cucumbers. 

 All these things are planted between the mid- 

 dle of February and April, and mature and 

 leave the ground unencumbered by the first of 

 July. The square now is to be spaded, and 

 that portion of it which was planted in Peas, 

 may now be planted in Cucumbers, Gherkins, 

 Muskmelons, &c, for pickling purposes. The 

 balance of the square devote to Fall Cabbages. 



Square No. 7 plant in Tomatoes, Lima Beans, 

 Onions, Okra and Egg Plants. Half the space 

 plant in Lima Beans, one-fourth in Tomatoes, 

 and the other fourth equally in Onions, Egg 

 Plants and Okra. All these things occupy 

 their places in the square until frost comes. 



Square No. 8 plant in Potatoes and Squashes, 

 or Ciinblins, for use through the Summer and 



Autumn, and when they are exhausted, say 

 about the first of September, sow Turnips for 

 the Fall and Winter. The better plan is not 

 to wait until the entire square is cleared of 

 the Potatoes and Squashes, but begin to sow 

 the Turnips as soon as the roots are partially 

 removed, and so continue sowing from time to 

 time, until. the whole space is occupied. 



This completes the arrangement of our gar- 

 den and its stock of vegetables, and with one 

 or two additional suggestions we shall, for the 

 present, dismiss the subject. The first remark 

 in conclusion is, that this garden is intended to 

 be cultivated with the spade and hoe, and is' 

 never to be profaned by the presence and ope- 

 rations of the plough. Thus cultivated, and 

 manured sufficiently, it will produce an amount 

 of vegetables which, if stated here, would sound 

 fabulous; but we have-not prepared it with 

 reference to the production of a heavy crop for 

 preservation through the winter; us to instance 

 of Potatoes, or even Cabbages and Turnips. 

 When these things'are wanted in large quanti. 

 ties, look to the fields for them. The next re- 

 mark is, that we have endeavoured, in the ar- 

 rangement of the productions of the garden, 

 to introduce something of system, grouping 

 together vegetables analogous in their manner 

 of growth, time of planting, periods of ma- 

 turity, etc. Again, the chief walk has been 

 made very wide, so that the cart can be dr.ven 

 into the garden loaded with manure, and for 

 the facility of its ingress and egress, we would 

 recommend large gates to be placed at either 

 end of the main garden walk. Again, we ob- 

 serve that there are several things, as to in- 

 stance corn-field Peas, Pumpkins and the like, 

 which are very generally cultivated by our 

 farmers, but for which we have made no pro- 

 vision. We have purposely omitted such things, 

 since they are usually cultivated in the fields 

 and not in the garden. And it may be, that 

 in the hurry of writing, we may have omitted 

 the mention of some vegetables generally 

 esteemed, but for which the intelligent Ft a ler 

 can readily find a place. And finally, we shall 

 at some future clay, follow up these suggestions 

 with some views upon the proper rot ition of 

 garden crops from year to year, in which we 

 shall need to refer constantly to the diagram 

 presented in connection herewith ; for which 

 reason we would advise all our readers who 



