GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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rows is considered a good distance. The Tidges should never be disturbed by a 

 plow from the time they are made until the potatoes are ready to be dug. Scrape 

 off the grass and young weeds with the hoe, and pull up the large ones by hand. 

 Crab grass is peculiarly inimical to the sweet potato, and should be carefully kept 

 out of the patch. The vines should never be allowed to take root between the 

 rows. Sweet Potatoes should be dug before a heavy frost occurs; a very light 

 one will do no harm. The earth should be dry enough to keep it from sticking to 

 the potatoes. The old fashioned potato bank is the best arrangement for keeping 

 them, the main points being a dry place and ventilation. Varieties generally 

 cultivated in the South: 



The Yam. Taking into consideration 

 quality and productiveness, the Yam 

 stands at the head of the list. Frequent- 

 ly when baked the saccharine matter in 

 the shape of candy will be seen hanging 

 to them in strings. Skin and flesh yel- 

 low and very sweet. Without doubt the 

 best potato for family use. 



Shanghai or California Yam. This is 

 the earliest variety we have, frequently, 

 under favorable circumstances, giving 

 good sized tubers two months after plant- 



ing the vine. Very productive, having 

 given 300 bushels per acre when planted 

 early and on rich land. Is almost the 

 only kind cultivated for the New Orleans 

 market. Skin dull white or yellow, flesh 

 white, dry and mealy, in large specimens 

 frequently stringy. 



Southern Queen. Very similar to the 

 former but smoother, the tubers having 

 no veins, or very few; it is earlier, oval 

 in shape. 



PUMPKIN. 



For Price List see Red Pages in Back of Book. 



Pctiron (Fr.), Kurbiss (Ger.), Calabaza (Sp.), Zucca (Ital.) 



Kentucky Field. 

 Large Cheese. 

 Connecticut Field. 

 Small Sugar. 



CULTURE. — Are generally grown 

 Cashaw, which is planted in the garden 



them close to Squashes or Melons as they will mix and spoil their quality 

 in hills from eight to twelve feet apart. 



Frotscher's Green Striped Cashaw Crook 



Neck. 

 Yellow Striped Cashaw Crook Neck. 

 Golden Yellow Mammoth. 



in the field, with the exception of the 

 but great care must be taken not to plant 



Plant 



Golden Yellow Mammoth. 



Kentucky Field. Large round, soft 

 shell, salmon color; very productive; 

 best for stock. 



Golden Yellow Mammoth. 



This is a very large Pumpkin. 

 Flesh and skin are of a bright 

 golden color, fine grained, 

 and of good quality. Some 

 were brought to the store 

 weighing one hundred to one 

 hundred and fifty pounds, 

 raised raised en land which 

 was not manured or fertil- 

 ized. 



Small Sugar. Very hand- 

 some and prolific, of small 

 size, averaging 10 inches in 

 diameter. Skin deep orange 

 yellow, fine grained, sweet 

 and an excellent keeper. 

 Very desirable for table pur- 

 poses. 



Large Cheese. This is of a 

 bright orange, sometimes 

 salmon color, fine grained, 

 and used for table or stock 

 feeding. 

 Connecticut Field. A large yellow 



variety, hard shell, excellent for field 



culture. 



Hand Corn Planters, All Good Ones. 



