GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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Sorrel. 



For Price List See Red Pages in' Back of 

 Book, 



Oseille (Fr.), Sauerampfer (Ger.), 

 Acedera (Sp.), Acetosa (Ital.j 



CUIiTnKB. — Plant in drills a foot apart, 

 during- the Fall of the year, and thinned 

 out from 3 to 4 inches in the drills. Sorrel 

 is used for various purposes in the kitchen. 

 It is used the same as Spinach, also in soup 

 and as salad. 



SOW TESTED SEEDS FROM STECKLERS. 



SPINACH. 



For Price Iiist See Bed Pag'es in Back of Book. 



Epinard (Fr.), Spinat (Ger.), Espinago (Sp.), Spinace (Ital.) 



CUIiTUBB. — A great deal of this is raised for the New Orleans market. It is 

 very popular. Sown from September to the end of March. If the Fall is dry and hot 

 it is useless to sow it, as the seeds require moisture and cool nights to make them 

 come up. The richer the ground the larger the leaves. One ounce to 150 feet of drill; 

 10 pounds to the acre. 



BXTBA Z. A B a B 

 LEAVED SAVOY.— 

 The leaves of this 

 variety are large, 

 thick and a little 

 curled. Very good 

 for family use and 

 the market garden. 



BROAD LEAVED 

 FLAN-DEBS.— This is 



the standard variety, 

 _ both for market and 

 family use. Leaves 

 _ larffe, broad and suc- 

 culent. A fine ship- 

 ping variety to North- 

 ern markets. 

 Broad Leaved Flanders. 



SQUASH, 



For Price List See Bed Pag'es in Back of Book. 



Courge CFr.). Kurbiss (Ger.), Calabaza Tontanera (Sp.), Zucca rital.) 



CULTUBE. — Sow during March in hills from 3 to 4 feet apart, 6 to S seeds. When 

 well up thin them out to three of the strongest plaiits. For a succession they can be 

 planted as late as June. Some, who protect by boxes, plant as soon as the first of 

 February, but it is best to wait until the ground gets warm. When it is time to plant 

 corn it is also time to plant Squash. One ounce to 40 hills; 3 pounds to the acre. 



THE HUBBABD. — This is a Winter 

 Squash highly esteemed in the East. If 

 planted here can be kept from one season 

 to another, and is superior in flavor to the 

 other kinds. 



MAMMOTH CHILI. — The "Jumbo" of 

 the Squash family. Outer color rich 

 orange yellow; skin is quite smooth with 

 wide fissures. Flesh very thick and of a 

 yellow color. Keeps well, is good for the 

 table and profitable for stock. Have been 

 known to weigh over 200 pounds. 



BOSTON MABBOW.— Cultivated to a 

 large extent North and East for winter 

 use. where it is used for custards, etc. It 

 keeps for a long time and is of excellent 

 quality. 



The Hubbard. 



Steckler's Turnip Seeds Produce the Largest and Finest Formed Roots. 



