HENDERSON'S GARDEN GUIDE AND RECORD. 



HOW EARLY MAY I PLANT?— Continued. 



AS A SUGGESTIVE PLANTING GUIDE we give below two Hats of vegetables 

 — one that thrives best in cool weather and the other in warm weather: 



COOL WEATHER VEGETABLES 



The seeds of which may be sown, or the plants set out very early, even before the 

 last of the light frosts are over — -temperature in the shade averaging 45°. 



Asparagus, Beet, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celeriac, 

 Celery, Corn Salad, Endive, Kale, Kohl-Rabi, Leek, Lettuce, Onion, Parsley, Parsnip, 

 Peas, Potatoes, Radish, Rhubarb, Salsify, Spinach, and Turnip. 



WARM WEATHER VEGETABLES 



The seeds of which should not be sown in the open, nor the plants set out until both 

 weather and ground are settled and warm, the temperature averaging not less than 60° 

 in the shade. 



Beans, Corn, Cucumber, Egg Plant, Melon, Okra, Pepper, Pumpkin, Squash, Sweet 

 Potato and Tomato. 



COKN PLANTING TIME 



(As illustrated in the 1910 Year Book of the V. S. Dept. of Agriculture.) 

 The average dates of the beginning of field Corn planting in various States is indicated 

 on the above map by the "Cross Country" lines — the earliest being in lower Florida ai>d 

 Texas, the latest from New Hampshire to North Dakota, covering a period of three 

 months. This maj' be used as an approximate guide, as to how early the "warm weather 

 vegetables" may be sown or planted in the open ground, " cold weather vegetables" may be 

 sown or planted out about a month earlier, though as explained on the preceding page: 

 "In addition to thermal waves, latitude and altitude, there are other conditions to 

 consider, viz., early, late and normal seasons; the lay of the land and the consetiuent etlect 

 of the sun; the soil, whether light, well underdrained and 'early' or compact and clayey, 

 which means cold and late. Even in localities in comparative proximitj- these local condi- 

 tions may make advisable planting dates vary from one to two weeks. " 



