14 HENDERSON'S GARDEN GUIDE AND RECORD. 



CORN, Sugar. 



1 qt. for 200 hills; 8 to 10 qts. in lulls for an acre. 

 All varieties of Sweet or Sugar Corn may be either sown in rows four and a half feet 

 apart, and the seeds placed about eight inches apart in the rows, or planted in hills at 

 distances of three or four feet each way, according to the variety grown or the richness 

 of the soil in which it is planted. The taller the variety, or the richer the soil, the greater 

 should be the distance apart. We make our first plantings in this vicinity about the middle 

 of May and continue successive plantings every two or three weeks until the last week in 

 July. In more southerly latitudes planting is begun a month earlier and continued a 

 month later. 



CORN SALAD, or Fetticus. 



For spring crop, sow as early as practicable after frost is out of ground, in rows twelve 

 inches apart, covering seeds about one-half of an inch, thinning the seedlings to 6 inches 

 apart. This crop should be ready in eight weeks from sowing. For an earlier spring crop, 

 sow in September, covering with salt hay or straw when frost sets in. A sowing should 

 also be made in August for fall use. 



CRESS, or Pepper Grass. 



A well-known pungent salad. Requires to be sown thickly in rows and covered very 

 slightly. Sow in April in open ground in rows one foot apart and thin out as needed. 

 To keep up a succession, sow frequently, as all varieties deteriorate rapidly. 



CUCUMBEK. 



1 oz. for 60 hUls; 2 to 3 lbs. in hills for an acre. 

 Cucumbers succeed best in warm, rich, sandy loam. They should not be planted in 

 the open air until there is a prospect of settled warm weather — ^in the vicinity of New York 

 about the middle of May; plant in hills about four feet apart each way. The hills should 

 be previously prepared, by mixing with the soil of each a shovelful of well-rotted manure. 

 Plant eight or ten seeds in each hill. When all danger from insects is past thin out the 

 plants, leaving three or four of the strongest to each hill. The fruit should be gathered 

 when large enough, whether required for use or not, as, if left to ripen on the vines, it des- 

 troys their productiveness. 



EGG PLANT. 



1 oz. for 1,000 plants. 

 The Egg Plant will thrive well in any good garden soil, but will repay good treatment. 

 The seed should be sown in hotbed or warm greenhouse in March or April, and when 

 about an inch high, pot in two or three inch pots. Plant out, about June 1st, two and a 

 half feet apart. If no hotbed is at hand, the seeds may be grown in any light room where 

 the temperature will average seventy-five degrees. 



ENDIVE. 



1 oz. for 100 feet of drill. 

 Endive is one of the best salads for fall and winter use. Sow for an early supply about 

 the middle of April. As it is used mostly in the fall months, the main sowings are made 

 in Jvme and July and transplanted one foot apart each way when of sufficient size. It 

 requires no special soil or manure, and after transplanting, if kept clear of weeds until 

 the plant has attained its f\iU size, the process of blanching begins, which is effected by 

 gathering up the leaves, and tying them by their tips in a conical form. This excludes the 

 light and air from the inner leaves, which become blanched in from three to six weeks, 

 according to the temperature. Another method consists in laying slats or boards on the 

 plants as they grow, which serves the same purpose as the tying up. Endive may also be 

 grown by sowing the seed and thinning out to one foot apart each way, as recommended 

 for Lettuce, 



KALE, or Borecole. 



1 oz. will sow 150 feet of drill. 

 If wanted for use in late fall or early winter, sow early in June and transplant, middle 

 of July as directed for Cabbage. If needed for spring use, sow the Siberian about middle 

 of August and transplant a month later. Of all the Cabbage tribe this is the most tender 

 and delicate, and would be much more extensively grown than it is, if its excellent quali- 

 ties were generally known. The varieties are all extremely hardy, and are best when 

 touched by frost. 



