HENDERSON'S GARDEN GUIDE AND RECORD. 15 



KOHL KABI. 



In latitude of New York sow in hotbed or warm window middle of February. Whec 

 strong enough, transplant into rich well-manured soil in rows two feet apart and 9 to 12 

 inches apart in the rows. They should be used before fully grown, as they become tough 

 with age. 



LEEK. 



1 oz. will sow 100 feet of drill. 

 Sow as early in spring as practicable, in drills one inch deep and 18 inches apart; the 

 plants should be thinned to stand 4 to 6 inches apart in the row. When six or eight inches 

 high they may be transplanted in rows ten inches apart each way, as deep as possible, 

 that the neck, being covered, may be blanched. The ground can hardly be made too rich, 

 for the Leek is a gross feeder. 



LETTUCE. 



1 oz. for 3,000 plants. 

 The cultivation of Lettuce is universal by all who have gardens, and from its tractable 

 nature and freedom from insects and diseases, it is manageable in the hands of everyone. 

 For early crop, seed may be sown in the open ground in the middle of September, and 

 transplanted to coldframes as soon as large enough to handle, being wintered over in the 

 same manner as early Cabbage. Seeds are also sown in well-protected frames in February, 

 and in hotbeds in March, and by careful covering up at night -will make large enough plants 

 by April for spring planting. But for ordinary private use in the summer months, the 

 simplest way is to sow it thinly in rows one foot apart, early in the spring, and thin out 

 the plants so that they will stand one foot apart. This is easier than transplanting, 

 and if sown every two or three weeks from middle of April to middle of August, Lettuce 

 may be had in perfection the whole season. Lettuce plants may be carried through the 

 winter without glass covering in southern parts of the cotintry in dry, well-sheltered 

 spots, by covering with leaves, hay or straw late in the season. 



MELON, Musk. 



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

 Melons thrive best in a moderately enriched light soil; the hills should be from three 

 to six feet apart each way, according to the richness of the soil. If soil is poor or sandy, 

 plant at four feet. Previous to planting, incorporate well with the soil in each hill a couple 

 of shovelfuls of thoroughly rotted manure; plant eight or ten seeds in each hill early in 

 May, for latitude of New York, for south earlier, for further north later, and when well up 

 thin out aU but three or four of the most promising seedlings. 



MELOH Water. 



i oz. for 30 lulls ; 4 to 5 lbs. in hills for an acre. 

 Watermelons require a rich though rather sandy soil for best development, and thrive 

 best in warm latitudes, growing best in the Southern or Southwestern States, although in 

 warm, sandy soils in this latitude fine crops are often obtained. Cultivate exactly as for 

 Muskmelons, except that the hills should be eight and ten feet apart. 



MUSHPvOOMS. 



Mushrooms may be grown in any shed, building or cellar where a temperature of 60 

 degrees can be maintained, and where a supply of fresh horse manure is available. See 

 special culture directions on page 21. 



OKKA, or Gumbo. 



1 oz. contains about 400 seeds. 

 It is of the easiest culture, and grows freely, bearing abundantly in any garden soil. 

 It is sown at the usual time of all tender vegetables, in this section about the middle of 

 May, in drills two inches deep, thinning the plants to two feet apart in row, rows 3 feet apart. 



ONION. 



1 oz. for 100 feet of drill; 5 or 6 lbs. in drills for an acre. 

 For an early crop seed may be sown in coldframes in February, transplanting when 

 large enough to handle. Regular open-ground sowing should be made about April 20th 

 in latitude of New York, in soil that has been manured the pre\-ious year. Sow about 

 one-half inch deep in rows eighteen inches apart, and thin out to two inches apart in the 

 rows, and when plants are large enough thin again so the plants stand 3 to 4 inches apart. 

 Weeds in the row should be removed by hand. If ground is liable to be weedy, it is well 

 to sow a little radish with the Onion seed — to mark the row. 



