GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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Barly Bush or Patty Pan. Is the 



earliest and only popular kind here. All 

 other varieties are very little cultivated, as 

 the Green Striped Cashaw Pumpkin takes 

 their place. It is of dwarfish habit, grows 

 bushy and does not take much room. Qual- 

 ity as good as any. 



1/ong Green, or Summer Crook- 

 Neck. This is a strong grower, and con T 

 tinues in bearing longer than the first 

 named kind. It is of good quality, but not 

 so popular. 



Early Bush or Patty Pan. 



Lous Green or Summer Crook Neck, 



The Hubbard. 



The Hubbard. This is a winter Squash 

 highly esteemed in the East, but hardly 

 cultivated here. It is, if planted here, in- 

 ferior to the Southern Striped Cashaw 

 Pumpkin, which can be kept from one sea- 

 son to another, and is superior in flavor to 

 the former kind. 



Boston Mairow. 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, but 

 not esteemed here, as most people consider 

 the Southern grown Cashaw Pumpkin supe- 

 rior to any winter Squash, 



TOMATO. 



TOMATE(Fr.), LlEBESAPFEIv (Ger.), TOMATE (Sp.) 



Kin% of the Earlies. 

 Extra Early Dwarf. 

 Dwarf Champion. 

 Early Large Smooth Red. 

 Selected Trophy. 

 Large Yellow. 

 Acme. 



Paragon. 



Livingston's Perfection. 

 Livingston's Favorite. 

 Livingston's Beauty. 

 Tree Tomato. 

 Ponderosa. 

 Livingston' s Stone. 



Seed should be sown in January, in hot beds, or in boxes, which must be placed in a 

 sheltered spot, or near windows. In March they" can be sown in open ground. Tomatoes 

 are generally sown too thick and become too crowded when two or three inches high, 

 which makes the plants thin and spindly. If they are transplanted when two or three 

 inches high, about three inches apart each way, they will become short and sturdy, and 

 will not suffer when planted into the open ground. Plant them from three to four feet 

 apart. Some varieties can be planted closer; for instance, the Extra Early, which is of 

 very dwarfish habit, two and a half feet apart is enough. 



They should be supported by stakes. When allowed to grow up wild, the fruit which 

 touches the ground will rot. For a late or fall crop the seed should be sown toward the 

 latter part of May and during June. 



King of the Earlies. This variety was 

 introduced here by the late Richard Frot- 

 scher a few vears ago. It is very early and 

 productive; color bright red, of good size and 



quite solid. The vine is medium, stout and 

 branching. The buds appear soon, blos- 

 soms as a rule adhere and produce fruit. 

 It is so much earlier than the Livingston 



