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ping during the coming season ; but if the kinds named, or a few of 

 them at least were grown and shipped, a start would be made and next 

 year a few more varieties might be included. I have been careful to 

 name only such things as can be raised quickly and without much 

 trouble, and at the same time such as are pretty certain to meet with a 

 ready sale at remunerative rates if put on the market at the right time 

 and in good condition. I do not wish to be understood to mean that 

 one grower can successfully cultivate all the kinds named ; soil, climate, 

 water supply and other things will have to be duly considered, and 

 each grower will have to use his own judgment in these matters. One 

 man might try Tomatoes, Garden Eggs, Sweet Corn, and Kidney Beans, 

 another might try Melons, Squashes and Cucumbers &c ; another Pota- 

 toes, Cabbages, Green Peas, Turnips, Carrots, and Beat-root ; another 

 Salads and so on. What I should like to impress on one and all, how- 

 ever, is, that the time for planting is near at hand, and he who would 

 like to try and grow and ship vegetables during the coming 

 winter and spring must be up and doing. The seeds which are named 

 in this list may be obtained from Messrs. Jas. Carter and Co., 237 and 

 238, High Holborn, London ; Messrs Sutton and Sons, Reading, Eng- 

 land ; Messrs. Vilmorn-Andrieux and Co., A, Quai de la Megisserie, 

 Paris, France, and the American kinds from Messrs Peter Henderson 

 and Co., 35 and 37 Cortlandt St , New York ; Messrs D. Landreth and 

 Sons 21 and 23 S. Sixth St., Philadelphia ; Messrs Atlee Burpee and 

 Co., 475 and4-77 N. 5th St., Philadelphia, Pa A remitance to cover 

 costs of seeds and postage should accompany orders to ensure prompt 

 attention. 



In "Market Gardening and Farm Notes" by Burnet Landreth, the 

 following interesting and useful information on the packing, &c. of 

 vegetables for market is given. " All vegetables and fruits generate 

 heat and moisture, and to an increasing extent as the temperature rises. 

 A rapid removal of these exhalations, as they are in the open air while 

 the fruit or vegetable remains growing, preserves them in good condi- 

 tion, but to keep the vegetables in a close, confined atmosphere hastens 

 fermentation and decay. The packages should be small, as bulk 

 is an hindrance to ventilation. Barrels are bad packages ; better use 

 double sized flat crates with a partition. Costly refrigeration is not 

 necessary if thorough ventilation can be obtained, and it cannot be 

 doubted that ice cold refrigeration ruins the flavour of fruits and vege- 

 tables. 



"When packing vegetables or fruit for market, do not use close boxes, 

 or even ordinary slatted boxes. Well-made ventilated fruit and vege- 

 table packages can be purchased in every section of the country where 

 market gardening is pursued. Of course, some forms of packages are 

 better than others. Light packages save freight and insure more 

 careful handling. 



"The sorting of vegetables or fruits for shipment demands so much 

 care that every imperfect specimen should be rejected. The packing 

 should not be done under a broiling sun, but under a shed or tree, so 

 that the goods may be cooled off by every passing breeze, for, if packed 

 in a temperature of 90° or 100°, they will when put into close cars 

 soon develop a temperature 20° to 30° higher, consequent upon a 

 fermentation which might otherwise be avoided, or certainly deferred. 



