GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS 



than a foot long. Place upright in separate pots 

 or a long box in a cool cellar, fill up to within a 

 couple of inches from tops of roots, and cover each 

 top with an inverted pot or box, to exclude the 

 light. J\Iake thoroughly damp and never allow to 

 dry out. In about four weeks the new tops can be 

 cut for the table, and by covering and keeping wet, 

 often three or four successive crops can be secured. 

 A friend of mine keeps two families supplied most 

 of the winter, at little cost or trouble. A delicious 

 salad. 



Corn. Siveet 



Plant early and then every two weeks for suc- 

 cession, in good rich soil, dropping the seed 10 in. 

 apart in rows 3 ft. apart (for hand cultivation). 

 Start early in May, and hoe often. Golden Ban- 

 tam, Evergreen and Country Gentleman are espe- 

 cial favorites. 



Cucimlers. 



Plant as soon as weather is settled, and warm, 

 (early in May around New York,) in hills at least 

 4 ft. each way. Give good rich soil, and keep 

 moist. Leave only two or three plants to a hill, 

 and do not allow cucumbers to ripen on vines. 

 Plant for succession. The Japanese climbing va- 



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