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GARDEN GUIDE 



PUMPKINS 



A few hills of sugar Pumpkins, planted in the Sweet Corn, among pole 

 Beans or along the edge of the garden, where they can run over the grass 

 or trained over bush, etc. , will give plenty of material for a number of pies. 

 The culture is the same as that recommended for Winter Squashes, running 

 varieties, except that they mature more quickly, and can, therefore, be 

 planted later. Avoid planting Pumpkins near Melons, Squashes and 

 Cucumbers, as they are liable to cross-fertilize and produce inferior fruit. 



RADISHES 



These are easily grown in almost any soil, but for the best quality 

 the soil should be rather sandy, and a good coating of land plaster or gypsum 

 incorporated with it before seed is sown. Avoid manures and fertilizers 

 rich in nitrogen, as these are apt to cause misshapen roots and too great 

 leaf growth in proportion. Sow broadcast or in drills 8 to 12 inches apart 

 and cover 3^ in. deep; thin to 1 to 2 in. Two mistakes most often made in 

 growing Radishes are to sow too many at a time and not to thin them 

 enough or early enough to have them sufficiently far apart in the row. 

 Give each plant room to develop. Radishes are easily raised under glass, 

 requiring only 40 to 45 degrees temperature. The quick mati^ing kinds 

 may be sown between rows of Carrots, Lettuce or Beets and gathered before 

 the latter need all the room. A succession of roots in the best of condition, 

 under glass or outside, may be had by sowing every ten days or two weeks. 



RHUBARB 



One of the most valuable of our 

 garden products, requires a minimum of 

 care for a maximum of yield. 



Six to a dozen plants will supply 

 a medium sized family. The soil 

 should be made very rich and dug 

 as deep as possible. Crowns taken from 

 old estabUshed clumps are usually used 

 for planting. Put them 3 to 4 ft. apart 

 each way. The crowns themselves should 

 be planted quite shallow, being covered 

 with about 4 in. of soil. Plants set out 

 in the Spring will bear quite abundantly 

 the following season; or young plants 

 sown from seed in the Spring, and trans- 

 planted in June to temporary rows in 

 the garden, may be set out the foUow- 

 Scarlet Globe Radish ing Spring in their permanent place. 



