C. C. MORSE & CO.— SEEDS— SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. 
TABLE 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 
Variety 
Crop Matures 
(In About) 
Depth to 
Plant 
"Field Culture" 
For Horse Cultivation 
"Garden Culture" 
For Hand Cultivation 
Put Rows Apart Leave Plants Put Rows Apart Leave Plants Apart 
Apart in Rows in Rows 
ARTICHOKE Second spring. 
" Plants (Globe). Next spring. . . 
" (Jerusalem) . . . Late summer. . 
ASPARAGUS (Seed) Third spring .. . 
" (Plants) Next spring. . . 
BEANS, Bush 45-65 days. . . . 
Pole 75 days, up 
5 ft 
5 ft 
4 ft 
1 — 2 ft. ii 
7 or 8 ft. 
3 ft. 
3 ft. 
3 ft. 
bed. . 3" 
r 3 ft. 
3 ft 2 — 3 ft. 
4 ft 2—3 ft. 
2 ft 1—2 ft. 
1 ft 3—5" 
2 ft 15—20" 
. 65 days, up. . 
. 90-120 days. 
. 6 months. . . . 
. 90-150 days. 
. Early 
. 110 days 
. 6 months.... 
. Early 
. 4 months 
BEETS. 
BROCCOLI. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS... 
CABBAGE 
CARROT 
CAULIFLOWER. 
CELERY 
CHERVIL 
CHICORY 
COLLARDS 
CORN SALAD 100 days 
CORN 80-100 days. . 
CUCUMBER 120 days 
DANDELION 6 months 
EGG PLANT 160 days, up. 
ENDIVE 100 days 
HORSE RADISH 8 months 
KALE 45 days 
KOHL RABI 4 months. 
LEEK Late s 
LETTUCE 65 days, up 
MUSK MELON 120-140 days 
WATERMELON 120-140 days 
MUSTARD Early 
OKRA months 
ONION 135-150 days 
PARSLEY Anytime 
PARSNIP 4 months 
PEAS 8 to 12 weeks 
PEPPER 130-150 days 
POTATO, Irish July to September 
" Sweet 
PUMPKIN 100-125 days 
RADISH 30-45 days 
RHUBARB Second spring 
" Roots Next spring 
SALSIFY 5 months 
SPINACH 40 to 45 days 
S QUASH S. 65 and W. 150 days. 
TOMATO 150 days 
TURNIP 60-75 days 
■ M" 
•2" 24 — 30" 4" 18 — 24" 3—4" 
-2" 36" 4 — 6" 3 — 4 ft. hills. . . . 3— 4 ft. 
-2" 20—24" 6—10" 12—18" 2—4" 
30 — 40" 15" 24—30" 12 — 18" 
30—36" 16—24" 24 — 30" 16—24" 
30—36" 15—18" 24 — 30" 12 — 18" 
-%" 22—28" 4" 12—18" 2" 
30 — 36" 24 — 30" 24—30" 14—18" 
4 ft 6" 18 — 20" 6" 
30 — 36" 4" 18 — 20" 3—4" 
30 — 36" 6—10" 18 — 20" 2—4" 
30—36" 15—18" 18—20" 14 — 18" 
-1" 30" 4" 12—18" 2" 
-2" 36—42" 30—36" 36" hills 24 — 30" 
-2" 6 ft 4 — 6" 4 — 6 ft 4 ft. hills 
-]/ 2 " 30" 8—12" 18 — 24" 8" 
30—36" 18 — 24" 24—30" 18" 
-1" 30" 8—12" 18" 8—10" 
30 — 40" 16 — 20" 24—30" 14" 
30 — 36" 18 — 24" 18 — 24" 18—24" 
or broadcast i 
24 — 30" 4 — 8" 18" 4 — 6" 
22 — 28" 5" 12—14". 
.22".- 
-12" 
.15—18" 4—6" 
1 — 2" 6 — 8 ft 4 ft 4 to 6 ft. hills .. . 4 to 5 ft. 
2" 8 — 12 ft. 
M" 30" 4" 
1" 4 — 5 ft 24 — 30". 
y 2 — 1" 22—28" 5" 
U" 24—36" 3—6". . 
K — ■ 
l ft. hills 6 ft. 
.12—18" 3" 
. 3 ft 24" 
.12 — 14" 4" 
.12—18" 4" 
1- 
y 2 " 
w 
. 3- 
y*- 
1- 
W' 24 — 30" 6—8" 15' 
4" 24 — 36" 3—4" 14 and 36" 2" 
24 — 36" 15—18" 18" 14" 
■8" 3 — 3Y 2 ft 12 — 18" 30" 18" hills 
30—36" 18" 30" 10" 
■2" 10 ft.. 
.22" 
3 ft 
3 or 4 ft. 
6 ft 
6 ft 
.24 — 30" 3 — 4" 
.24—30" 4—6' 
8 ft 8 ft. hills 8 ft. 
2" 12—18" 1 or W 
. 12". 
. 4 ft. . . 
. 12—15" 
. 12—18 
-2" 6 to 8 ft 4— 8 ft 8 ft. hills 
-y 2 " 6 ft 6 ft 4— 6 ft. hills . . 
.22 — 30" 4—8". 
3 ft. 
2" 
3—4*- 
4 to 6 Ft. 
3 to. 6 ft. 
3^8," 
There are three terms used there, which we define as follows: 
"Early Spring," means as soon as buds in the trees begin to swell and the ground can be worked into gardening- 
condition. This may be in March or April. Frosts have not passed, and such plants, if not too succulent, will 
stand a frost. 
"Spring" refers to those vegetables which are not so hardy as the above, and which are usually planted later 
because they do so much better planted later. If for any reason early planting is necessary, they can be put in 
a week after the foregoing. \ 
"Late Spring," is the time of the year when the ground is well warmed and all frosts are passed. This probably 
will be in May. 
"Early Summer" means planting in June and July. 
HOT-BEDS for forcing plants are best made in the following manner: Dig out a space the size of your frame 
to a depth of two feet. Into this put fresh horse manure mixed with a good deal of bedding straw to a depth of 
one foot or 18 inches. Tread this down well and on top spread 10 inches of good soil mixed with sand. The frame 
is just four sides of 1-inch board and made to slope toward the South from 18 inches at back, to 15 to 12 inches at: 
front. The distance from front to back is three feet and the frame is as long as required. Put over this glazed: 
■sash, which can be hinged at back. This sash is raised during the day to prevent the bed over-heating and the 
plants from growing tall, spindly and weak. The sash must be white-washed or covered with a sack if the sun- 
gets too hot. Sow the seed in rows from front to back and they will quickly start. Care must be taken to give 
ventilation each day or the plants will damp off, and when ready to plant out, lift the sash higher each succeeding 
day so as to harden the plants. Water most carefully. Set the frame in a sunny spot sheltered from the pre- 
vailing winds. 
For our California conditions, that is but very slight cold, the bed does not need to be so hot. Mix the fresh 
horse manure with a good amount of chaff or dry leaves so that it will be less hot. Also sow the seed in little 
boxes, about 18 by 15 inches, in prepared soil. These boxes make the plants easy to handle and the boxes can 
"be raised and a board put under them if the ground becomes too hot. There is also an advantage in using cloth 
instead of glass to cover the frame as this is less liable to let the plants overheat. A cold frame is the same as a 
hot-bed placed on the even ground, and in which no horse manure has been added to give heat. This is good to 
start early Cabbage and the other early vegetable plants except Egg Plant, Pepper and Tomato. 
