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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[April, 
tie Gem, Champion of England, all good. See cat- 
alogues for a host of others. Alpha and Laxton's 
Supreme are among the novelties. 
Uppers. — Squash, for pickling, Sweet Mountain, 
for stuffing. Monstrous is a new sort. Need to he 
started under glass. 
Potatoes. — We have seen nothing equal to Early 
Rose for garden culture. 
Padi.ih. — Earl 3' Scarlet Turnip, Short-top Long- 
Scarlet, Olive Shaped. Sow early and at intervals 
of 10 days wherever there is room. 
ftltuburb. — Manure old beds. See page 108, last 
month, for directions for sowing and cultivating. 
Salsify. — Sow and cultivate the same as beets. 
Spinach. — Sow in 18-inch drills. Round-leaved is 
the most used. The Lettuce-leaved commended. 
New Zealand is excellent in summer, as is the Per- 
petual Spinach Beet. 
Sweet Potatoes. — The tubers should be put iu hot- 
beds the middle of Die mouth. Cover the manure 
with 2 inches of good compost, and lay the tubers 
close together. When the buds start, cover 
them with an inch of compost. Nansemond, the 
standard sort, Southern Queen, new andgood. 
« Squash. — Summer Crook-Neck is the best bush 
variety. Boston Marrow and Hubbard, for late. 
Tomato. — Early Smooth Red, General Grant, are 
well established. Rising Sun and Charter Oak are 
new r and fine. See article on page 61, Feb. Sow under 
glass or in window boxes, as directed last month. 
Turnip— Fiat Dutch, for early. Red and White- 
top, for late. Of the Ruta-baga sorts, the Sweet 
German and White French are best for family use. 
l'.lo>ver Cnvdeii aixl Lawn. 
In laying out a place the roads and paths should 
receive the first attention, and then the lawns and 
flower-beds. 
Lawns. — Sufficient information on forming new 
lawns is given in previous mouths. Old lawns 
should be top-dressed with good compost, guano, 
and bone-dust, a good phosphate, or ashes. Where 
the grass is taken off, some fertilizer must be used 
to keep the turf in good condition. Sow seed on 
thin spots, and roll as soon as the frost is out. 
Trees and Shrubs. — Transplant all deciduous ones 
before they start. Those taken from the woods 
must lie trimmed severely to make them succeed. 
Perennials. — Those that have grown three or four 
years in one spot need to be taken up, divided and 
set in a new place before growth starts. 
Annuals. — Sow hardy sorts as soon as the ground 
can be worked. Tender ones must be left until 
later, or sown under glass. The number is so large 
that we must refer to the catalogues for novelties. 
Bedding Plants must not be put out until the soil 
is well warmed and chilly nights are over. 
Poses require a rich, well drained soil. For sum- 
mer blooming the Tea and China roses are best, 
but the Remontants, which usually bloom in spring 
only, are the finest. Get them on their own roots. 
<Sr«*cn-house and "Window Plants. 
The plants should be prepared for turning out of 
doors by the admission of air every pleasant day. 
Be prepared to heat up during cold, damp weather- 
Water will be needed more frequently than during 
winter, and window plants often become taodry. 
Propagate suc\\ bedding plants as will be needed, 
before the sun gets too warm, and pot off as fast as 
fhey strike. 
Poses and Carnations are nearly hardy, and must 
lie turned outas soon as the soil can be made ready. 
Dahlias may be started and the shoots cut off 
with a small portion of root and potted. 
Tuberoses. — To insure a bloom in the open 
ground, pot and start late in the month. 
VStaisi drape. — "F. B.," Framingham. 
Mass. — This has been decided by some of the best po- 
mologists of your State to be nothing bnt the Concord. 
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"HAND TO MOUTH" 
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to day spending all they get, and making little or no 
provision for the future — as the old adage has it, 
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