January, 1917 
THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
207 
table condition a long time. While this 
method of making repeated sowings of de- 
pendable kinds entails more work, it is also 
the one which yields the bigger returns. 
Moreover, in this fashion one may produce a 
constant supply of just the kind of vegetables 
one wants and likes, whereas by the other 
methods, skips in supply are apt to occur and 
the quality of the product may not always 
measure up to a required standard. 
The required quantities of seeds of 
the different vegetables depend 
largely on the way you decide to 
work the garden. Supposing you 
decide to plant the garden all at once 
and be done with it. In order to 
secure a perfect crop succession, it is 
necessary to grow a large selection of 
varieties, planting a limited space to 
each, for which purpose a limited 
quantity of seed is necessaty. On 
the other hand, if you are willing to 
make repeated sowings throughout 
the season of the kinds you like best, 
you need larger quantities of those 
fewer kinds. In connection with the 
following tables the “working power” 
of those standard quantities known 
as “packets” and “ounces,” also of 
“pints” among beans, corn and peas 
are given. But even these sugges- 
tions are only approximate estimates 
since the quantities differ according 
to the value of the particular varieties. 
WHAT AN ACRE WILL DO 
A garden of one acre under sys- 
tematic planting will easily yield 
all the vegetables, including some 
luxuries and some potatoes, which 
a family of eight, plus occasional guests, 
plus the necessary staff of servants, would 
consume in the course of a year. One acre 
of good ground, cultivated intensively and 
planted to pedigreed varieties of proven per- 
formances will make any estate absolutely 
independent of outside sources for vegetables. 
ALL THE VEGETABLES YOU NEED 
Beans 
1 Pint each. Bountiful, Full Measure and Stringless Refugee 
among green pods. 
I Pint Burpee’s Kidney Wax, Sure Crop Wax and Hudson 
Wax among wax pods. 
I Pint Fordhook Bush Limas. 
5 Pint Henderson’s Leviathan Pole Limas. 
Beets 
I Oz, each. Eclipse, Detroit Dark Red, Edmand’s Blood and 
Dark Red Ball. 
I Oz. Swiss Chard, Lucullus, for summer greens. 
Cabbage 
I Pkt. each of Early Jersey Wakefield, Copenhagen Market. 
Henderson’s Early Summer, All Seasons and Premium 
Flat Dutch. 
Carrots 
I Oz. Chantenay or Model. 
Celery 
5 Oz. White Plume for early. 
I Oz. Giant Pascal for late. 
Corn 
I Pint each of Early Dawn, Golden Bantam, Howling Mob, 
White Evergreen, and Country Gentleman. 
Cucumber 
I Oz. Davis Perfect. 
Endive 
1 Oz. Green Curled. 
Lettuce 
I Oz. each, Black Seeded Simpson, Wayahead. Big Boston, 
California Cream Butter. All Seasons and Iceberg. 
I Pkt. Express or Eclipse Cos. 
Here’s a well assorted collection of vegetables for the complete garden 
Melons 
I Pkt. each of Rockyford or Netted Gem, Burrell’s Gem and 
Long Island Beauty. 
Onions 
I Oz. each, Southport White Globe, Southport 
Yellow Globe, Southport Red Globe. 
I Pkt. each White Portugal and Gigantic Gibral- 
tar or Prizetaker for early winter use. 
Parsley 
1 Pkt. Parsley, Extra Curled Dwarf. 
Parsnip 
2 Oz. Parsnip, Hollow Crown. 
Peas 
I Qt. each. Prolific Extra Early, Little Marvel, 
Thos. Laxton, Alderman, Potlatch and Cham- 
pion of England. 
Potatoes 
1 Bu. each of Irish Cobbler for early, Vermont 
Gold Coin for main crop. 
Radishes 
2 Oz. each. Rapid Red, Vicks’ Scarlet Globe, 
White Icicle and Cincinnati Market. 
1 Oz. each, of White Delicious Chartiers, White 
Chinese and Black Spanish. 
Salsify 
2 Oz. Salsify, Mammoth Sandwich Island. 
Spinach 
^ Lb. Spinach, All Seasons or Triumph. 
2 Oz. Spinach, New Zealand, for midsummer. 
Squash 
i Oz. Squash, Golden Summer Crookneck. 
^ Oz. Squash, Delicious. 
I Oz. Squash, Hubbard for winter use. 
Tomato 
I Pkt. each, June Pink, Globe, Chalk’s Jewel, 
Beauty and Coreless or Stone. 
Turnips 
I Oz. each Early White Milan, Purple Top, White 
(ilobe, American Purple Top Rutabaga for 
winter. 
Luxuries you can afford in an acre garden 
I Pkt. each 
Brussels Sprouts, Danish Prize. 
Cauliflower, Dry Weather 
Cress, (l Oz.) L'pland Curled. 
Kohlrabi, Early White Vienna. 
Leek, Improved American Flag. 
Pepper, Neapolitan for early. 
Pepper, Chinese_Giant for late. 
Of these latter items. Cress and Kohlrabi are 
early, ccol-season crops, the balance require all 
season in which to bear a crop and may be uti- 
lized to follow short season crop.«5 like Spinach. 
Early Peas, etc. The whole assortment may be 
secured at a cost of not to exceed $iz. 
SEED ORDER FOR 30 X 60 FT. 
Here is my personal choice in “re- 
quisites” in seeds and plants needed 
to intensively cultivate a plot 30 x 60 
ft. 
Beans, Green Podded 
I Pt. each Bountiful and Fordhook Favorite. 
J Pt. Stringless Refu'|?e for late green podded. 
1 Pt. each Burpee’.s Kidney Wax and Brittle 
Wax. 
5 Pt. Sure Crop V. rx for late. • 
^ Pt. Bush Lima Beans. 
Beets 
^ Oz. each Eclipse and Edmand’s Blood. 
I Oz. each Crosby’s Egyptian and Detroit Dark 
Red. 
Cabbage 
1 Doz. plants each E*arly Jersey Wakefield and 
All Seasons for extra early and midseason. 
2 Doz. plants each Copenhagen Market, Allhead 
Early and Premium Flat Dutch for a succes- 
sion and winter keeping. 
Corn, Sweet 
I Packet Early Dawn, for extra early. 
I Pint Golden Bantam for repeated sowings. 
Lettuce 
I Packet each Black Seeded Simpson for early and California 
Cream Butter for between seasons, 
h Oz. each May King, All Seasons and Iceberg for repeated 
sowings and succession. 
Onions 
I Packet each White Portugal, Southport White Globe, 
Yellow Globe Danvers, Red Wethersfield and Prizetaker. 
Peas 
5 Pint each Prolific Extra Early, Thomas Laxton. .Alderman 
and Potlatch for successive crops. 
I Pint Little Marvel for repeated sowings. 
Radishes 
J Oz. each Rapid Red, French Breakfast and Chartiers for 
extra early and midseason. 
I Oz. each White Icicle and Cincinnati Market for repeated 
sowings. 
! Packet each White Chinese and Black Spanish for late 
fall and winter use. 
Tomatoes 
1 Doz. plants each Sparks’ Earliana and June Pink for extra 
early. 
2 Doz. plants each Chalk’s Jewel, Livingston’s Globe and 
Stone for successive and main crops. 
Allowing the highest price for the cabbage 
and tomato plants, the bill for these items 
would amount to approximately ^^6.50. 
What the Leading Vegetables Will Do For You 
THE ARISTOCRATS AMONG PEAS 
A packet will sow ten feet of row. One pint sows 30 feet. One pint each of an early, 
midseason and late sorts provide peas during the season from average home garden. 
VARIETY NAME 
50% 
READY 
AFTER 
LAST 
PICKING 
DAYS 
LATER 
HEIGHT OF 
PLANT 
PODS 
AVER. 
YIELD 
FOR 15 
FT. ROW 
AV. PER 
VINE 
LENGTH 
INCHES 
Prolific Extra Early 
64 days 
5 
25 feet 
Five 
3 
8 qts. 
Little Marvel 
60 days 
7 
l| feet 
Eight 
3 
8 qts. 
Sutton’s Excelsior 
62 days 
4 
l i feet 
Six 
4 
10 qts. 
Thomas Laxton 
72 days 
6 
3 feet 
Seven 
4 
9 qts. 
Blue Bantam 
78 days 
6 
1| feet 
Six 
4 
8 qts. 
Alderman 
80 days 
8 
5 feet 
Eight 
4i 
8 qts. 
Quite Content 
84 days 
6 
5 feet 
Eight 
55 
10 qts. 
Buttercup 
87 days 
6 
2 feet 
Six 
4^ 
8 qts. 
British Wonder 
85 days 
5 
2 feet 
Ten 
9 qts. 
Potlach 
86 days 
8 
feet 
Ten 
45- 
12 qts. 
Dwarf Champion 
88 days 
7 
3 feet 
Seven 
35 
10 qts. 
Royal Salute 
90 days 
5 
4 feet 
Ten 
4 
9 qts. 
WHO'S WHO IN SWEET CORN 
The average packet will sow 30 feet of row. A packet of an extra early sort and a pint 
each of an early and midseason variety, plus a packet of a late kind contain enough seeds 
for repeated sowings in the home garden of a quarter acre. 
VARIETY NAME 
READY 
FOR 
USE 
COLOR 
LENGTH 
OF 
EAR 
NUMBER 
OF 
ROWS 
Early Dawn 
75 days 
White 
6 inches 
10 rows 
Earliest Catawba .... 
80 days 
White while young 
6 inches 
10-12 rows 
Golden Bantam .... 
80 days 
■Yellow 
6 inches 
8 rows 
Howling Mob 
85 days 
White 
8 inches 
12-14 rows 
Crosby's Twelve Rowed . 
90 days 
White 
6 inches 
12-14 rows 
White Evergreen .... 
93 days 
White 
8 inches 
16-18 rows 
Seymour’s Sweet Orange . 
93 days 
Yellow 
8 inches 
10-12 rows 
Country Gentleman 
95 days 
White 
10 inches 
irregular 
Golden Rod 
95 days 
Yellow 
8 inches 
8 rows 
Golden Cream 
96 days 
Yellow 
6 inches 
Irregular 
