Horticulture at High Altitudes 
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White Bush, or Scalloped Squash. An early prolific summer variety. 
Cucumbers ma,v he planted out doors after danger of frost but 
better results will be had if they are started in a hotbed. 
Onions . — It has been found difficult to grow good onions from 
seed at Fort Lewis. One reason for this is that circumstances have 
made late planting unavoidable. This vegetable is hardy and 
should be planted as early as the ground can be put in condition. 
By using early varieties, such as Extra Early Red or White Sil- 
verskin, and planting early, it should be possible to grow good 
mature onions from seed. Mature onions may be grown from 
sets planted early in the spring, though a considerable per cent 
of the sets will go to seed instead of producing large bulbs. 
Peas . — Good success has been had with peas, as they are nat- 
urally a cool season crop. The vines continue to bear for a longer 
time than is the case in warmer localities where they often die 
after a short period of bearing. 
A number of varieties of peas have been grown and most of 
them have done well. Alaska is one of the earliest varieties and 
is dsirable because of that and also because it may be planted quite 
early. Its quality, however, is not so good as later varieties. Mar- 
ket Surprise and Gradus are somewhat later than Alaska but bet- 
ter in quality and are desirable varieties to grow. Thomas Lax- 
ton, Telephone and Sutton’s New Discovery are other varieties 
which have given good results.. 
