Corn—Cucumbers—Lettuce— Melons. 
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dig it before the ground freezes deep, and pack 
it away in casks or tubs with dry sand, and 
keep it in the cellar. Some recommend to 
cover the ridges with boards, and dig the celery 
as it is wanted for use. This may answer in a 
dry, sandy soil; but in a wet or moist soil it is 
apt to rot and spoil. 
Corn. —The Early Canada is the earliest 
kind of corn we raise, and is preferred only for 
being several weeks earlier than the common 
field corn. The sweet or sugar com is the best 
for cooking in its green state, as it remains 
much longer in the milk, and is richer and 
sweeter than any other kind. It is rather later 
than the common field corn, and is therefore fit 
for the table when the field corn has become 
too hard. Alluvial, or any gravelly or sandy 
soil, if made sufficiently rich and properly cul¬ 
tivated, will produce a good crop. It should 
not be planted till the weather becomes settled 
and warm, and the soil sufficiently dry. It 
may be planted in hills, like the common field 
corn, or in a garden in drills, like broom corn; 
as in this way a larger crop may be produced 
from the same quantity of ground. Care should 
be taken that no other kind of corn be planted 
near it, as by intermixing it will soon become 
adulterated and injure the crop. This corn maybe 
oreserved for winter Use, by par-boiling it when 
green, and cutting it from the cob and drying it 
in the sun. It then affords a wholesome and 
agreeable dish when cooked like bean porridge, 
or what is called succotash. 
Cucumber. —The early kinds are most suit¬ 
able for early planting. For the purpose of ob¬ 
taining them very early, some plant the seed in 
a hot bed, or in elevated hills, well manured 
with rotten horse-dung, and covered with glazed 
frames. But in order to grow fair, handsome 
cucumbers, the soil should be rich, light and 
warm, and well mixed with rotten manure; or 
a good shovel full may be put into each hill, 
and thoroughly mixed with the soil in the hill. 
We generally plant the early kinds about the 
first of May, in hills about four feet apart each 
way, elevating the hills above the level of the 
ground. Put in six or eight seeds into each 
hill, and cover them half an inch deep with fine 
dirt, and, as in all other planting, press the earth 
a little over the seeds with the back of the hoe. 
When the plants are up, examine them close¬ 
ly, as they are frequently attacked by the yel¬ 
low bug or fly. To prevent this, take rye 
flour, sifted ashes and ground plaster, equal 
parts of each, well mixed together, and dust the 
plants all over with it. If the plants are dry, 
sprinkle them with water before you dust them. 
Snuff, tobacco dust, or the stalks boiled in wa¬ 
ter, soot, or a decoction of elder and walnut 
leaves, are all very good to prevent small bugs 
and insects from injuring any young plants. 
Keep the ground loose and clear of weeds, and 
in dry weather water your plants freely. After 
they have attained a vigorous growth, and the 
danger of insects is over, they may be thinned 
out, leaving two of the most thrifty in a hill. 
Those intended for pickling may be planted 
from the l Oth to the 20th of June. If the soil 
is rich and warm, the 20th is preferred. The 
long kinds are preferred by some for pickles. 
The cultivation and management of these is the 
same as the others, excepting that the hills 
should be at least five feet apart each way. 
Some recommend nipping off the first runner 
bud of cucumbers and melons, from an idea that 
they will become more stocky and fruitful. 
Lettuce. —Lettuce requires a mellow soil. 
It should be sown as early in the spring as pos¬ 
sible : to insure a very early supply, it may be 
sown late in the fall—it will then start early in 
the spring; but to obtain a constant and regular 
supply through the season, it should be sown 
every month from March to September. It 
may be sown broad-cast, moderately thin, or 
in rows from twelve to eighteen inches distant, 
according to the usual size of the different kinds. 
Rake in the seed lightly, with a fine tooth gar • 
den rake. When the plants are up, stir the 
ground lightly while it is dry, and clear out the 
weeds: thin the plants where they crowd each 
other. Those intended for large heads should 
stand eight or ten inches apart: the hardy kinds, 
such as the early green , early curled and ice 
coss , may be sown in September, and covered 
with straw at the approach of severe weather. 
Or any kind may be sown in a hot bed in 
March, and transplanted in the open ground at 
the proper season. 
Melon.— This plant requires a warm grav¬ 
elly or sandy soil, made very rich with well 
rotted manure from the hog pen, or rich old 
compost, 'well mixed with the soil. The hills 
may be formed after the manner recommended 
for cucumbers. But if the natural soil is not 
sufficiently warm for melons, then dig a hole of 
sufficient size, and put in a large shovel full of 
rotten horse dung; upon this put the compost 
or rotten horse dung, with a quart of slacked 
lime : then add some good mellow soil, and mix 
it up well on the surface without disturbing 
the horse dung at the bottom. The hills may 
be made from six to eight feet apart; for water 
melons, on rich, warm land, where they grow 
most thrifty, nine feet is near enough. 
Plant about the middle of May, if the weath¬ 
er be warm and the ground in good order. The 
