1902 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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EVERYBODY’S GARDEN. 
Time oe Germination.—T here are no 
ironclad rules as to the average time of 
germination of seeds, as so many con¬ 
ditions must be considered. Some gen¬ 
eral calculations, however, may be made 
and are helpful in the planting and man¬ 
agement of the garden. The following 
table shows the average time of ger¬ 
mination of the more common seeds: 
Days. Days. 
Beans . 5 to 10 Lettuce .6 to 8 
Beet . 7 to 10 Onion . 7 to 10 
Cabbage .5 to 10 Parsnip .10 to 20 
Carrot .12 to 20 Pea . 6 to 10 
Cauliflower .. 5 to 10 Pepper .10 to 14 
Celery .10 to 20 Radish .3 to 6 
Corn . 5 to 8 Salsify . 7 to 12 
Cucumber ... 6 to 10 Tomato . 6 to 12 
Endive . 5 to 10 Turnip . 4 to 8 
This table presupposes ordinarily fair 
conditions, and will vary considerably 
under the extremes of very poor to ideal 
surroundings. The same is also true as 
to the average time of maturing. For 
illustration, an early variety of sweet 
corn planted under just the right condi¬ 
tions might mature for table use in 65 
days. The same variety planted a 
month earlier with ground and weather 
barely warm enough to sustain life 
might require 70 or 80 days. This means 
that many of the so-called extra early 
varieties of vegetables are not so under 
all conditions. The results of one sea¬ 
son may be entirely overturned by the 
varying conditions oi the season follow¬ 
ing. The best that can be done is to be 
“instant in season and out of season,” 
and trust in Providence for results. 
Maturity Table. 
Days. Days. 
Bean . 40 to GO Onion .130 to 150 
Beet . 40 to 50 Parsley _90 to 120 
Cabbage ...90 to 115 Parsnip _120 to 150 
Carrot .90 to 110 Pea . 40 to 90 
Celery .150 to 160 Pepper .140 to 160 
Corn (sweet) 65 to 90 Radish . 20 to 30 
Cucumber .. 55 to 75 Spinach _60 to SO 
JOgg plant...150 to 175 Squash .120 to 150 
Cettuce _65 to 75 Tomato .110 to 120 
Melon— Turnip .. .. 60 to 75 
Water ....125 to 150 
Musk .125 to 150 
The above table refers to time when 
the products are mature for eating; for 
seed purposes many will require longer 
time. 
When to Make tiie Hotbed.—T his 
will depend almost wholly on locality, 
season and varieties of vegetables. In 
general it may be said that nothing will 
be gained by starting too early. When 
the plants are large enough to go into 
the open ground, they are held in the 
hotbeds to their own injury. From six 
to eight weeks before planting is early 
enough for the ordinary work of the 
hotbed. Planting time, of course, means 
after all danger of frost is past. Some¬ 
times we are caught; but chances have 
to be taken. It may be said that with 
time and inclination the hotbed may be 
used to advantage for a table supply of 
radishes and lettuce through February 
and March, and in many localities near¬ 
ly the whole Winter through. It may be 
of assistance in the general work to 
give some data as to actual work with 
some varieties. Taking as a basis the 
Summer of 1899, we may arrive at a fair 
average. The middle of April in this 
locality found plenty of frost in the 
ground. With the weather once settled, 
there was little delay, through cold or 
heavy storm. April 1 one hotbed was 
sown with tomato, cabbage, cauliflower, 
lettuce and radish seed. April 14 toma¬ 
toes were transplanted in hotbed; after 
the second pair of leaves appears is the 
time for this work. May 4 they were 
potted and transferred to cold frames; 
on May 9 we were selling tomato plants 
from hotbeds, to plant in open ground. 
.May 26 our potted plants were trans¬ 
ferred to open ground; July 25 we were 
selling ripe tomatoes. 
Cabbage and Lettuce.—A pril 18 the 
cabbage plants were transplanted to a 
doth-covered hotbed and put in field 
May 6; the plants were firm and stocky, 
and leaves had been cut back twice. 
Cabbage was marketed July 15. The 
dates and treatment for the cauliflower 
were the same, save that of marketing. 
The lettuce was transplanted to cloth- 
covered hotbed on the same date as was 
tne cabbage; May 4 the plants were 
badly crowded, and each alternate plant 
was put in open ground. We began sell¬ 
ing lettuce from hotbeds about May 20, 
and by June 1 it was all gone. Radishes 
were ready for the table in 17 days from 
date of sowing seed. As soon as the 
radishes were pulled from the beds beet 
seed was sown and the young plants 
transferred to open ground May 15. 
Cucumbers and Melons were planted 
in boxes set in hotbeds May 6; were 
hardened in cloth-covered cold frames 
and set in field June 12. Muskmelons 
were ready to market by the middle of 
August. Watermelons were nearly two 
weeks later. Early celery sown in hot¬ 
beds about February 22 under favorable 
conditions will be ready for the open 
ground from May 15 and later. Egg 
plants being slow growers and also ten¬ 
der should be sown from March 15 to 
April 1. The above tables will be a par¬ 
tial guide in starting the hotbeds, and 
from the average dates of maturing it 
may be seen at about what date they 
should be put in commission. 
Michigan. .t. e. morse. 
The Lutie Grape. 
W. /•’. A., Claremont, Va .—'What can you 
tell about the Lutie grape? Is it a good 
early market variety for tidewater Vir¬ 
ginia, where such grapes as Moore’s Early, 
Concord and Niagara succeed? So far I 
have failed to find a red grape that ap¬ 
proaches the Niagara in yield. How about 
Lucile? 
Ans.—T he Lutie is a grape of very 
hardy constitution of vine and will bear 
as abundantly as almost any other va¬ 
riety. The fruit is red and of fair size 
of both bunch and berry. The flavor is 
very sweet, but it is quite “foxy,” or 
strong in the peculiar flavor of the wild 
Labrusca type, which is objectionable to 
some persons. Lucile is a kind that I 
do not know. h. e. v. d. 
A List of Good Roses. 
I<\ E. L., Woonsocket, It. /.—I notice in The 
R. N.-Y. of January 25 you speak of “an 
excellent paper on rose culture by John N. 
May, giving a list of roses that may be 
successfully grown in the garden in the 
latitude of New York.” Will you publish 
the list? It might prove useful to many 
of your readers in making their Spring 
selections. 
Ans. —The varieties named by Mr. 
May, one of the most successful rose 
growers in the country, are as follows. 
All may be safely grown in the garden 
in the latitude of New York: Hybrid 
Perpetuals: Paul Neyron, bright rose; 
Gen. Jacqueminot, brilliant crimson; 
Anne de Diesbach, deep pink, very large; 
Clio, blush rose; Mme. Gabriel Luizet, 
light pink; Alfred Colomb, carmine 
crimson; Marchioness of Londonderry, 
ivory white; Mrs. J. Sharman Crawford, 
shell pink; Margaret Dickson, best 
white; Victor Verdier, brilliant rose; 
Baron de Bonstettin, deep maroon; Mrs. 
John Laing, satiny pink, free bloomer. 
Everblooming type: Hermosa, bright 
rose; Agrippina, bright crimson; Clo- 
thilde Soupert, white, blush center; Mo- 
sella, creamy yellow; Archduke Charles, 
very deep red; Mrs. Bosanquet, deep 
pink; Sanguinea, bright scarlet crim¬ 
son; Duchesse de Brabant, rosy flesh, 
pink; Etoile de Lyon, light yellow; 
Gruss an Teplitz, brilliant crimson; La 
France, silvery rose; Kaiserin Augusta 
Victoria, creamy white; Maman Cochet, 
coral pink; Mme. Joseph Schwartz, 
white, tinted rose; Papa Gontier, deep 
pink; President Carnot, bright rose. 
Most varieties in the everblooming sec¬ 
tion are benefited by moderate Winter 
protection. 
For destroying SAN JOSE SCALE and other 
scale insects—OYSTER SHELL BARK LOUSE, 
SCURFY BARK LOUSE, etc. 
Spray with 
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Whale Oil Soap 
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