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sive supply. Soil for lettuce and spinach should he 
of more than ordinary richness, and should contain 
sufficient moisture to insure rapid continuous growth. 
The best lettuce heads are raised by sowing seed in 
a hotbed and transplanting to the open ground when 
plants are two inches high. Cabbage varieties should 
be selected for this purpose. In this way I have 
grown heads of the -New York Lettuce to weigh two 
pounds each, under ordinary treatment. Hanson , 
Burpee’s Golden Heart and Perpetual Lettuce are all 
good sorts. The Cos varieties do best if tied up a few 
days before using, to blanch all the inner leaves. 
The Radish will thrive in any good garden soil, 
but a light sandy loam is better than heavily ma¬ 
nured ground. In order to be crisp and tender, the 
growth should be rapid and unchecked. I can re¬ 
commend French Breakfast , Golden Globe , White Stutt¬ 
gart and Chartiers. The latter is of unusual merit. 
PEAS. 
As we all want green peas as early as possible, the 
seed should be planted early—the earlier the better. 
Peas will bear a great deal of cold without the slightest 
injury, either in the ground or after they are up. Sow 
in drills at the rate of one pint of seed to thirty-five feet 
of drill. To keep up a succession make a sowing of an 
early, medium, and a late variety at the same time. 
In about two weeks make another sowing as before. 
Soil for early varieties should be warm and very rich. 
Late varieties should be planted deeper than early 
sorts, but the soil should not be so rich, as late varie¬ 
ties are more productive on moist, cool ground, not 
