ft fftinlly. NotwitlistaiuUue- i(« ’ 
ftt U)« imiaenfc Is uuoxoollcd. ’ 
A little later ‘'oniclIorsfonl’sMv.o , 
ttiul the Stra.ta{?o,u, two 
ftftspectitwill bo didleult to of ^ 
,nay bo others of the medium " 
Kit'O 
to thoso, 6>'tl Iwo'™!,"!”,",?? 
^porior. Th. 
liigh, has a strong stem, mid dee., ^ 
l,y. me 
plump, rather short, l^ut borne in g,.cat 
... Tf.II...,. o. . _.'’“eatalmn- 
diiuee. It. is claimed that tliis Pc., 
its crop very evenly, but witl, me‘it i,„ 
done so. The Stratagem is ,)nite distills 
through its compact, waved, decp-n.,.ccn 
liage, very strong stem and peduncles .m.i 
its very long, recurved pods, both tlicsVy., 
ricties arc wrinkled Peas. 
For a very late family Pea, i have been 
pleased Avith McLean's Premier, it is a tall 
growing variety, which to some is an ob¬ 
jection. It has the advantages of being very 
proMc, and remaining long in season.'^ 
I thinlv the edible-podded Peas need only 
to be better known to be more appreciated 
ITiey seem to be very little grown, and yet 
I think that when rightly used, they form a 
very agreeable change from the common va¬ 
rieties. Doubtless those who attempt to use 
them make the mistake of allowing the pods 
to become too large befoi-e gathering. These 
should be used younger than those of the 
common Pea. The Edible Podded Butter is 
'^’“'•'lips arj ObbTUEE, 
the EnSir^^ 
Jbigu,andthefomm,."" 
'vhite or yellow ii'“^ ‘’bissllled 
growth, rcachh , 
weeks, ;hih. "«’:^ ^i’^ or 
Ifi'oi'ied, solid a.„/^ Is close- 
"'Iiole season for its fuirT 
'i'l'o 'I’urnin i« I ^ ‘iovclopinent. 
oi'op, but as a 
s garden vegetable it Alls a 
RED TOP STRAP LEAF TURNIP. 
perhaps one of the best of tliis^elass. It is 
Tery distinct in having tlie sides of it very 
sweet, tender, fleshy ])ocls nearly or cpiite .an 
eighth of an inch in thickness. Tlie plant 
grows about two and a half feet hlgii, is 
rather early, matures its crop slowly, but is 
act very prolific. We received the seed of 
this variety from France, and I am not sure 
that it has been offered in this country. An¬ 
other excellent dwarf early variety of this 
elass is the DAvarf Gray Sugar, Avhicli is of- 
ared in several of the catalogues. 
To those Avho are fond of the curious, tlie 
barge White Podded Sugar Pea Avill be quite 
“teresting. The immense pods .are often 
inches long and an incli in Avldtli. Tliej’^ 
twisted and contorted in a singular man- 
aa. and are sometimes inflated, as if bloAvn 
**• Of course the Peas do not neai-ly fill 
The pods Avheu at the edible stage 
almost white. This Pea is probably vello 
B ®'«‘iovis than useful, .as it is by no means 
and 1 thinlc it inferior in quality to 
others. “EPM.” 
AgriniUural Experiment Station- 
Amnj . most suitable 
stiin- 
fertile soil is — 
A surplus of manure stnn- 
a leaf growth to the detriment of fi'mh- 
li?, did not prove effectual in destroy- 
hhe^f gpabbage worms at the N- Y- 
tOftjij atibn. Pyi-ethrum (Buliach) is s 
®i^ed the most effectual remedy' 
early FUT dutch TURNIP. 
Jil.ace not occupied by anything else. In al¬ 
most all gardens there are some vacant 
spaces left after the earliest crops are gath¬ 
ered, and I do not think that they can be 
planted witli .anything more profitable than 
Turnips. 
To obtain tender and juicy Tui-nips it is 
essential th.at they should make a rapid 
groAvtIi, and to insure this it is necessary 
tliat the soil should be both rich and deep. It 
is customary with some to soav in the same 
roAvs that the previous crops have occupied. 
Tills is a very good plan if the ground has 
been Avell manured for the first crop, but 
gener.allJ^it Avill be found preferable to give 
a good dressuig of manure, ashes, or guano 
and to thoroughly incorporate with the soil. 
After the ground has been prepared and 
neatly leveled, tlie seed should be. soavu in 
rows, the rows being from one-and-.a-hahf to 
tAvo-aud-a-lialf feet apart. If the cultivator 
is to be used the latter distance is prefer¬ 
able, for couvenieuce’ sake. 
Tlie sowing should ahvays be done just 
before a raiu if at all possible, as this insures 
a quick germination of the seed, a rapid 
I^n order to obtain a rapid growth the ground 
times''^ ^® and kept loose at all 
«J", perfectly sound they 
^ould be taken up, in the vicinity of New 
York, about the 7th of November, or be- 
““‘off ‘he tops 
to within half an inch of the bulb, place in^a 
1 dry cellar, and cover Avith sand. Thus 
protected they Avill keep fresh until Febru- 
aiy. Those for spring use may be preserved 
out-doors in a dry situation, care being taken 
place them In a conical form. Cover 
them with an inch or tivo of straw and a 
loot or 18 inches of earth, and when opened 
fresh '’® perfectly 
.Some 25 or more varieties of English Tur¬ 
nips are enumerated in the catalogues of our 
seedsmen, the most desirable of which for 
general cultivation are the folloAving; 
Early Flat Dutch. This is a Turnip of 
medium size, pure white color, and of quick 
powth, but Avhen overgroAvn, spongy and 
inferior. It is good only for early fall use. 
Eed Top Strap Leaf avUI form good-sized 
Turnips, when all is favorable, in about eight 
Aveeks from soAving. It is perfectly flat, 
Avith a sniaU, tap root, and a bright purple 
top, fine-grained flesh and is a well-known 
and general favorite. The AVhite Top Strap 
Leaf is a variety of this, differing only in its 
WHITE EGG TURNIP. 
ABERDEEN TURNIP- 
wfl, and a consequent escape from the 
growth, .ai destructive dur- 
Sirnip fiy, wkick Foves^o 
safe from tin event of its 
tlwlr lime, >001, or 
th. oioh, 
jislies AVill p is to SOAV an abun- 
the best j’®' ! if the plants stand too 
d.auce of o®®®*^’“fJbe thinned Avhen hoe- 
^"‘‘^"Sn't.ho thinning is -^«ked the 
the thiumng « finished 
GOLDEN BALL TURNIP. 
being of a pure white color in skin and flesh. 
Long White or Qoxo Horn is one of the best 
for general cultivation. It grows very quickly 
to a large size, in shape resembling a Carrot. 
It stands half out of the ground and has 
small tops; it is an excellent keeping sort if 
gathered before very severe frosts. 
IPVn'te Egg in appearance and quality is 
entitled to a high rank. It is a very desir¬ 
able fall variety and is an excellent keeper 
for Avinter use. It is perfectly smooth, of a 
purcAA'hite color, and excellent flavor. It 
grows half out of the ground, and at times 
almost as large as a Ruta Baga. Decidedly 
one of the most desirable. 
Robertson's Golden Ball is one of the best 
of the yelloAV-fleshed varieties for the gen¬ 
eral crop. It is very solid and keeps well. 
Large Yellow Globe somcAvhat resembles 
the above, but grows to a much larger size. 
Yellow Stone is of medium size, very firm 
and of good flavor. It is an excellent keeper 
and a very popular table sort. 
Tiu-nip seed can be sown at any time from 
the middle of July until the first of Septem. 
her, but I prefer to commence sowing about 
the fli'st of August Avith the best keeping va¬ 
rieties, retaining such as the Early Flat 
Dutch until about the first of September, 
and as the great value of a Turnip consists 
in its rapid gi-OAvth, I do not think that there 
is any advantage gained by sowing earlier. 
Chas. E. Paknell. 
