Flower Seeds 
ABEL’S SEED HOUSE, READING, PA. 

Vegetable Chart and Planter’s Guide 
For Southeastern Pennsylvania and Equivalent Climate 
Containing a monthly calendar of operations and some useful tables, arranged to help the gardener or farmer in the sowing 
of seeds or setting out of plants from February to October in the latitude of southeastern Pennsylvania. 


VARIETY 
Beans, Pole Lima..... 
Beets orice devas cane 
Beets, Mangels....... 
Broccoli, Heading. ... 
Brussels Sprouts...... 
Cabbage, Early...... 
Cabbage, Late....... 
Carrots: aenccencies 
Corn, Sweet......... 
Cucumber........... 
Melon, Musk........ 
Spinach............. 
Spinach, New Zealand.| 1 oz. 
1 oz. to 500 plants... 
1 oz. to 800 plants... 
50 roots per 100 ft... 
| 36 Ib. per 100 ft... 
¥ Ib. per 100 ft..... 
1 oz. to 50 hills...... 
¥ oz. per 100 ft..... 
1 oz. to 1000 plants. . 
¥ oz. per 100 ft... . 
¥ oz. per 100 ft..... 
¥ oz. per 100 ft..... 
2 qts. per 100 ft..... 
¥ oz. per 100 ft..... 
1 to 2 Ibs. per 100 ft.. 
1 oz. to 1000 plants.. 
7% \bs. per 100 ft... . 
30 roots per 100 ft... 
Planting Distance 
Between 
Rows Depth 
Fefayivactals Winweeees 
136 Stinc sen Tiniecncae 
oarate crests 12 ins...... 
.| 2 to 21% ft..| 114 to 2 ins. 
Bltiwecce: 1% to 2 ins. 
3 to 4 ft....] 144 to 2 ins. 
beste cs 1}4 to 2 ins. 
1} to 2ft..| 4 to lin... 
Maturity 
from Planting 
to Picking 
lyr. 
3 to4 years 
2 years 
6 to 8 weeks 
10 to 12 weeks 
9 to 10 weeks 
12 to 14 weeke 
8 to 10 weeks 
214 ft...... ¥4 to lin...| 14 to 16 weeks 
alpetoO Oitesse| 264ns... 9 to 21 weeks 
2'to'3 ft:=...| 3eiin....c..> 13 to 14 weeks 
2'to.8 ft.....| 44 in..... 10 to 12 weeks 
staeiete sters Yin,......| 14 to 16 weeks 
1to2ft....| Wim...... 9 to 12 weeks 
{tases Wines. 14 to 16 weeks 
8 to 4ft....) Min....... 16 to 19 weeks 
eisictertie va Yin.......| 15 to 17 weeks 
ftuewa: Wins woes 12 to 14 weeks 
S10 4ito ct Lins .c6s 10 to 13 weeks 
1 to 114 ft..| Wim....... 6 to 7 weeksr 
Letter. Saiints cee: 5 to 6 weeks 
4to5ft....] Wim....... 8 to 10 weeks 
1 to 1% ft..] Win....... 8to 9 weeks 
2 to 2% ft..| Win....... 10 weeks 
toca Yin....... 16 to 18 weeks 
1% ft...... ¥ im....... 12 to 13 weeks 
2 to 8 ft....| $Zin....... 9 weeks 
Wavelateleets Yin.......| 8to 9 weeks 
1% ft...... VY in....... 8to 9 weeks 
IG Stoaec Wwin....... 12 to 13 weeks 
1% ft...... 4 in....... 7 to 10 weeks 
4to5ft....| 3inm...... 12 to 14 weeks 
Se OCION %in.......| 12 to 14 weeks 
carte Yin.......| 4to 5 weeks 
cciate Beg lin........]| 7to 9 weeks 
We iti so Win.....-:. 13 to 16 weeks 
136 ft. a. VG Maceo cee 5 to 6 weeks 
Spaces VY in.......| 10 to 12 weeks 
14% to 2ft..] Win....... 13 to 14 weeks 
2to3ft....| 1to2ins...| 8 to 10 weeks 
214 ft...... Vance ce 14 to 18 weeks 
eereanlns s 3 ins.......| 10 to 12 weeks 
arate agasets,| tee tiels reve states 18 to 20 weeks 
PSD 6 lin........] 15 to 16 weeks 
setidaleete Yin.......| 3to 4 weeks 
T6ttos 5. 44 in... eeu 7 to 8 weeks 
oe Sataisicie 7ins.......| 4 to 6 weeks 
fe dlarecetotocs ¥gin.......| 12 to 14 weeks 
1% to 2 ft..| Win....... 16 to 18 weeks 
1 to 114 ft..| Wim....... 
Svindereneiels Yin.......| 6to 7 weeks 
ftanesce Lins eee 7 to 10 weeks 
ba, Sir lin........]' 7 to 8 weeks 
BP i SI lin........] 12 to 14 weeks 
1% to 2 ft..| %tolin 7 to 8 weeks 
acters terete ¥in.......| 14 to 16 weeks 
1% to 2it..'! Win. ..... 7 to 10 weeks 
NOTE:—Differences in maturity vary with climate, season, soil, geographic location and elevation, and variety planted 
Number of plants Required to the Acre 
Distance Apart 
1 foot by 1. foot... 
1)4 feet by 134 feet... 0.00... cence scecceoeres 
BE LOGt UY, Lm SOOb Score coc cisie.clemisi Voices sieseinas 
DPOOUWY.2 | 16Gb esses crew sscisiccosscac ese. e 5s 
214 feet by 214 feet....... Z 
feet by)2) fectisccc.ccceccss p< cseewes 
feet by 3 
feet by 4 
feet by 4 
feet by 5 
feet by 6 
feet by 8 
00 Ce Gm Cr Wm 69 6 
See ie 





Number of Plants Produced From An Ounce of Seed 
Saeed about 
355528888 
= 
OT mt 09 89 OD EE DD OO EE OO tO DDD 



° 
S 
S 



February March April 
Sow in Hotbed Sow in Hotbed Sow in Hotbed 
Broccoli Early Beets Cucumber 
Early Cabbage Brussels Sprouts Eggplant 
Forcing Carrot Early Cabbage Melon 
Early Celery Forcing Carrot Pepper 
Cucumber Cauliflower Tomato 
Eggplant Celery 
Early Lettuce Eggplant In Open 
Parsley Kohl Rabi Ground 
Pepper Lettuce Asparagus 
Radish Parsley Beans 
Tomato Pepper Beets 
Radish Brussels Sprouts 
Tomato Early Cabbage 
Carrot 
Cauliflower 
In Open Celery 
Ground Cress 
Beets Kohl Rabi 
Carrot Lettuce 
Leek Onion 
Onion Parsley 
Peas Parsnip 
Potatoes Peas 
Radish Potatoes 
Spinach Radish 
Early Turnip Spinach 
Early Turnip 
May June July 
In Open In Open In Open 
Ground Ground Ground 
Artichoke Beans, Lima and all | Beans 
Asparagus other sorts Beets 
Beans, Bush and Beets Carrot 
Running Broccoli Sweet Corn 
Beets Brussels Sprouts Corn Salad 
Brussels Sprouts Late Cabbage Cress 
Carrot Carrot Cucumber 
Cauliflower Cauliflower Endive 
Celery Sweet Corn Gherkin 
Sweet Corn Cress Kale 
Cress Cucumber Kohl Rabi 
Cucumber Endive Lettuce 
Kohl Rabi Kale Nasturtium 
Leek Kohl Rabi Okra 
Lettuce Lettuce Early Peas 
Melon Melon Pumpkin 
Onion Nasturtium Radish 
Parsley Okra Spinach 
Parsnip Early Peas Squash 
Peas Potatoes Turnip 
Potatoes Pumpkin Rutabaga 
Radish Radish 
Salsify Salsify 
Spinach Spinach 
Early Turnip Squash 
Herbs 
August September 
In Open In Open 
Ground Ground "It's the 
Beans, Bush Cabbage for cold 
Chervil frames Crop 
Corn Salad Cauliflower for cold 
Cucumber frames That 
Endive Chervil i 
Kale Corn Salad Counts 
Lettuce Cress 
Welsh Onion Siberian Kale Plant 
Early Peas Lettuce 
Radish Mustard Abel's 
Spinach Winter Radish 
Turnip Spinach Seeds 
Rutabaga Turnip 
Sweet Peas 
Page fifteen 
