National Seed & Importing Co., Omaha, Nebr. 
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% PEAS — Peas need moderate temperature, plenty of 
moisture, and long daylight hours. They are not injured 
by light frosts and may be planted as early in spring as the 
soil will permit. By planting some of several varieties at 
the same time, a well arranged succession can be obtained, 
extending over a period of 30 days. Successive plantings 
of a desirable variety will also provide a succession, but this 
cannot be extended over as long a period with good results. 
All varieties more than one and one-half feet tall do better 
if staked up or otherwise supported when four to six inches 
tall. Use sharpened branches of trees set between the 
double rows. 
% PEPPERS — Culture, soil, and temperature requirements 
for peppers are about the same as for eggplant. A moderate 
dressing of guano, poultry manure, or complete commercial 
fertillizer hoed into the soil after the plants are six to eight 
inches tall will be beneficial. 
%* PUMPKIN — Pumpkins are less sensitive to unfavorable 
conditions of soil and weather than melons or cucumbers, 
but they are cultivated in about the same way. 
_% RADISH — Sow radish seed as early as the ground can 
be worked. Make the rows in the same way as for lettuce, 
beets, and carrots. Sow the seed thinly, and cover with 
about half an inch of soil. If the plants seem crowded when 
they come up, thin them out. Radishes will be crisp and 
tender if they grow quickly and have plenty of moisture. 
% RHUBARB — Sow seed in rows an inch deep and thin the 
plants to six inches apart. In the fall transplant to a perma- 
nent location, setting the plants three to four feet apart. 
The stalks should not be taken for use the first year. 
% RUTABAGA — This vegetable requires a longer growing 
season than turnip and needs more moisture. Seed may be 
sown from mid-June to mid-July. Culture is practically the 
same as for turnip except that the plants should be thinned 
to eight or ten inches apart in the rows. When grown, pull, 
top, and store in cool cellar or pit. 
% SALSIFY or VEGETABLE OYSTER — Sow seed early 
and quite deep, giving about the same culture as for pars- 
nips. Succeeds best in light, rich soil that has been stirred 
quite deeply, 
% SORREL — Sow in rows quite early in spring and thin 
the seedlings to six or eight inches apart in the row. Cut- 
ting may begin in about two months, and the plants will 
continue in full bearing from three to four years. 
_% SPINACH — Plant seed as early as that of radishes and 
lettuce. Have the soil fine and loose. Make the rows about 
18 inches apart. Sow the seed thinly, and cover with about 
an inch of soil. Press down firmly. When the plants are 
about three inches tall, thin them so that they are about 
five inches apart in the row. Keep out the weeds. 

* SQUASH — Plant about the same time as corn, when the 
ground is warm and dry. Make hills the same as for corn, 
about four to six feet apart. Put six or eight seeds in each 
hill. Cover with about an inch of fine soil and press down 
firmly. When the plants come up, thin them so that only 
three or four of the strongest ones are left in each hill. 
Well-rotted manure may be mixed with the soil in each hill 
before the seeds are planted. 
% SWISS CHARD — Plant at about the same time as lettuce 
and radishes. Make the rows in the same way, and about 
18 inches apart. Sow the seeds about one inch apart in the 
row, and cover with about an inche of soil. When the plants 
are three or four inches high, thin them so that they are 
eight or ten inches apart in the row. Hoe the plants often, 
and keep out the weeds, 
% TOMATO — Set out tomato plants when the weather is 
warm and sunny, and there is no danger of frost. Set the 
plants three or four feet apart each way so that they will 
have plenty of room. Water around the roots of the plants 
when setting them out if the ground is dry. Hoe often until 
the plants are quite large. 
% TURNIP — For summer turnips, sow the seed as early 
as that of radishes and lettuce. Scatter the seed, or sow it 
in rows like those of radishes and lettuce: Cover the seed 
with about half an inch of soil. For fall and winter turnips, 
sow the seed in July in the same way. 
% WATERMELON — Raising watermelons requires about 
the same culture as muskmelons except that the vines 
need more room. Hills should be liberally manured, and 
cultivation careful and thorough, 
