General Cultural Information 
VEGETABLES—Continued 
LETTUCE 
This universally raised vegetable may be 
planted early in the spring in rows 2 feet 
apart with the plants standing 12 inches 
apart. The seed is covered to a depth of 
only 144 inch. Some growers prefer to 
transplant the heading varieties rather 
than thinning out. Although Lettuce does 
not grow well during the hot, dry months, 
it may be planted throughout the season 
until August 15th. i 
MANGEL WURZEL 
Plant about May Ist, 42 inch deep to 
stand 10 inches apart in rows at least 2 
feet apart. 
MUSKMELON AND WATERMELON 
The culture of these is quite similar ex- 
cept in the case of Muskmelons that hills 
should be about 4 feet apart while those 
of Watermelons should be 8 feet apart. 
Plant 8 or 10 seeds about 14 inch deep in 
well enriched hills about June lst, thin- 
ning out to the 4 or 5 strongest plants. 
OKRA 
Plant when ground is warm, in rows 
about 3 feet apart with the plants thinned 
to stand about 18 inches apart. The seed 
should be covered about one inch. 
ONIONS 
Open ground sowing should be done as 
early as possible, covering the seed 4% inch 
in rows about 18 inches apart. The plants 
should be thinned to stand 3 or 4 inches 
apart. The plants pulled when thinning 
may be used as green Onions. 
Onion sets may also be used, the yellow 
Ebenezer variety producing good sized 
bulbs for winter use. The sets are dibbled 
in about 4 inches apart and will produce 
early green Onions. 
For Sweet Spanish Onions plants must 
be used in this area. They should be set 
about 10 inches apart in good rich soil. 
PARSNIP 
As early as possible in the spring, plant 
the seed about 144 inch deep in rows 
about 215 feet apart. Thin the plants to 
6 inches apart. The roots are improved by 
frost, so should be dug just as late as 
possible and stored in sand or soil where 
they can be used during the winter. Some 
of them should be left in the ground for 
use in the spring when they are of finest 
flavor. 
f PEAS 
Since Peas grow best in cool weather, 
plant them as early as possible. 
The dwarf early varieties may be 
planted in double rows 6 inches apart with 
the rows 3 feet apart. 
The taller late varieties should be in 
rews 315 feet apart and in home gardens 
are usually staked up with brush or some 
sort of trellis. The seeds are planted 
about 1 to 2 inches deep and the plants 
thinned to stand 2 inches apart. 
PEPPER 
The seed should be sown about March ; 
Ist in hotbed or indoors, and when true 
leaves are formed, transplanted to stand 
3 inches apart each way. About June 1st, 
plants are set in the open ground, about 
18 inches apart in rows about 21% feet 
apart. 
POTATOES 
Plant in April or May in furrowed rows 
3 feet apart. A cut portion of a Potato 
having 1 or 2 eyes is placed every 8 or 
19 inches in the 6-inch deep furrow and 
covered with 2 or 3 inches of soil. They 
should be cultivated frequently, throwing 
more soil against the plants at each cul- 
tivation as they grow. It is very im- 
portant to keep your plants protected 
with proper spraying. 
PUMPKIN 
Plant about June Ist, following the same 
cwtural directions as given for Water- 
melon. 
RADISH 
Plantings may be made from April until 
September. The seeds should be planted 
14 inch deep in rows about 18 inches apart. 
The seedlings should be thinned to one 
inch apart. Radishes do best in the lighter 
soils. 
RHUBARB 
The seeds may be planted in April 
abcut 14 inch deep to stand 10 to 12 inches 
apart in 2-foot rows. The following spring, 
the plants may be transplanted to their 
permanent location where they should 
stand 3 feet apart each way in deep, rich 
soil. They need very heavy feeding. 
SALSIFY OR OYSTER PLANT 
Follow the same directions as given for 
Parsnip. 
Ebeling F lower Plant 
* FOR CUT FLOWERS 
Acroclinium, Agrostemma, Anchusa, An- 
tirrhinum, Arctotis, Aster, Brachycome, 
Calendula, Calliopsis, Candytuft, Carna- 
tion, Centaurea, Chrysanthemum, Clarkia, 
Coreopsis, Dianthus, Didiscus, Gaillardia, 
Gerbera, Gomphrena, Gypsophila, Heli- 
chrysum, Larkspur, Marigold, Mignonette, 
Nasturtium (Gleam), Nigella, Penstemon, 
Petunia, Phlox, Poppy Nudicaule, Pyre- 
thrum Roseum, Rudbeckia, Salpiglossis, 
Scabiosa, Schizanthus, Stocks, Sweet Peas, 
Verbena, Zinnia. 
FOR WINTER BOUQUETS 
All of the following flowers can be dried 
for winter use. 
Acroclinium, Catananche, Celosia Cris- 
tata, Gomphrena, Gypsophila Paniculata, 
Helichrysum, Lunaria, Physalis, Statice. 
ANNUALS FOR FRAGRANCE 
Abronia, Alyssum, Candytuft, Carna- 
tion, Centaurea Imperialis, Heliotrope, 
Matthiola, Mignonette, Nasturtium 
(Gleam), Nicotiana, Petunia, Stocks, Sweet 
Peas, Sweet William, Valeriana, Wall- 
flower. 
DWARF EDGING PLANTS 
Ageratum, Alyssum, Arabis, Armeria, 
Aubrietia, Bellis, Campanula Carpatica, 
Campanula Rotundifolia, Lobelia, Mari- 
gold (French), Myosotis, Nasturtium 
(Dwarf), Nemesia, Nemophila, Pansy, Por- 
tulaca, Verbena Compacta, Viola, Virginian 
Stock, Zinnia Tom Thumb. 
PLANTS FOR SHADE OR SEMI-SHADE 
Anchusa Italica, Anemone, Aquilegia, 
Bellis Perennis, Campanula Cardinalis, 
Centaurea, Clarkia, Coleus, Foxglove, 
Geum, Godetia, Linaria, Linum, Lobelia, 
Lupin, Monkshood, Myosotis, Nasturtium, 
Nemophila, Pansy, Platycodon, Primrose, 
Sweet William, Torenia. 
PLANTS PREFERRING A LIME SOIL 
Alyssum, Amaranthus, Carnation, Dian- 
thus, Geum, Hunnemannia, Mignonette, 
Momordica, Nasturtium, Phlox, Stocks, 
Sweet Peas, Wallflower. 
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SPINACH 
May be sown from early April until 
August list, although it does best in cool 
weather. Plant seed about 14 inch deep in 
rows about 18 inches apart. The plants 
shculd be thinned to stand about 6 inches 
apart. 
SQUASH 
Should not be planted until weather has 
become warm and settled. They should be 
planted in well manured or otherwise 
fertilized hills, using 8 or 10 seeds to each 
hill, which are thinned to about four 
strong plants after they have their third 
or fourth leaves. 
The bush varieties should be planted in 
hills 4 feet apart each way and the vining 
kinds in hills 8 feet apart each way. 
SWISS CHARD 
Plant the seeds about May Ist, not over 
1 inch deep in rows about 2 feet apart. 
The plants should be thinned to about 6 
inches. The outer leaves may be cut, 
allowing these inner leaves to continue 
growing to usable size. 
TOMATO 9 
If raising your own plants, the seed 
should be planted in February or March 
in a hotbed or indoors, covering the seed 
abcut 14 inch. When true leaves form on 
the seedlings, transplant them to stand 
not less than 3 inches apart. 
About the last of May plants are set in 
the garden. They should be set rather 
deep for protection against wind and so 
that a strong root system will develop. 
Usvally they are set about 4 feet apart 
each way, but may also be set 3 feet apart 
in rows 5 feet apart. If they are to be 
staked, they, of course, should be set 
closer. They should be set in well enriched 
soil and watered in. For the first few days 
after setting, protection from too much 
sun should be provided. 
TURNIP AND RUTABAGA 
For an early crop, sow Turnip seed in 
April in rows not less than 18 inches 
apart. Cover the seed about 14 inch and 
thin the seedlings when about 1 inch high 
to stand not less than 3 inches apart. 
Rutabagas and the main crop of Tur- 
nips are planted from mid-June to mid- 
July, and since Rutabagas grow much 
larger, the rows should be spaced a bit 
wider and the plants thinned to stand 
about 8 inches apart. 
Gindenr 
PLANTS PREFERRING AN ACID SOIL 
Asclepias, Baptisia, Chrysanthemum, 
Japanese Iris, Lilies, Linum, Lupins, Mari- 
gcld, Platycodon. 
ANNUALS FOR DRY SOILS 
Abronia, Ageratum, Alyssum, Arctotis, 
Brachycome, Calliopsis, Centaurea, Core- 
opsis, Cosmos, Cynoglossum, Dianthus, 
Dimorphotheca, Euphorbia, Helianthus, 
Hellyhock, Marvel of Peru, Portulaca, 
Statice, Tithonia, Vinca, Zinnia. 
BEST ROCK GARDEN PERENNIALS 
Alyssum Saxatile, Anthemis Montana, 
Aguilegia, Arabis, Arenaria, Armeria, Au- 
brietia, Bellis Perennis, Campanula Carpa- 
tica, Campanula Rotundifolia, Candytuft 
Semperfiorens, Cerastium, Cheiranthus, 
Dianthus, Geum, Gypsophila Repens, Heli- 
anthemum, Heuchera, Linum, Lychnis, 
Matricaria, Myosotis, Nepeta, Oenothera 
Missouriensis, Poppy Nudicaule, Primula, 
Silene Schafta, Statice, Veronica, Viola. 
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