October 1, 1908 
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class. 
manure frequently to keep the plants 
growing fast. Sow the seeds in a seed- 
bed, and when moving the plants be par- 
Manure well and use liquid 
ticularly careful not to break the roots. 
Melon, Rock and Water—Prepare the 
ground as recommended for the cucumber 
and sow the seed in the same way. The 
water-melons’ should be 
apart than the cucumber or rock-melons® 
Okra—Plant out from the seed-bed 
any young plants that are strong 
enough, 2 or3 feet apart. Sow a little 
seed, 
Onion—Sow a little seed. 
sown wider 
Any plants 
that are growing should be kept care- 
fully weeded. and spread a dressing of 
soot and salt about them. Half sootand 
half salt. 
The parsnip— Sow a little seed in rows 
about 2 feet apart. The ground should 
be dug as deep as possible. 
The peas—A row or two may be sown; 
The peas will succeed best during the 
' summer, in the coolest part of the State. 
The potato—A few rows of medium- 
sized whole potatoes should be planted. 
Use plenty of manure unless the soil of 
the garden is sufficiently rich without it. 
The pumpkin—Sow a few seeds of the 
ironbark variety if it can be obtained. 
You should prepare the ground well and 
use the manure liberally. Sow the seeds 
in clumps about 8 feet apart, and thin out 
the plants to two or three when they are 
strong enough. 
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Radish—A few radishes well grown 
are always useful. It wonld be as well 
not to sow too much seed ata time as 
Apply well- 
rotted manure, and dig up the soil well 
and make it fine. Sow in rows, and thin 
out the plants as soon as the second leaves 
the roots soon deteriorate. 
" appear.’ 
Rosalla—This is a kind of Hibiscus 
which will succeed only in the warmest 
parts of the State. The portion of the . 
' plant used is the flower calyx, It makes 
an excellent and most beautiful colored 
The seeds should be sown in 
pots-or boxes, and the plants aftewards 
transplanted to well manured ground. 
Rhubarb—A little seed may be sown 
in a box or seed-pan, but it is rather late 
_ in the season. 
Tomato—You should plant out largely 
from the seed-bed, or sow seeds if this 
Make some kind 
of support for the plants to be tied to 
soas to keep them off the ground as 
much as possible. There is no end to the 
. varieties of tomatoes, yellow and red, 
large and small. The medium-sized and 
the small are generally the best flavored, 
‘Gnd[are on} thatvaccount to be preferred 
tot thejlarge andy handsome kinds. _ No 
vegetable garden should be without afew 
plants. 
Turnip—A little seed may be sown on 
well-manured ground in drills. 
Vegetable-marrow and Squash—Sow 
seeds on ground that should be prepared 
in the same way as that recommended 
for cucumbers. 
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