Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-04-02

! CUCUMBER CatHmjS sdtira-AmIng thr
varieties Of this species OF plants, are
Early Green Cluster.
| Early frame,
| long Green imkry.
! Long White Turkey,
Long Prclly,
| White Spincd
! Short prirklv.
Small girkin, or West india.
| Soil-In our climate cucumhers will grow IN
any soil. though moi With the same degree Of Vi.
gor, provided they he supplied with sufl ien-
cy o. heat, iishf, waite mud air. It's an object
with many market gardeners and others 10
produce cucnnlbers AT an early period and for
this purpose artificial beat is necessary For
early forcing, Abercombie recommends 4 moald
or compost, of the following materials one
| third of rich top spit earth; from an upland
pasture. one halt OF vege able mould, aud one
sixth OF well drcomposed horse dung, with
small quantity Of sand.
SoriS--A bercrombie recommends the Shon
priCkly for very early fruit audthe ,ong u rel.
| ly kinds for the chief early and main summer
crops MePhait prefers !" the gteen cueum
Der with black prickles, as best for f,rcmg
When iir for table, il RUS from sry II nine ipc
es long, aud, when ri,.e, runs o about 81 ghtee
~ twenty inches long"
Choice fseeds. II is advisable" Abet
combie observes, " to have SEED Gom Two. \
least, TO four years old, preference 10 newe
seed. which i, APT Ia run luAurlanfly in smt
and The plants from II do NOT show f,lIt so 500
! nor 50 aouo a'"t'y a. nio'r from Need 81 efea
| 'c' "se' ho' "heh See' hhS p"rn h'ln MOI
wa" '"u' y'h's, u Is s"hehme- loapd befp
mucn weakened Mr.. Armstrong SAYS, =
"'""'e "a' Jug existed On lhr preference O.
! N -''' :" va ~ "ta Sceus, anu "h''h, lh
many ouef' appears to be miertnInahlr. Ihl
Ao'e h'2ief ana his followers think hat tnl
"'"si H',"'s u p'ahiS 81 an shecrs and bhdi
ave ne VS., '""' a'coi1"G' ~, Plri"i NJ
! ',r">' c|"n,e more lA'ly 10 9'odact such ihdl
Ola "h'A "h5r' on the ohi"f mud heW "Pp'Y
" NJ lhlIn'aihI ma plants may ht2r too nnrll
igor, a. vel i" 10 hulei and thai. brneFei
an 'ht''S ol 'isor eAlsIS, according - AL vese4
I"h't analogy II shows Itself IN the production
o' stems ana leaves, not ~ that IT flowers aud
i'Hhs-"hrhet 'hey conclude, th"t esd cnenm'
.e' s''"s' l'ihe NOSE Of al the rest oil t1rttrH'
OHHcea Ianliy,) hrf better ihan ueA, Dec aust
'ehs vigorous. Tue hest practical usr 10 hr made
OF tnis controversy, IS To SOW old sceds IN the
spring "Heh Vegetation u most powerful
ana ne" ones Ia July, when II hrg.s to a.
bate
MI 1oppeu says, u !onwiShto have Gu
Cu''io' - nf2n' earlier th"n lh' ndlafal
GROUND WI" Piins 'hen', d. tins Make heie
anu pun ,'''" " "u' dhlg let HE holf he under
/ warm fence. i'"t SIX inches deep al fine lch
ralth ON the dung. Sow Il parc"l Of ,reds IN
thIs line 'arth and cover at nigh with 4 Bat Of
carpet or san CON, having trsl liked SOM
hoops over thls i''le bed. Before the plants
slo" the tnn3A heat, plant two in a llzlle flower
| pot anu al as nra"y pots in this WY as YOU
| please. il'Fe Ia' GER bed really to put the pots
MO- anu covered Win earir, So thai the pots
may be plunged into The earth up u Heir 'pp.
Cover 'h'S bed hNr thelast Wien the plants
nave got TWO fo"eh leaves out, they will Oa2ia
TO make shoo' I" the middle. Pinch that 'hof'
on Let tHem stand n this bed till your 'neun-
! per- Sa"" m me "ai"@ ground conn eP leu
make s''ne hoieS IN good, rich baud, and TAX
ing POI al ,l,nr' 'ur" OUT the bah. nd Ia II
III ''e '''"' ine'f pla"ts w'll bear a oa,R