Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-08-16
From The Southern Asricuitwis..
CARRIAGES

For these . seed ted should be prepared
The ground should he well MANFRED, broken
up, aud made as fac as possible. II should
then be divided into small beds of four feet
width, which viii give much facility for wedding
81" young plants across these, drills should be
"fawn ahoH an inCh deep and three inches
apart, into winch the Seeds should be scattered
very evenly aud aaE, Mssi persons err in
sowing these too thick. ia consequence OF
whlch the plants are drawn up. aud become
feeble and il the trauspRntalion be long de-
Igyed, many OF the paats are lost, especially
II he IN summer. In the sDring Of the wear
and the au'amn. the seed bed will need no
protection, but during the summer months, IN
less tdis be afforded them, the germlnating
qtaities Of the seeds, however good, will be
destroyed by The sun, and even II, from a COM
oiha'Ion OF favorable circumstances, they
Sr'mlnatn aud come through, tiev will b. very
lido'e 10 be killed. The best mode of protect
ing them with winch we are acquainted, is to
mike a slight scatfold over them, about three
'eei hiSh, aud on this spread number Of green
o'saes' su!lIcien 10 shade the ground COM
l"s'ey' Tue density OF this shade will cuntin-
oe "S lohg as needed, which will be dur.0g the
seim'hallon OF the seeds. All plants, as soon
rs ihey are up, require heat aud light the first
VI l"e son aud atmosphere, without the direct
''Hoenee al the sun, which, as we before stated,
~o''o prove at tins time Injurious The height
"I scatioldng will ptrmita sufficient quantity
:" rejected ltghtto pass TO the young plants,
"ha "s '6Py advance m their growth, and re-
9aiie more OF both 0! these. the demand will be
answered by the falling of the leaves from the
".aaches USED As coyerins--lhus, gradually
~ ""'s Is much heat and light as lhpy re-
N'"e' e"'h the whu,r having fallen, the plants
pesen 10 the rays ofthe sun--a few dried
""''es alone intervening, which may, or
1' "ot oe taken away. The seeds for such
f,'"'' as may be required in spring, ought TO
s'"" i"te In autumn should this nol be done
,.ia,. ""y Cause, thel may be sown during The
-, pu' they run much hazard OF being
- "u'i"S some OF the cold spsl 5, especial
""e" very young. 4 scalIo!dng should
''e'e'ore he erected over them, hul nothing
p'ae'u the'eon. Hay, straw. or even green
'"s'es, SHOULD be provided, and on the ap.
p'o"c" OF cold weather, they should be thrown
y" "' scalioid, which ought not to be more
""" ''sa'een inches high this should be re
"o''u on Tie recurrence of mild weather.
,De pan OF protecting them hy throwing the
gu" &C. over the plants, is bad as. if ia the
Fr"ee' 'h's IS no, always eflectual aud,
- very many OF the plants are des-
'u oy lie he sowing oil the seed should
P'"ce SIX weeks OF two months previous
,Da we nmf intended Tor setting them ou. as
Axe. "
,ra 'at'e',es commonly grown among us,
- 'ne Early York. Sugar-luaf, Bauersea,
VI cen glazed and Drum.head, which mature in
'ps o,uer IA which they are here named. These
i AT excellent, hu, we would prefer The three
'"' ne plantation garden. Although cab
'qseS Can he had al all seasons OF the year with
go '"'S are IN their greatest perfection
Ing HE "inler. Those grown for summer