, 1863-04-04
lCoMMUNIcATED.l
The Farmers Garden.


suits of a we'll cultivated and arranged gar
den. No good farmer can be without one
1t is well enough understood that great
have been made in the quail
ity of vegetables within the last few years.
We have better varieties of peas, beans,
beets, cabbages, turnips, melons, and
than were known to our fathers.
Indeed, within the past fifteen years there
has been marked improvement in the ex-
cellence of garden vegetables generally.
{ 1 would urge our farmers to make as
good and productive gardens as are re-
uuired by their wants. Choose a spotrich,
warm, moist in some degree, the soil of
which is loose and will not bake. Protect
it we'll from stock by Substantial enclosure.
Plow deep and otherwise prepare the
ground well. Most vegetable seeds can
be planted or sown in drills, so as TO be
cultivated with the plow,-always premi-
sing that weeds must be removed from the
rows or drills by hand.
AsPARAGUs.-The seed should be plant
ed on drills or beds; the plants grown one
year; and then be transplanted on beds
duly prepared by deep tilth and the addi-
ton of well rotted manure. The plants
should be placed in the bed ten inches
apart,-the crowns coming within three
inches of the surface. Then keep the beds
clean, and in two years you can feast on
asparagus The bottoms of our creeks fur
nish excellent grounds for asparagus.
BEETs The best for early are the Bas
rong oro5d ulg Blood Turnip. The late
ware Of Pla4-iig seed which has been taken
from coarse plants raised in our gardens.
a great coarse beet is only fit for cattle
1t is a great mistake to suppose that over
grown beets are good for the table. They
answer where none better can be had.
BEANs.-Early Dwarf Beans are always
wanted in the farmers garden. The early
valentine is best for ''snaps." For the la
test crops of pole beans, the dutch Case
Knife" is fine for ''snaps'' and for shelling;
the Horticultural Cranbery for shelling and
snaps; and the large Lima for shelling.-
The Lima, in its season, cannot be excelled
for richness.
CAULIFLowERs and CABBAGEs always
will succeed here with care. II the grounds
on which they are planted are irrigated, the
crop will be sure and fine. Early York is
good variety-the WinniDgshadt is also
early but larger and better The fiat Dutch
and large Drumhead are good fall and win
ter varieties. The red or purple cabbage
is good for picking.
CELERY-The old way of raising celery
involves much labor but it is sure of sue
cess. In this case, the seed must be sown
in plant bed; trenches must be made and
where the plants are large enough, they
must be set out in trenches. These are
filled with earth as the plants grow; al
ways being careful not TO cover the top and
stalks of the plant. Plants thus treated
grow late and are always blanched Cele-
ry can also be grown by planting the seed
in drills, cultivating it as beets or parsnips;
in the fall take it up; plant it out in tren-
ches; cover it with earth, and in four weeks
it will be blanched and in fine order for
eating.
CARRoTs are liked by some PERSONS
The best and earliest variety is the Early
Horn. There is a new and later variety,
Of deep red or purple color.
CUCUMBERs.-Early Chester is a good
kind. For large pickles and quantity the
long green kinds are best. fa
CoRN.-Where corn can be raised no
garden should be without it. EARLY Sugar
Corn is quite EARLY Darlings and Stow
ellis Evergreen are later. The wrinkled
or sugar corns are a long time in season.
Flint varieties soon get hard after they are
fit for eating l
LETTUCE.- Early Liberia is good early
variety. Ice Head is later kind, with
compact heads-brlttle, and sweet.
MELoNs.-There are many varieties of
these. The nutmeg melons are a great i'm
provement on the cid musk melon Of
water melons we have now the Jenny Lind,
Mountain Sprput, Mountain Sweet, Span
ish, and beside others that beautiful and
excellent variety known as the Orange
Water Melon.
ONIoNs.-0nions are best grown from
seed This is a work of labor. Top on
ion sets are sure to bring crops. The po-
tatoe onion is planted in hills and grows
under ground. aa
PARsNIPs are grown without difficulty.
Irrigation makes them grow large. The
shape and excellence of the parsnip can be
greatly improved by planting he finest
shaped and medium sized for seed, and then
only using the seeds from the large umbels
on the main seed stocks
PEPPERs.-These are used for picking.
The Bull Nose and Spanish are best The
Spanish has no pungency, although in 9TH
er respects it resembles common varieties.
RADIsH.-The most delicate for early
are the Cherry and long Scarlet; and for
late the long Salmon. To get fine varie-
eties of seed, the roots should be kept over
winter as are turnipS and planted out in the
Spring for seed
RHUBARB.--This is healthy and des-
rable vegetable. A dozen plants in gar
den will supply family. Only the stalks
are used, and these are excellent atewed,
made into pies, tarts, or puGdings. The
juice makes wine equal to hook. A good
variety for all purposes is "Myatt's Yicto-
ria These plants can be had to limited
extent at the nursery grounds near this
city.
VEGETABLE OysrER--This is an excel
lent esculent for summer or winter. The;
can be grown like parsnirrss and can be kept
in the ground ali winer Their young
roots in spring make an excellent salad
Cooked and dressed as asparagus the roots
are highly priced.
TURNIPs.-Our dry falls are against the
success of this desirable vegetable. They
can be grown early in the season; and if
spot, rather shady with moist soil, can be
selected, and the latest rain improved for
sowing, good crop is likely to be the re-
suit. A good variety for early and late is
the "Rasp-leaved purple top" The Ruta
Baga turnip seeds can be sown before the
rains have ceased, and ifa good selection of