Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-04-04
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THE DOUBLE TREE.
TO CHANGE THE HUEs OF FLOWERS
FOLIAGE, ETC

! several su4deS. JrusEeG geHtCk DutOs
added 10 the same nlsnner. will give q
bright purple border 10 white flowers.
The leaves and blossoms Of eny plant
may be oleached to pale buff by bury
ing one of its main roots in 8 vial Of
alum water. II, at the end of week,
you add grain Of the sugar of lead to
this solution, crimson stripes viii make
their appearance along the tips of the
lsaves and petals.
Garden WORK for April
! April is now upon US with its sunshine
and showers. The gardener who kn0w
bis business is now continually Busy
preparing, planting and cultivatiDg, al
must be done at onpe
BEANS
| Plant the early SIX weeks and Valen-
tine for early crop. The rows should be
two feet apart and tue sssss an inc0
( apsrt in thedriils. ForacrOp to besF from
tne middle OF July uElil ihost, plant the
Confederate, u running besn, snd Bativs
Of West Tennessee. In qasiity it has no
superior, and has no competitor as re-
CARDS its long season Of bearing and
quantity Of yield. Plant ia hills, four
By four feet, stick with stout pole, to
stand six feet ao0vs the ground, thin to
one plant to & hill. As tue seeds OF tbis
bean cannot be pFAured az the seed
stores we will enclose to a few applicants
who send stamped envelope addressed
oKRA.
Plant only the dwarf. II is more pro
life, earlier and equal ia quality to the
tal-growing sort. Like an good yegete-
bles, it requires a deep, rich soil. Plant
in rows three feet apart, and let the
plant stand two feet asunder in the drill.
| To insure a good stand, SOW plenty Of
seed. Cultivate as you do cotton.
SWEET POTATOES,
] Bsdded under glass, are now making
slips rapidly. Il fesC OF frGst should deter
from trauspl2nting into thsopsn ground,
/ there is no need to lose the plants.
! Select q spot on the south-gide of = house
or close fence, and put q cover over il.
40 az to admit the sun on the south side
/ Spade deep and leave the surface IA q slope
to the northward; draw the slips ana
set them in this bed, . couple OF inches
spaTt. Leave no more than one bud to
each slip; cut the remainder OF the vines
into lengths OF two buds each shesr of
al the leaves and prick ont the cuttings
the same distance apart Gs the slips,
| give q gentle Wsrtering morning and
night aud you will soon fad ell roofing
and growing finely. In this way very
small bed, under glass, # started early.
may be made to yield an immense guam
! tity Of plants and yOu viii oa alwEys
| ready to transplant when tas proper
seasons" occur. Ia 3 tigbt, well pTotsc-
] ted, cold frame, sweet potato cuttings,
made in the fail, just before rost, may
/ be carried through tins entire winter.
The red potato is the most hardy.
TOMATOES.
One great and important garden crop is
now to be finally trsnsplauted OF our
/ advice has been needed, Il has been
twice trEuspiantsd undsF glass during
/ March, We fad that in our clay soils
| the tomsto is much iDeiinsd to make vines
at the expense Of fruit; to remedy this,
! severe pinc6iug of the terminal shoots
should be resCrted TO; and as a prsven-
| tive OF rot, give great distance betB Been
| the plants, five by four feet, snd tie up
to a stake. Set drum-head Savoy
/ cabbage between each plant, and = row
between the rows OF tomatoes.
THE RADIsH CROP.
Planted with the beels in February, is
now coming OF II the market Is dulb
| ship by steamboat TO 81. Louis. One
| hundred punches viii fiji barrel and
barrel will sell for ten dollars in any Of
the Northern cities.
THIN THE BEET CROP,
And keep the ground clean with hoe
ana cuIuvater. When the danger Of
/ frost is past, set your cantsloupas (stsr-
ted under glass, as previously directed
in the best ground.
THE CABBAGE CROP
Requires constant cultivation; stir the
surlace at least once q week, and draw
dirt to the stems, if any stem is visible.
Plant your WaJeTmelOns in cabbsge
ground.
ACCLIMATED PLANTS.
We claim the credit to have besn the
| first to present the claims Of our great
native Southern seven top winter tUrnip,
| 70 the notice OF the vUalc. During the
severe winter just passed it has stood in
4 the open ground uGhsrmed, whilst the
| Rut2Oaga and other sorts have been En-
| tirely destroyed. To eaumerate its good
| qualities in brief: It has no disease, is
never blighted by dEouth and heal,
makes lsrger ana finer favored bulb,
uUder similar circumstances, than any
! other sort, By the middle Of February,
! in this latitude, it begins to throw up
| rich, green and tender salad, better than
| spinach, mustard, kale or German
| greens; hence the gardener possessing
the "7-tOp" need not grow the last
named vegetables. In market, turnip-
salad meets with the resdiest sale and st
better prices than any other description
of greens. We readily get 81 50 per
6ushel for all we can send. 1t is not
identical with the Hanover, as stated in
tae snual register OF the Messrs. LAn-
a rot D., f.aE
! tempJible big-rOotsd kaie than q race
horse resembles a donkey. 1t is q rough
leSved turnip, and the very best in eX-
isleuce, here or elswhere. The turnip
and cabbage belong to the same triee,
BrdSsicG, and it is but reasonable to sup
pose that if our soil and climate has pre-
uucsd so excellent q turnip IS the one
just described, that it may also produce q
HBe native cabbage. This supposioin is
strengthened by the fact, that in years
past, when there where no seed stores,
every family Of industry and pride had
excellent heading oabbages, from which
seeds were saved from year 10 year.
But since the Introduction Of foreign
sorts, 1t has been easier TO buy few pa
pers OF unacclimsted seeds than to lay IN
reliable and perfect heads for the next
years supply. The consequences Is a
general complaint OF failure, and many
proceed about the business OF planting
with little or no mode OF success. A
few weeks since, in conversation with
Mr.. J. Z Ruff, of PiDsoD, Tennessee,
We went ever the substance Of the above,
when he informed US that he still had
the seeds Of the Old Tennessee "hsrd- |
head u cSbbsges. Some of the seeds OF
this variety We shall thoroughly test
this year, and If it sus5ains its reputation
shall proceed to intrOauce il to the eXciu- |
sion Of Flat Dutch, Drum-he@d,
etc. At al events, we have great
hopes, and with reason, inssmucn as the
Confederate bean and 7-top tufnip have
thus far excelled all and everything |
brought aginst them. This subject OF
scclimatiOn has received too little stten- |
ton from horticulturists in this country. !
The establishment Of \ seed farn Is a |
necessity. We get seeds Of the melon
squash, tomato, okra, bean, etc. ,4N0ct g. |
tlyes Of warm climates from the IA!
What nonsense.
In cur last we mentioned the impor- !
tsnoe Of procuring garden seeds only |
from reliable dealers We again urge it,
with redoubled force. In every small |
grocery, piles Of cheap garden seeds are
displayed. Beware OF them.
lie that 3 spurious Early Goodrich potato |
has been put On this market, which the |
venders, upon being closely questioned,
adnait to be somswhat doubtful and |
call it the Western Goodrich. The true |
Early Goodrich potato has not changed /
its appearance here, in any respect, and |
no more resembles this bogus sort than Il |
does a Hpink-sye. y Ifany have bought |
this counterfeit, that few dollars might /
bs saved, we warn them that It wss
not Whist we reeoommended-' Penny |
wise and pound foolish !" Buy only /
from reliable aud responsible seedsmen, ]
we say again.
In conclusion, we enter our protest |
against the prefix of "Lsndrethis, - IS |
applied to our fayorite, by Ro17 seed
store Ia town. Early Goodrich is the |
name of the potato, and It wants no
more and no less to designate it. Speak
ing of potatoes and sGal nation. we shall
also test, this season, Tennessee red
potato, which has been famous for
years, in the neighhorhood of Nashville