American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-01-23
CULTURE OF VEGETABLE S,
From b. Bliss 4 Sons Catalogue.

From b. Bliss 4 Sons Catalogue.
-4rhehoke.-The Artichoke may be propa-
gated by seed or Offset suckers, separated in
the spring. When raised from seed lot them
be sown early ia the spring, say at the time
of the Towering of the peach, in drills O
foot apart, and four inches asunder along
the drills. The next spring transplant to
permanent beds in hills, three feet apart
each way, with three plants to hill. II
requires deep, rich loan, abou nding In
moisture, and may be protected in winter by
covering with litter or earth.
asparagus. the seed twenty. foul
hours in tepid water, and sow early in
spring, in rows a foot apart, and keep clean
by frequent wedding and hoeing. At one Of
two years old transplant to permanent beds
The ground should be trenched, or dug ovel
two feet deep, burying plenty of manure
decayed leaves, leaf mold rock weed oil
kelp, when it can be had-and rixipg /,
thoroughly with the SOIL Lay out the beds
four and a half feet wide, and draw three
drills, fourteen inches apart and six inches
deep. lengthwse Of each bed; place the roots
10 them, foot apart, in their natural posi-
ton, aud cover four inches deep. A rich
sandy loan is most suitable Every autumn
after clearing OF the stalks, spread on n
covering Of manure, to be forked in, with a
good dressing of fine salt very early in the
spring. new bed should not be cut over
before the third year.
Beans-All varieties are very sensitive to
frost aud cold, and should not be planted
before the middle of spring, when the
ground has become light and warm. Plant
two or three inches apart, in two and n half
feet drills, in light, rich soil. One pint
will be sufficient for drill so feet in length.
Hoe often, but only when dry, AS earth
scattered on the leaves when wet with dew
or rain, will cause them to rust and gre ,tly
injure the crop.
Beet-For an early supply, SOW a small
quantity early in March, and the main crop
the first week in April; but where small
roots are desired SOW as late MS May. Sow
in drills about one inch deep, and from ff.
teen to eighteen inches apart, covering with
friabe soil, and, if possible, select dry
day when the ground is in good working or.
der for putting in the seed. BY soaking the
seed in lepid water for "a hours 1t will
yppafate much snnner
One ounce will sow drill of one humid
red feet in length-fye to six pounds are re-
quired for au acre.
BroecoH.-The seed should be sown in hot.
beds, for early crops, in March, for main
crops in April, in beds of well pulverized
rich soil, making the surface fine, and then
beating the seed gently into the ground and
covering it lightly with fne earth When
the plants are sufficiently strong, and before
they are drawn by growing too closely
together, transplant them into nursery beds
or lines, allowing about four inches between
the plants.
Plant in permanent situations as soon as
the plants are sufficiently established, taking
care not to injure the roots, in rows from
two feet to two feet six inches apart, leaving
about the same distance between the plants.
Keep them well supplied with water until
they get fairly established, especially the
early varieties, and these must also be liber>
ally wstered in all stages of their growth
during dry, hot weather. Keep the ground
well stirred between the rows, and free from
weeds. When they begin to flower break
the large leaves over the heads to protect
them from the sun, and gather them before
they commence running up to seed.
One ounce of seed will SOW a bed Of forty
square feet.
Cabbage For Cabbnges the ground must
be highly manured, deeply dug, or plowcd,
and thoroughly worked, to insure good, full
sized heads. A heavy, moist and fresh
loan is the most suitable. The early sorts
are sometimes sown early in autumn, and
protected in cold frame, through the winter,
and transplanted early in spring; but more
generally at the North they are sowu very
early in the spring, in hot beds, or later in
the open ground. In the mild climate of the
Southern States, where they will stand the
winter, they are planted out in the fall,
Eighteen inches by two feet apart is the
common distance.
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