The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-04-20
HORTICULTURAL.


Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN: Al
though have been a practical Horticultural
and delighted in the cultivation of flowers
for long series of years, appear before you
at this time in all entirely new character;
that of committing to paper anything in con
nection with either of these subjects. l have
therefore to crave your Indulgence for few
minutes while endeavor, in my own plain,
blunt way, to throw out few hints auc sug-
gestions in reference to what seeds we ought
to SOW and when to SOW them.
do this the more willingly, as am sincere
ly anxious that our society should prosper !;
and believing that it is essential to our pros
perity, that the members should have o full
and free interchange OF sentiments with each
other each communicating his experience
in the cultivation of his garden, SO that we
may be mutually benefited. If this is done
with desire to promote the progress OF
Horticulture in our district, the result of
our associating together will be seen and felt
in the bountiful crops, and in the beauty and
neatuess of the gardens of the members, so
that strangers and others walking around
our city and suburbs, will have no difficulty
in pointing out this or that Garden as belong
ing to member of the Horticultural Society.
And you will pardon me for throwing out
the hint here, that the prosperity of the so
ciety does not depend entirely on the exer-
lions and activity of the Office bearers (al-
though g. good deal depends upon their eff
clency) but upon each and every member
u pIDS Nduu, anu acGlHS as III tue
prosperity OF the society depended entirely on
his own individual exertions.
/ Were l addressing myself to meeting OIL
individuals who either did not know anything
about or had no taste for the occupation of
gardening, [ might say something about the
pleasure to be derived, and the profit to be
reaped from a well cultivated garden, but to
| you who like myself, know both the pleasure
and the profit, it is quite unnecessary to say
one word in recommendation.
Before proceeding to say anything of the
seeds to be sOwn, permit me to make one or
two observations, with regard to the cutiva
ton and preparation of the soil for their re-
ception. great deal more depends upon
the proper condition of the soil, than many
people imagine. And many good seeds get
the name OF being bad. when in reality the
want OF due care in properly preparing the
ground for their reception, is the cause OF
their falling to terminate. Let the ground
therefore be well prepared, thoroughly pull
verified, and suitably MANFRED for the differ
emf kinds of seeds to be sown. And let me
also remind you that great care is to be exer-
clsed in sowing seeds. This is one of the |
most important garden operations. Seeds to
terminate well require light, heat, air and
moisture. They should be sown when the |
ground is mellow and fine, and il possible be-
fore q gentle rain; and the earth pressed |
lightly over them after sowing. The freshest |
seeds OF some varieties often fail for want of
proper management in sowing. These are |
truths which | have no doubt most of you
know already, but merely mention them, |
to stir up your minds by way of remem |
brance. You are also well aware of the i'm
portance of keeping down weeds. and Te-
quently stirring the soil for the. the admission
OF air and moisture.
Assuming then that your ground is in pro-
per order, and that you waiting for the |
opportunity to put in the different seeds, the |
following is what would recommend to be |
sown for vegetable crop in this locality
VEGETABLES.
Lettuce: Drumhead or Malta, either for |
spring or summer use. Sow as early as the |
ground cen be got ready.
Radish Early shoot top, for first sowing.
Long Scarlet, at intervals during the season |
Peas: Daniel O'Rooke, for first sowing |
Advance, for second sowing. Some of the |
Dwarf peas are very good but could not re- |
commend them as profitable for cultivation.
Cabbage: 1t is now high time for cabbage |
to be. sown for early crops. Early York, |
would recommend for first sowing Early |
Winningstadt for second; Large Drumhead
for winter cabbage. All these should be
sown as early as the ground will permit.
Caulifower: Early Paris or Erfurt are the
two kinds would recommend, as they are
the best and come earliest to maturity. r |
Celery Ii not already sown the sooner it |
is done the better. Cole New White Dwarf
solid is what would recommend
Beet Early Blood Turnip is the best and
most suitable for table use. Sow as early as
the ground is ready. esf#a --,.s 81 |
Parsnip Ths Hollow Crown is the best
kind have yet seen. Sow any time, end of
April or beginning of May. ~ ii N&A So |
Beans: The Early China Red Eye is an ex
cellent variety for the first sowing. For a |
late crop would recommend the Early Now
hawk which can be sown at intervals of two
weeks apart to keep up the supply of green
beans during the season.
Pole or Running Beans: The Large White |
Lima is well known as being very productive
and of frst-rate quality. May be sown end |
of April or beginning of May s9ses /
Carrot The Early Short Horn lean recon- |
mend as being the best for table use or other
purposes. You can get fully as much weight |
OF them as of any other kind from the same
space of ground.
Corn: Early Sw eet Sugar for an early crop |
and Stowell's Evergreen Sweet are what |
think the best kinds for garden culture and
table use. Sow as early in May as practi- |
cable. Sv9f h4e wnE
Onions: Yellow Danvers is good service |
able onion for general crop. 1t is o good I
keeper and gives large return when proper |
ly cultivated. White Portugal is a mild, |
well. favored onion and much liked for cook /
imp purposes. Onions should be sown as
early in April as the ground can be got in
proper condition. W M N#&
Turnips: Early White Stone and the Early /
Golden Ball are the. two best kinds. for table |
use and can be sown as early as possible. For I
Aee pug tuiuip QoA y hno" hnythlng peG- [
ter tina then Ruta Baga or Swede-ths can /
be sown any time in June or July.
Tomatoes: There are so many varieties of /
the tomatoe now in the market that it is diff |
ficult to make selection, but the kinds /
would venture to recommend are tie eTilden (
and Cooks Fayorite. Perry of Detroit speaks
highly of his Early Improved, but OF this |
can't say anything, not having tried it. but |
intend doing so this season, and will be able
to say something about it if spared for an
other year. If not already sown in a hotsbed
shat operation should be attended to at
once.awas w
satisfy. or Vegetable Oyster: lisa vegetable