The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-03-21
Agricultural.
KITCHEN GARDEN.


ded to 80 degrees, seeds may be sown
they may be sown in bed of fine soil
placed upon the manure, or, what is
better, where only few of variety are
wanted, sown in earth in shallow boxes,
and these placed in the hot bed. Give
air on mild days, and water when the
soil becomes dry. During cold nights
cover with straw mats or shutters to
keep out frost.
WNDow-BoxEs.-Plants may be sue
cessfully raised in these, where only a
few are required for early crops, and
are often more convenient than a hot
bed.
ARTICHoKE.-Plant seeds of Green
Globe In hot-bed, and set out the plants |
when large enough to handle in rows
three feet apart and plants two feet. |
The parts used as food are the thick |
feshy scales of the flowers. Planta-
tions are also made by putting out the
offsets from old plants.
AsPARAGUs.-Apply good dressing
of manure to the old beds if neglected
in the fall. Set out new beds of one or
two year old plants. Set the plants
three feet by two. Conover's or Van
Siclen's Colossal is the best.
BEANS must not be planted until all
danger of frost is over, Sow the bush
sorts in rows, two feet apart. Yalen-
tine and Dwarf Wax are both good
family varieties.
BEETs may be sown as soon as the
ground can be worked, as they will bear
considerable frost without injury. Sow
in drills one foot apart New Egyptian
Blood is the best early red sort Bias
sano is earlier, but ight-colored.
BROCCOLI White or Purple
Cape the same as cabbages.
CABBAGE.-Sow Early Wakefield,
Early York, and sWinningstadt for early
in hot bed or cold-frame. Plants win
tered in the cold-frame may be set out
as soon as the ground will allow.
CAULFIowER, in order to grow sue
cessfully, must be started very early,
and complete its growth before the hot
weather of summer appears. Sow Ear
ly Paris and Early Dwarf Erfurt, as
recommended for cabbages.
CARRoTs may be sown in drills one
foot apart as soon as the ground can be
worked. Early Horn is the best early.
Corn must not be planted until warm
er weather. Procure seeds in time.
Crosby's Early, Moore's Concord, and
Mexican are all good early sorts.
CREss, or Peppergrass, must be sowr
t very early in shallow drills one foo
+ apart in the open ground. Curled Ii
best.
CUCUArBERs.-A few seeds may .,
+ sown in pots or on pieces of turf in tn,
hot-bed, to transplant when the weathe
+ is warm enough. Early Russian anc
y White Spine are reliable sorts.
EGG-PLANTs.-In hot-beds, the seed
+ as well as peppers need more heat thai
i other vegetables. Improved New Yorl
Purple and Black Pelin are the leading
sorts.
II HoRsE-RADIsH.-- sets in well
n manfred trenches two feet apart.
/ KAnE.-Hoe the plants set out in tn
Z
e prevent weeds.
IL KoH1-RABL-Sow in the frame, q
IT when the weather will allow in the ope
u ground in rows two feet apart, Earl
7 White is best.
IS LEEK.-Sow early in open ground
rows IS inches apart. Flag and Mu
es selburgh are good sovts.
o. LErTUCE.-Set out plants from tt
t. cold-frame, and SOW seed for a succe
ne sion Curled Silesia and Tennis-Ba
a. are popular.
,b MELONS must be treated the same
re- cucumbers. Wards Nectar, Skillman
- Melted, and Cassaba are excellent v
an rieties.
GO ON1oNs.-Sow very early in drills
Inv inches apart. Early Red and Yellc
=. Danvers for general crop. Plant o
., eote, potato and top onions for early.
- psRsL-Y.-Soak the seeds, aDI sc
u the Cullcd variety in the hot-bed
- PAEsErs.- seeds @. HollC
"a Grown in IS inch drills: Dig those Il
10 in the ground over she winter befo
"a growth starts, ,
,,o PEAs.-Plant double rows of Carte
,ot First Crop, Daniel O'Rourke, for earl
100 and Little Gem later.
~ PEPPERS in hot-bed Squa
co and Sweet Mountain for stufing.
II POTATOES. "A few may be started I
o,.+ very early in hot-bed Do not plant
or open ground too early, as they will I
grow until the soil becomes war
rk Sprouting may be fastened by eutti
the and bringing into warm room f
ON days before planting.
90 RADIsHEs.-Sow in rows one fl
i'm apart in open ground every week or I
OLE days for a succession. Olive-shap,
,Iv Early Scarlet Turnip, and Frer
81. Breakfast are good varieties
,oa RHUBARB.-Dig in plenty of mani
- around the roots, and if wanted V,
~. early put a half-barreI with the he,
removed over a plant, then heap pI
-. ty of stable manure around the barr
a. which should be covered at night.
- rhubarb will soon be fit to cut.
oh SALsEY.-Dig any left in the grou
nm over winter. Sow seeds early the sa
as for parsnips.
HI, SCoRzoNERA is much like satisfy, &
l,;,, needs the same treatment
SPINACH should be uncovered g
- hoed it will be ready to cut in W,
,lA' or two. Sow seed of Round-leaved
p rows one foot apart in rich soil.
''iJ SEEDs.-Have all seeds likely to