The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-04-17
TIE PRESS.
THE FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Garden Vegetables.

Uaruen vegetables
Much may be done during the present
month toward forwarding the garden by
making suitable selection of the seeds re-
quired and by starting them in the house or
in hot-bed. 1t is not absolutely necessary
for a common garden even to go to the
trouble and expense of hot-bed; seeds
sowed in the open air under sash will do
very well without the stimulus of fermenting
manure. We find it very satisfactory
method to use inverted pieces of turf about
three inches square for starting vines, early
corn or anything else to be planted in hills.
These may be soaked in liquid manure, or
dressed with little phosphate or some other
convenient fertilizer, and then when the
young plants are sufficiently grown and the
season is enough advanced, they are very
readily transferred to the soil in the garden,
where the grass roots soon decay and the
plants grow on without the least check.
1t is frequently an advantage for the young
beginner, or for the conservative gardener
who never tries experiments, to avail them
selves Of the experience of those who have
tried the various new vegetables that are an
nually offered as candidates for public favor.
We subjoin list which of course does not
contain everything valuable in this depart
ment, and perhaps may not prove the best
for every kind of soil, but on the whole will
be found to be safe and satisfactory:
Asparagus-Conover's Colossal; any good
seed will do well on rich ground.
Beans, bush or snap-Dwarf White Wax
and Black Wax. The White Wax is not
quite so good snap bean as the Black Wax,
but is better she'll bean, and when ripe is
good for baking. The Bush horticultural is
an excellent bean and would be quite equal to
the London horticultural if it remained green
as long.
Pole Beans, London Horticultural or
Wren's Egg-Dreer's improved Lima is said
to be suitable for New England.
Beets-Egyptian is the earliest but rather
small. Bassans and Early Blood Turnip are
good for summer OF winter; few Long
Blood will keep well through the winter.
Cabbage-Early Wakefield or Early York.
The Winnigstadt and Drumhead are late.
The Red Dutch makes an excellent pickle.
Carrot-The Short Horn is the earliest.
The intermediate or Improved Long Orange
is good for the garden or farm.
Caulifower-The Erfurt. early and late,
does well; the safest way for small gardens
is to buy the plants that have been started
early.
Celery-Boston Market.
Corn-Crosby's or Moore's for early, and
Stowelps Evergreen for later-we have never
found any Of the very early kinds to amount
to much.
Cucumber-The Old Standard, The Early
Frame, and White Spine are still good; The
Long Green is valuable Failby's Hybrid is
highly recommended but has not proved to
be very remarkable as yet in our experience.
Lettuce-All-the year.round, land Hanson's
are good enough for us. The Silesia and
Butler stand high.
observation-disclosures and Pine Apple.
Melon.Water - Phinney's and Mountain
Sweet. In the selection of melons every
body must be governed by their own tastes
and the condition of their soils.
Onion-Wethersfel Red and Danver's
Yellow. Top onions and sets do very well.
Parsnip-The Long Smooth is the STAN
dard, we prefer the Round Early or Turnip,
which does not require SO deep soil.
Peas-The Philadelphia Early is better for
earliness than quality. The Tom Thumb
and Little Gem are good dwarfs. The cham
pion of England has never been surpassed.
Radish-The Long and Turnip Scarlet are
good, so are the Olive Shaped and French
Breakfast.
Squash-The Summer Crook.Neck and
Early Bush are still good early varieties. The
Hubbard, Marblehead and Turbans are too
well known to need recommendation.
Tomato-The Conqueror, Canada Victor,
and Trophy are all first class varieties, there
are also many other valuable kinds. The
Golden Trophy we see, is highly recommend
ed and good deal is promised for the future
of the Little Gem.