Smyrna times., 1880-03-10
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Vegetables for Family Gardens, :
EY v. c. STEELE.

Scriptions are for the information OF those
who have not had much experience in
testing different kinds OF vegetables
Ia purchasing your spring supply Of
seeds never buy that sold in the groceries
on commission. The country is fall OF le-
sponsihla sced,man, who viii be clad to
send you catalogue free, # you Will send
thela your address on u postal card From
any one ui ths,c you can select what YOU
neei and have it s0nt to you, free by mail,
for less money than it will cost YOU to hliv
the old stock offered in the stores. The
greatest trouble is. that froE Tie iour lists
offered ii is very difficult to select the most
suitable varieties. VIII Ily 10 civea little
help from the results Gf my o,yu exper.
iHucc.
q. suap beans, the earliest and bet is
probably Dwarf German Wax, and next the
Golden Wax. For those who do not iinr
tie i!r.or %! the wax beans, there - Meth.
ing better than EYy Valentine Il YOU
want pole snap bean, try the Marble
head Champion. The Lima is tie hest
POKE hcan, and Dre0r's !mFroyci is really
an Improvement. Itis more productive, and
the pods being very full it is much easier to
she'll. The Casek ritc * a fiat white pole,
bean, somewhat resembling the Lima. 1t
Is earlier and m0le productive, but not
equal to it in flavor.
Tho Egyptian is the best ear y beet. it is
much smaller, II can be gr0wn closer To-
gethcr. For wiHtor llse, sow cilhrI ias-
/ tians or DewiHg's Early Blood Turnip lept
in June. These are better than tht Long
/ Blood, as they require less labor and time
| t" raise a crop. and are better for table use.
! For stock Ieod try Lanes Irnprayod S2sar,
or No0iton Giant. TH2 latter i the largest,
but not So rich as the Sugar bsct
! The best early catba4" il well cultivated
GA gaod soil, IS Early Wakefield, tut tho
seed is mors expensive tnan that OF other
kinds. For ordinary home use there is
nothing better than Early Winningstaat.
1t is not quite 70 early rs Early York or
| Wakefield, but is much more sdle to head
on roar soil, or il neglcutsd For late crop
| Try fot,ier's Early Brunswick; til, il a
secoAd.ear,y yaIt, but ii set put in June is
an cIcc..ant w.ntcr variety. 4 ,cr thin
coma Stone Md.an. "a patch and Hcr.an
| Drumhaad, All ID.
For very e:.IIy swrytCorn, plant Er,v
Munesota. For man crop ,na,.. several
! .'..u.tinYs, two wc>j,~ apart, ot Hryican
sweet csrn. IN some ;..,,,o-ur, called G.aci,
| sugar. NJ other variety can COMPARE nitil
th's for quality. "uyn lIpo the hernpi,
aI~ v,y dar, hiuo almost black. Bat
when jus, right l1l tabe.u,v il is =, white
as any. For, very .a;c G JI,, lto a,y, -,.c.ru
".., yield more ;i...u !iu:r. improved Ever.
.r,en. BN. il ls.U-! t4 piano ~ june
/ l,t, "ri vii! fail - .lp,i. Fine quau,y is
The "eat # "il the ...f-r kinds. tnousu NOT
/ equal To Mexican.
| ~. family use Iaalty ,uou.a ur more of
40 OBJECT tnan casIa,,"sa Ia peas. iasre.
sore lisat 'oIf :ya ID a;.y ,s...ot., pea, q,
I the "rn@..u varieties ara muvu suiorior IN
sweetness aud flavor. I'm yp.s cariy crop.
.AuadripiIa IEtsa Lazy or CtIt.!', F,gst
! crop arc best. o. tua n4Iuhie,! peas.
, 't%lou A.j.;,f is eaii.os'; tuvn c.u,a Nc
/ Lean $, Advance anH Nork,.!rr Hero.
/ Cnn"ld"n oi Gn ..l,ud has lone heell lLe
oiaHoa.d l,r quadiy, hut j, really no tctter
thaA ;Aet" las tNo, ana ii giaws 80
mI'a taller th"J i Is :..ueh more trouble.
ti gursHes. White Bash is earliest. and
>nraHr. CgooEHecH the hes: Of the early
KINDS For ia.i use, plant BosloN Marrow
ANA Americas i&T'aH. The Coc0anut
Squash IS remarkably SToct, fire favored
t".i variety, bat il very small For winter
cvSrEh"dy pants the Hubbard. got the
M"hieEead IS more productive. "a better
Keeper, diner and swoeler. The Butman i,
also very fire, | think fully equal to the
Hubbard
Il" LIST Of lonptoes j. very long. hut
three or toEr E.uja aga enough ior most
, iHmiheS. Conqueror is tho best eariy.
Acme and Trophy for !aain crop Try a
irw Golden Trophy, hey are very fine FOR
sHc!nS ~. J dish Of mixed red and vc:low
tomatoes makes fine show on the table.
II you want amy !or Pic;ling ar preserving,
plant ROD or yellow liz and yeil~w plum.
fI"nt Improved Early Wh,t. SPINE
'n II. F." ,b,e use, and Short Green
d.. r.,h.,,.
F' 'a's .'uco plant. Elrly. Cur3rd
N&is"". .o...Isball IS barles, for winter
i"& "veF. ilt.s"n grows the largest. and
Is very llne for late crop. But the E,o.,
beautiful lettuce crown IS the "Glctn
tfiugea; this combines boautywi,t u,iiIt,
have never tasted any mu,il.rlon that
"quaiIed Jenny I.ind in flavor 1t ID also
the earliest. tut IS quite small. Chri,,jaua
and SilIs Hybrid come next in quality.
ana are oi lair size. Green Cltron il very
good, and yeiy much larger. Phinny's
watermelon is uneIcelled for quality.
1ellow Danvers onion is most produc.
tive. White Portugal is mi!dsr and better
for table use, but not so good a Keeper
Hollow Crowned parsnip is good as any,
and perhaps the best Spanish Moustrous
pepper grows very large, but have never
louhd any variety equal to the Sweet Span.
lsh. If you want very sharp peppers try
Cayenne. Red Turnip for early, Long
Scarlet for main crop, and Chinese Rose
Tor winter, are the best radishes. yellow
GIobe and Golden Ball turnips are much
superior to the common fiat varieties in
quality and productiveness, and are better
keepers. For stock the Cowhown. if plan.
ted at the same time as tho common flat
Kinds, will yield almost double the crop,
but Is not good for table use Improved
American yellow and Large White are
the best of the rutabagas.
CocoANrT PUDDTNG.-Soak three table,