The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-30

common surface. The seed should Be vail
raked in, and the bed well spriakled with
water. Care should be taken not to sov
too thick, for here in this bed they shoula
stand until danger Of frost is over, and Y
they should grow from twelve to sixteen
inches high, 80 much the better !; l had
them to commence blooming in bed before
transplantiDg. Here they arr projected
with less trouble and will gov fas,e,
than anywhere else. Prepate land ..
with cucumbers, except beds should b
FIVE feet apart and from three 10 FIVE fee.
in the hill with only one plant. The land
should be bedded out well, thea open the
water or middle furrow deep and clear.
A careful dropper should DROP or place
each plant in an upright position, with
root at the bottom of furrov and ton
leaning to one side The plants should
be taken ont of water dripping; another
hand should follow Immediately behind
the dropper with hoe, and cover the root
and stem up to within two to three inches
of bud or top, making no allowance for
length of plant. If manure is 10 be used
hand should follow the dropper ahead
of hoe, with basket in hand, AID manure
thrown Immediately on the roots, and
then the hoe must cover all bat two to
three inches of the top bud. This manure
will stimulate the plant at once, and being
80 far down in the water furrow will
never lose its moisture or burn the plant
AT each joint of the plant (if tits sixteen
inches long), will put ont in 1--WE DAYS
numbers of horizontal roots up to the
topmost joint This gives tile tender
plant not only the benefit of ite bottom
roots, but roots at every joint, and the
result is that the original root bting deep
down in the ground and the tender body
OF the slender plant is protected by earth
from the sun until each joint sends out
its roots, thereby giving the plant a Wig
orous start; although it may be a foot
long and not larger than broom straw,
it will form stalk as large as ones
thumb and commence to bloom:a bear
at once, because it has the age and full
supply of roots with the old stem pro-
tected from sun and cold. Should the
tops be bitten off with frost after being
planted in this way, the plant vial put out
a bold, vigorous sprout from the next
joint under the ground. Away with the
nonsense of standing on ones head, back.
breaking, pinching and squeezing tender
plants. It's wonder to me that some of
these poor fellows brains don't change
ends STOPPING so much. l would shoot
man if caught him standing on bis head
pincbing my tomato plants. Cultivate
well, hoe and plough every ten to twenty
days Cultivate it as you would cotton.
Lay by perfectly clean and work as late
as possible. Gather at the proper stage.
Assert, wrap and pack well ard close;
and every time ship to good Iash with
orders to sell on arrival, and if Ahey fail
to obey and act promptly arid make
prompt returns, try another good house
at once.
SNAP BEANs.-The Mohawk variety is
the earliest and hardest variety. The
Valentine or round bean is a great favor
tie and sells well, and the Blaokwax or
Germanwax is delicious. The Two last
come few days later than the Mohawk
and better, yield more, and should be
planted more extensively. There are
other good varieties especially esteemed
by many planters
Beans should be planted on shallow
beds three feet apart, and they will yield
more if sowed in the drill about three
inches apart. They are more convenient
to hoe if dropped twelve inches apart
with three or four in the hill. j prefer
drilling them. They should be planted
in February, as early as the weather will
allow, and pushed by fertilizers and work
as rapidly as possible, as it is short-lived
crop and cannot stand the hot and dry
weather of May and June. They should
be cultivated as cotton or tomatoes, and
gathered when three-fourths grown while
they will snap well. After gathering
they should be allowed to dry from 6 to
IL hours in the shade well spread. They
should be packed in close crates in layers
of two to three inches deep straight, then
cross-laid the same depth until the crate
is full, neat and snug, not too tight, but
we'll settled down. This cross packing
will give them more air, and after drying
they will go from five to eight days with
safety. Ship every time to good ,reliable
houses.
EGG PLANTs.-T This is perhaps the
most delicate and tender Of all young
and have often found it very
difficult to get stand. However, when
once well rooted and started, theybecome
a stout, hearty plant. The large purple
variety is the best for home use,or ship
ping purposes. They should be sowed in
beds made and protected as for tomatoes
When the plant is stout and strong Say
from to inches high-then transplant
in rows four feet apart by three est in the