The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-12-21

ltom TUG sun until eacn JOINT eentis ont
It's roots, thereby giving Che. plant { yic.
orous start; although L may Be i fan
long and not larger than a broom asss~
Il will form q stalk as large q on.,s
thumb and commence to bloom and ia,
a. once, because it has the age and 4 mi
supply of roots with the old stem pfo.
tected from sun and cold. Should TIA
tops be bitten of with frost after. bains
planted in this way, the plant viii but ou Z
bold, vigorous sprout from tho next
joint under the, ground. Away With the
nonsense of standing on ones head. back.
breaking, pinching and squeezing render
plants. It's wonder to me that sbme ne
these poor fellows brains don't change
ends STOPPING so much. would shoot :
man if caught him standing on bis head
pinching my tomato plants Cultivate
vel, hoe and plough every ten to twenty
days. Cultivate it as you would cotton
Lay by perfectly clean and work dc late
as possible. Gather at the proper stage.
Assert, wrap and pack well and close:
and every time ship to good mel With
orders to sell on arrival, and If they fail
to obey and act promptly and make
prompt returns, try another good house
at once.
SNAP BEANs.-The Mohawk VARIETY ia
the earliest and hardest variety. The
Valentine or round bean is great favor.
lite and sells well, and the Blackwax or
Germanwax is delicious. The two last
come few days later than the MAhawk
and better, yield more, and should be
planted more extensively. There are
other good varieties especially esteemed
by many planters. s ~
Beans should be planted on shallow
beds three feet apart, and they will Weld
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. / 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 shortlived
crop and cannot stand the hot and drv
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 froia8 to
IL hours in the shade well spread. tThsy
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
well settled down. This cross packing
will give them more air, and after, driving
they will go from five to eight days with
safety. Ship every time to good, reliable
houses.
EGG PLANTS. This is perhaps the
most delicate and tender of all young
vegetables, and have often found il very
difficult to get stand. However, when
once well rooted and started, they become
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 feet IN the
drill, one to the hill! Cultivate as toma-
toes. Plant the best land you have, and
they will bear all spring, summer and fall
If kept closely picked from the bush.
This crop is easy to cultivate, gather
and pack, and pays well to ship, and
bears shipping very we'll in barrels or
crates They usually sell at froms$6 to
$l2 per barrel, or from $3.50 to $sIper
bushel crate. Being good producer
and bearing through the entire season,
makes them, in my opinion, a valuable
for if we are deprived Of egg.
plants, butter beans, or lima beanss okra
and Irish potatoes during midsummer,
we fare but badly in the Vegetable line
for table use in this extreme Southern
climate. .*H
CABBAGEs.-Of all the vegetable crops
raised South for home consumption, the
cabbage crop is the most Important; and
it also pays well for shipping to North
ern markets.
Cabbage land should be thoroughly
and pulverized with plow and
made as rich as possible. Then for win
ter planting throw up shallow or low beds
81 feet apart, and plant 2 feet apart in
drill, one plant to the hill This distance
will answer for the larger varieties, such
rs Queenhead, Flat Dutch, Burger, &c.
Smaller or Dwarf can be crowded closer.
Any cabbage for winter and early spring
heading can and should be planted nearer
han when intended to head in May and
June; for during these latter months
hey will grow larger, viii exhaust more
moisture, and hence should have more
distance. prefer full room between the
'ows of all vegetables on account Of plow-
ng, hoeing and gathering. Besides q
good distance and wen puiverised large
bed, will retain moisture longer. ] hive
ound greater demand in the, Gex,r0ia
md Northern markets for small t,eads--
Jay from to pounds - than Tor larger
mes; for they, like ourselv es. like to
make each days rations from a fresh ten
'ent cabbage. For THE reason Iiplant
he greater part of my crop in the smaller
md earlier varieties; such as Winning
tadt," Jersey Wakefield" DC. These
read tight and hard, and ship we'll There
ire many other good varieties. FoF very
arly fall and winter plants sow in boxes
n beds, protected from sun and kept
moist. For April, May and June have
ound the cheapest and quickest way is to
'repare the land and plant from O. tol2
eed in the hill where you want one to
tand, and draw therefrom when strong
md stout, leaving one to the hill and
ransplanting the surplus on other ground.
The most accurate and fastest way to
lrop seed in hill is to get aquinine bot
lie, place the seed therein, tie q thick
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