The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-09
EWSERIES.-VolL4. KVI.-NO. 0. 2s.
ape the best payinR u AM ourveeee ahla

way" for shipping, though shi
is said by many to bs snpRisi> 1hs
= sTrapley" is also yegY eped,5 I prefer
g HatherwaYn heAause ielfss equally
well, has more solidity and stiInds ship
ping, in my opinion. bsstsr. Have not
had experience enough yet with the
" Acme to fully decide as to- its merits.
Shall plant and test them more fully this
year, though the bulk Of my crop will be
the Hstherwayn variety.
Hot beds of from TO feet wide by
any reasonable length towing 10 amount
Of acreage 70 be planted) shoold be pre-
pared in December and early ii January,
by getting plank and running aclose wall
from east to west-say four fset high
making the fence to lean or incline south,
or facing the sun low enough ito just aI-
low the sun TO shine under.s No cold
rains should be allowed to fall On the bed,
bat watering pOts should be used when
necessary. This fence or wall protects
the plant from the cold north winds and
rains, and gathers warmth from the sun.
Buttons or nails should be tacHed on top
the fence 90 - to allow . strip of Osna-
burg or other cloth to be hung along
and allowed to suspend on the;south side
in extreme cold nights, and then thrown
up after sun rise. This protection will
hold well in very severe weather, and is
the best l have ever tried. The bed itself
should be raised with good compost at
least inches bigh with poles or plank
above the level of the common jsnrface.--
The seed shoald be we'll raked in and the
bed we'll sprinkled with wster. Care
should be taken not to sow too thick, for
here in this bed they should atand until
danger OF frost is over, and if they should
grow from IL to l6 inches high, so much
the better; ] had them to commence
blooming in. bed before traasplanting.
Here they are protected with less
trouble and will grow faster than any
where else. Prepare land as with cucum-
bers, except beds should be 81 feet apart
and from to s feet in the bill with only
one plant. The land should be bedded
out well, then open the wster5or middle
furrow deep. and clear. A careful drop
per should drop or place each plant in an
upright position with root at the bottom
of furrow and top leaning tp one side.
The plants should be taken oIit of water
dripping; another hand sheuld fellow
Immediately behind the dropper with hoe
and cover the root and stem UP to within
Q to 8 inches of bud or top,amaking no
allowance for length of plant. If manure
is to be used, . hand should follow the
dropper ahead of hoe, with basket in
hand, and manure thrown Immediately on
the roots, and then the hoe must cover all
bat 2 to 8 inches of the top bud. This
manure will stimulate the plant At once,
and being 90 far down in the water fnrrow
will never lose it's moisture br burn the
plant. At each joint of the pant (if it is
ls inches lonD will put ont u Eve days
numbers Of horizontal roots. up to the /
topmost joint This gives the tender
plant not only the benefit of5its bottom
roots, but roots 1T every joint aud the re-
suit is that the original root sbeing deep
down in the ground and the tender body
or stalk of the slender plant u protected
by earth from the sun until each joint /
sends out its roots, thereby giving the /
plant vigorous start althGngh it may
be a foot long and not larger than .
broom straw, it will form stalk as large
~ ones thumb and commense to bloom
and bear at once, because it;has the age
and . fall supply Of roots with the old
stem protected from sun and cold Should
the tops be bitten on with frbst after be
ing planted in this way, the plant viii /
put out . bold, vigorous sprout from the 7
next joint under the ground. ARay with the {
nonsense Of standing on oneJ head, back
pinching and squeezing tender
plants lisa wonderito meahat some of
these poor fellows brains dfpn't change
ends STOPPING 30 much. I would shoot .
man if ] csught him standing onhis head
pinching my tomato plante. Cultivate
well, .hoe snd pl0w every tah to twsnty
days. Cultivate it as you would cotton.
Lay by perfectly clean and work "a late
as possible. Gather at the proper stage.
Assort, wrap and pack well aE a close and
every time ship to good mea with orders
to sell on arrival, and if they fail to obey
apd set promptly and mako prompt re-
turns, try another good houae ct once.
SNAP BxAHs The Mohawk variety is
the earliest and hardest variety: The
Valentine or round bean Il u great favor
ite and sails well, and the Blsckwax or
GarnanWax il delicious. The two last
come : few days later than the Mohawk
and better, yield more, and should be
planted more extensively There are
oAhes> good varieEies especially esteemed
hy manY hlapkerA
Beans ehonld be planted on shallow
beds three fest apart, and they win yield
i1cre If sowsd II The driyl about three
iAohes apsrt. They ere moEb convenient
a, hoe Il dropped twelve BnDhes apart
nth three and fonr in the hill j prefer
drilling them. They should be planted in
February as early - the weather win