The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-03-29


Early French, and for late winter use
Improved Long orange.
CAuL1F1owER.-Whil we have cult
waited several varieties with success. the
old Half.early Paris has long been our
favorite on account Of the comparative
certainty of producing good heads. The
Carrara Rock is q new and very early
sort OF great promise.
CELERY.-The Dwarf White is a pop.
ular sort on account of it's rapid growth
and fair sized stems on rich soils, but on
moderately rich soils, we prefer the
Giant White Solid.
CoRN.-Of the sweet or sugar corn va
rieties, the Early Minnesota ranks high.
est for earliness and excellent flavor.
For the next ear sort We name Cros-
by's Early, followed by Stowelps Ever
green.
CUCUMBERs.- these we name three
sorts. White Spine, Early Mission, and
Long Green Pricklv.
EGG PLANT.-New York Improved
Purple is one of the best and most ex-
tensively cultivated.
END1vE.-Of this vegetable there is not
much room for choice among varieties,
but the common green curled is one OF
the most hardy.
KOHL RAB1-Of the many varieties in
cultivation. the early white Vienna is
probably the most valued for the table,
being early and tender.
LErrUcE-Every year new sorts are
brought forward, but the Tennis Ball
and Boston Ma. ket still retain their we'll
deserved popularity. both for forcing
and growing in The garden.
MELoNs.-Among these highly priced
fruits Of our gardens there are so many
varieties that the most fastidious in ia te
can usually be suited. Among water
melons the Black Spanish and Mountain
Sweet are our tavorites, while the Hack.
ensack and the Green Citron are accord.
ed the same position among the musk
melons.
ON1oNs.-The white sorts are usually
of milder flavor than the reds or yell
lows, and for this reason we give the
preference to the white Portugal and
Giant Ro:ca of Naples. For a late red
sort, the large red Wethersfeld is one
of the most popular.
PARsLEY.-Oft the different varieties in
cultivation the preference is usually
given to toe curled leafed, and of these
the Extra Moss Curled is one of the
best.
PARsNIPs-There is not much room fol
choice, as the really distinct sorts are
few in number. The Long Smooth will
usually give the most satisfaction.
PEAs.-Hundreds of varieties are in
cultivation, and the diffe renee in name
is often more marked than the charac-
teristic of the plants. Foreign grower
have long taken the lead in the pro-
duction of new sorts but of late years
some attention has been paid to this
branch of pea culture on this side of thu
Atlantic, and with excellent results
One of tho most noteworthy of Ameri
can varieties is the American Wonder
introduced to the public by B. K. Bliss
& Sons of this city: 1t is an exceedingly
dwarf growing variety, but wonderfully
place this at the head of the list for an
extra early sort, to be followed with
Laxton's Alpha, McLean's Advance, and
close the season with Champion OF
of England. These four varieties leave
little more to be expected in the way OF
choice peas for the table.
PEPPERs-A selection of varieties de-
Ponds upon the purpose for which they
are to be used, small varieties for bot
thing, and large sorts, like the Bull Nose
or Mammoth, fer other purposes.
RAD1sH.-The small olive-shaped scar
ct is one ofthe handsomest for decorative
purposes, and in our opinion, it is about
all that any variety is good for.
RHUBARD.-The Linnaus has long been
considered one of the very best varietie.
in cultivation, although there are ollie,
smaller aid earlier, as we'll 40 othe1
larger, coarser, and later.
SPiNACH.-The common round -leavet
and Savoy leaved are the two varieties
most extensively cultivated for nome
use or market.
SoUAsHEs.-For early, the Yellow Busf
Scalloped, end for winter. the Bostor
Marrow and Hubbard are general favor
ties.
ToMATo.-Hathaway' Excelsior TO
early and Trophy for late use will give thu
cultivator about all the desirable quail
ties found in the tomato. The Acme
Paragon, ard several other early sort
have good regulations among the lover
| of this vegetable. but soil and season
often make great difference in size ant
quality. $685.
TURNlPs.-Richness and sweetness
usually accompany yellow flesh il
turnips, aid for this reason We prefe
an early sort Robertson's Golden Ball
| and for late or winter use the ImprOv e<
American.