Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-04-10
FARM AND GARDEN.
HOW TO PLANT AND WHAT TO RAISE
IN VEGETABLE GARDENs.
Tho Pleasure and Profit Of Cuitivating the
Best varieties-T Timely Recommendation
From y Nigh Anthority-The Proper
Variety Of Beans and Cabbage.
From the Germantown Telegraph.

From the Germantown Telegraph.
The most profitable portion of tho farm is a
we'll conducted vegetable garden. A good
one should consist Of two parts-one deyoted
chiefly TO seed beds and the earliest vegeta-
bles requiring the most care and attention.
This portion should be I'm the best possible
condition In every respect, as IL will be
worked by manual labor exclusively and
need not be very large. II should be In a
sheltered locality, well drained and heavily
manured with stable manure. The other
division is simply a miniature farm or field,
In which different crops are planted side by
side, such as corn, beans, peas, potatoes, etc.
These may be planted I'm parallel rows, suffi-
ciently apart for cultivation with the horse
cultivator or wheel hoe.
1t Is a difficult matter TO name a list of
vegetables that would be best adapted to all
soils and conditions. The following varie-
ties, however, are known from practical ex-
perience TO be reliable and to give satisfac-
tory results under seasonabIy favorable cir
tumstances.
Beans Early Valentine for early, Refugee
for late and pickling, Black Wax for snap
Large White Kidney, Horticultural and Con-
cord for shelling, of the pole varieties The
Large White Lima is excellent, but more
difficult to cultivate. The Horticultural is
excellent as a dry bean.
Beets-The Dark Egyptian answers all
purposes.
Cabbage-Early Wakefield for early, Late
Flat Dutch for late, and for the best at any
time, Improved American Savoy,
Carrots-Early Horn for early use, and
Long Orange for winter USE
Caulifower-Extra Early Erfurt and Early
SNOWFALL for early, Algiers or Nonpariel for
late
Corn--Early Marblehead or Early Nara.
gansett for early, Triumph for Medium, Sto-
wells Evergreen for late. The supply of
corn, however, can be regulated largely by
the planting.
Cucumbers- White Spine and
Early Cluster for fresh use, Green Prolific
for pickling.
LettuceVEarly Curled Simpson for earli-
est Black Seeded Butter for forcing and for
spring. Salamsnder and Deacon are good
for summer use.
Melons -Hackensack and Cassaba are two
of long list that are equally good. or
Watermelons, Phinney's and the Peerless
are among good varieties.
Onions.-Yellow Globe, Danvers and Weth-
ersfield Large Red. For early the Extra
Early Red may be used.
Parsnips.--The Student is mildest the
Hollow Crown is good.
Peas.-Varieties are almost innumerable,
and many of them are good, but properly
can Wonder and Champion of England would
supply any ordinary demand.
Radisbes-White Turnip Rooted, Earliest
Scarlet Erfurt and Olive Shaped.
Spinach-Round Leaved for early; Long
Standing for late spring.
Squash-Perfect Gem and Summer Crook
neck for summer; Hubbard for winter.
There are new candidates for favor in this
field whose merits still require being tested.
Tomatoes-Little Gem Is earliest, but is
small; Livingstone's Perfection and May
Flower have no superior.
Turnips-Purple Top Strap Leaf, Yellow
Aberdeen, American Improved Ruta-Baga
Very few farmers are found who have not
their favorite varieties of vegetables but
sometimes change will prove very satisfac-
tory and of advantage to the grower, hence
we furnish the above list