The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-13
Garden Vegetables.

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yo list of varieties can be given that can
X, considered as the best under all condi-
.io,s saws the st. Louis Republic. As a
nile the old standard varieties will give the
hest results for the general crop. Novelties
will do to try on a small scale, but in many
,asas they do not come up to expectations.
If Is always an item to select sufficient
number of varieties to keep up good sup
nly during the growing season,
4 good garden should not only afford
nlenty of vegetables early, but a supply all
through the season, and this can be secured
most readily by a good selection of early
and late varieties.
With onions the sets OF buttons are largely
depended upon. If the seed is sown the old
,ad weatnerfield or yellow danvers are fully
eauaI to any of the newer sorts. The man.
moth is one of the best white or silver
skinned
With lettuce, one of the earliest is
eurled silesia or Simpson; tennisball, the
hanson or Boston market are good later va
rieties.
A good plan with radishes is to mix three
varieties and plant together, making about
three paintings during the season-one of
the turnip varieties, white or red; one of the
half,long or the French breakfast or olive
shaped, and then one of the long, like Char
tiers long scarlet short top. Grey's summer
or giant stuggort is one of the best varie-
ties.
Bloomsdale spinach is as good as any for
greens.
OF peas there is long list of varieties,
many of the earlier being different only in
the names given them by the seller. While
not quite so early as some of the smaller
dwarf varieties like Tom Thumb or
Carter's little gloss, yet, for general
planting, American Wonder is one of the
very best that can be used, with bliss
abundance for the second crop followed by
one of the larger sorts, such as blue impe-
rial or champion of England. By making
paintings three weeks apart of these three
varieties supply can be had with little
trouble. The first sowing should be made
as early in the spring as the condition of
the soil will admit. There is no economy
in sowing until the soil can be worked into
a good tilth, but whenever this can be done
the seed can be planted.
Later on two kinds of cabbage should be
planted Early York is an old standard
early variety. but the heads are very small,
and in a majority of cases early Jersey
Wakefield will! give better satisfaction,
while for the late crop surehead or late fiat
Dutch are good.
With tomatoes Livingston's perfection is
one of the best for all purposes. There is,
however. quite a list of varieties that are
good, as acme, trophy, beauty, and others.
With beans, as with peas, there is long
list to select from; golden wax, lemon-pod
wax and red Valentine are all good.
Celery should find place in every gar
den; white plume is an excellent variety, as
is also golden dwarf.
Sweet corn should always be planted.
Amber cream and Stowel's evergreen are
two most excellent varieties with both
beans and sweet corn. Two or three
paintings should be made SO as to keep up
a good supply. What is not used can be
saved for use during the winter, so that if
there is an over-supply there need be no
waste.
Early Paris caulidower, long purple egg
plant. will be good varieties of these.
HalfIong carrots are good for general
Planting for table use. The long sugar pars-
nip is a good variety. Satisfy and pars-
nips shouldsbe planted on one side of the
garden, where they can be left all winter if
desired and still not interfere with the clear
ing up and blowing of the rest of the gar
den.
Ruby king or golden dawn are good va
rieties of larger peppers, while cayenne or
cranberry are good small sorts. The early
bastian is one of the best early varieties of
beets, and the long red for late. Early mar
ket cucumber is one of the best early kinds,
but many prefer the early frame. Long
green, white spine, and Talby's hybrid are
good later sorts. 1t is not good plan to
have too many varieties
In planning the garden, arrange SO thatas
one crop natures the space will be occupied
by another coming on. Some of the smaller
and early maturing varieties can be readily
grown between the rows of the larger, and
later would be out of the way by che time
the room is needed.
Plant or sow everything in long rows less
room will be required while the work of cul-
uVatlng and keeping down the weeds will
be much less Have the soil in good filth
and sow the seed as evenly as possible in the
Fo" As rule cover, but not too deep;
generally four times the length of seed will
De sufficient. Peas do better if planted
three inches deep; light seeds like lettuce
need very light cove ring.