The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-13
GARDEN NOTES.

II you adopt the suggestion, recently
made In these columns, of growing part
OF the onion crop from plants raised from
the seed. It is a good time now to SOW the
seed in cold frames, and to secure the plants
IN time to set out next month and later.
We have found the Italian and Spanish
varieties much the best for this purpose
the ''Giaut Rocca" and the "New Greenn
especially to be commended.
Get fresh seed of some first-class seeds
man and SOW the same In narrow drills in
she frame. or in warm border in the ex-
treme south. Water the soil and keep on
the glass until the seeds terminate and push
the plants by good cultivation.
When large enough to transplant set the
plants very shallow in nicely prepared soil,
and II the soil Is very rich three or four
inches distance in the row is sufficient
Later on every other one can be drawn out
IL it seems desirable. Onions do not require
much distance IL the soil is rich. We have
grown them to perfection by having them
only two inches apart in the row. An
onion Weighing about three or four ounces
Is very proper size for culinary purposes
and really are preferable to those weighing
pound or more. We have grown onions
of the "Giant Rocca" variety to weigh two
pounds each, and while they were very nice
to look at they were rarely brought to the
table perfectly cooked. IL is much easier to
get the smaller onions cooked thoroughly
done than the large ones. and we should al
ways buy the smaller ones in preference to
the very large ones.
or the 1876 or more different named sorts
OF lettuce catalogued there are no two
kinds that ere more profitable 10 cultivate
than the true "Boston Market and the
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heads Of these kinds will produce heads of
lettuce that are not TO be surpassed by any
other kinds.
Near the cities and large towns lettuce Ia
one of the most profitable crops that the mar
ket gardener can grow. A crop of lettuce
vacates the ground early in the season, and a
second crop Of something else can be grown
on the same land.
We have grown heads Of the "White
Cosn that readily brought 4 or cents each
at retail, or so cents per dozen, and q, 600
heads can easily be grown on an acre Of rich
soil.
In Gardening for Profit" (p. 2l9 Peter
Henderson cites au instance where
two acres cultivated in lettuce, yielding
four crops Of it in six months, produced a
gross return Of "a 900, with a net profit Of
SO, $50. OF course this result was obtained
In the vicinity Of very large city, but 1t is
hardly any other crop paying better profit
than 1t does. A great many people hardly
know what a frst-class head of lettuce is.
Lettuce requires rich soil and frequent cul-
tivation to produce heads OF first quality.
Tuberous-rooted begoniss make beautiful
bedding plants. They can be increased
very rapidly by breaking of the leaves
next to the ground. These leaves have tiny
roots on and will commence to grow and
bloom in short time. Gala lily leaves
turning yellow are caused by ants working
around the bulbs. Dig plenty Of ashes in
around your callas and you will have no
more trouble with ants. TO hybrIdize
flowers, take a small camel's hair pencil,
touch 1t on the pollen Of the anthers Of one
parent flower, the anthers on the other
parent being first all removed, only the pis-
til which is in the center of the flower let
remain the pencil containing the pollen is
then held with the right hand between the
person and close to the pistil. Jerk the
pencil slightly with the forefnger Of the
left hand which throws the pollen dust on
the pistil; the remainder OF the work Is then
left to nature. 1t is very important in all
cases that freshly opened flowers be operated
on.