Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-07-11
THE KyTCHEN GARDEN.
Vegetables That Have Been Found Salts
factory For Home Consumption.


factory For Home Consumption.
A writer in the Philadelphia Farm
Journal, having been asked to prepare u
list of vegetables suited for the family
garden, names such as he has grown
and found satisfactory, He says;
In sowing lettuce in the open ground
l mix several kinds together. Early
Curled, Green Fringed, Brown Dutch,
Oak Leaved and Yellow Butter form an
attractive combination. Grand Rapids
is new and popular variety for forcing
| in beds
Radishes grow like weeds in rich soil,
and any variety is good and tender
when thus rapidly grown. 1 also mix
and SOW several kinds of these together,
such as Early Scarlet and Early White
| Turnip, the French Breakfast and Olive
| Shaped, the Long Scarlet and the Long
| White, or Lady Finger. A variety of
colors and shapes looks pretty on the
| table.
Parsnips, the Half Long or Student,
| good sort, can be sown at the same
time and in the same row with the rad
ishes or with the early beets.
As to beets, it is hard to beat the Bias
sano for the family garden. The Early
Blood Turnip is a good second and
"as red as beet" For late beets I
plant the early sorts late.
For the first early peas always plant
the round, smooth kinds. They are the
hardest, but not the best ii quality.
Of the wrinkled sorts, Alpha, Album
dance and Eugene may succeed each
other. The old Champion of England is
still champion i'll growth of vine and
,, standard in quality.
To grow onions from sets plant the
Silver Skin; early onions from seed, the
Pearl; late keeping onions from seed,
the Danvers or Southport Globe. To
grow big onions by sowing seed early in
beds and transplanting, the Prizetaker
| is the right variety
For the family garden two cabbage
heads (of small or medium size) are bet
ter than one Chg and overgrown).
Hence for early grow the small Early
Wakefield or the Winningstadt, and for
late the new variety called All Seasons
or Succession. The fondness Of the green
worm for the Savoy prevents me from
growing this variety, the best Of all late
cabbages.
Celery, while one of the last vegeta
bles to be used, is among the first seeds
to be sown White Plume is still one of
the best kinds for early use and Golden
Heart for late. There are several newer
sorts that may be substituted for Golden
Heart, but none that I have tried that
would substitute for White Plume.
OF snap beans, either the Improved
Red Valentine or the Crystal Wax is
good enough for me. White Valentine
is similar to the Red and better as a
dried bean. I shall still divide my plant
ings Of imas between the Large Jersey
| pole lima and the true Dwarf, common
| ly known as Burpee's To make succo-
! fash there must be corn as well as beans
I mention three varieties that are types
| of score of names: Crosby, Country
| Gentleman and Stowell's Evergreen
The extra early kinds with smooth grain
are not worth eating and SO not worth
planting.
Those who eat cucumbers will find
the White Spine to answer every pur-
| pose Tor SIClng ana also Tor pickles.
There are many good tomatoes The
Beauty and the Stone are superior types
of the pink red and deep red, smooth,
solid kinds. The Lemon Blush is a
beautiful new yellow sort Of musk
melons for the home market, my choice
would be the Jenny Lind and Emerald
Gem. The Icing and Florida Favorite
are among the highest in duality of
watermelons. Among the least peppery
of peppers and the best for the garden
is the Ruby King. The Bullnose is big
and hot and preferred by some. Aspar-
agrs is one of the most profitable Of gar
den vegetables and should not be left
out Of the family garden. The new Co
lumbar White is excellent and should
be planted by those setting new beds.