The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-20

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puny afaiTs, for that is about the ap
pearance of most celery plants while IN
the first g & Of growth.
TIE vegetables commonly salads
de- serve more than passing mention,
because they are useful in so many
ways, and available during so many
months OF the year. In this class !
would include spinach, parsley, crese,
kale, Swiss ;hard, lettuce. endive win
ter Ietguoel and last, though by no
means least, the broad leaved daude
lion Get q good supply of seeds OF
ca b sort, PlanE part of them this
spring and ave the rest for later plant
ing. 60 give results in the winter, or
very eavlY spring. Don't enif and say
weeds when you read about those
dandplions. Ny word for it, they are
desirable, aud In a later article I will
cell you more of their treatment and
uses-in fact I am leaving this whole
class for that arCicle-simply prompt
log che reader of this article 10 have
Ebe Feeds on hand.
l also would advise including in this
stock OF seeds for later planting, ss
macy of the sweet ana medicinal her be-
as che garden nov lacks
When selecting vegetables for the
family garden, the tastes of the family
naturally govern the selection, while.
If the garden 10 60 supply a market, the
demancs Of that marReG must control
the selections Co a great extent. though
the shrewd gardener can often createa
demand for a novelty { the extent Of
making it very profitable.
This article ia TOO limited ss to space
and Too general in character to make
the RAINING OF varieties possible, even
il so doing would be wise
Take any named vegetable and one
scotsman will tell Of the wonderful
traits of his champion VIZ atever tits,
while another has his Excelsior, the
the thud bis Pride, and so on. Each
ia CLAIMED to b. the very beat, while as
a mater of face there ia probably very
little difference n them
IL rs simply a matter Of preference
neither a gardener grows d warf peas,
r ,hs t4lIt at he can ind, If one ia as
pr,ductIVe as the other; but If he
wants TO reaO the greatest profit and
the m nsS pleasure from peas or any
the vegetable n must have the very
earlIesg and the very latest varieties.
More than thas, be must make success
i've pIautIngs IN order to have a con
stent supply.
r tue main supply Of onions any
g lrt 10 goo1, but for q little side line
Oiaut a few of the extra early-Bar
leGGa. 1t is q little stlver skinned, but
E0n-lIk9 onion which grows very
quickly from SEED and can easily be
OIecpd On the market ahead of other
snrts, though It's chief merit lies in its
mild Fl .vor, and its beauty as
a pickling onion
ina Egyptian free is ano her d sir
aole opIon. Some cal it the Perennial
b. cause when oUce plaDte l5
comes up year after year and grows
Ike a weed from early spring till late
fall
In the North it ia Pc fsctly hardy,
while IN the SJutb it gives a supply of
blades during all the u mer months
when othar onions retuse to grow.
One OF .'tIon to gro wing Lima beans
was the . mculty Of socurlog poles,
but the new bush Limas have done
away With that trouble. 81 Jwever, for
those who prefer the pole beans there
is a way provided. With your order
include some sUIf1)Wer seeds. Plant
these ga soon "a the around will per-
NIT, G. en- when the Ime comes to plent
the beans toe euL1DWers will be quite
sturdy little plants D p the be8n~
ID the nil and Fet a couple Of suI f Iwer
plants right on too Of them and Their
al in tn dirt, covering the beaDs and
planting the su fD~ers at the same
time CultiVsGe as usual Trim eff
Tne low br arches which form on the
poles and III the en- there will be- two
crops inf tead Of ne
We urge every 'ruls grower to ar