The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-15

~ icttuce. the market growers Stuck
10 the i5ls Boston, but I find that
while th.s il good. the May King suits
the family garden better takes less
room In the frames and heads more
quickly For outdoors in spring the
Wonderful and Hanson arc good. Those
Who Will take ,a,rc of the plants will
also ind the Cos lcttucca good and
very crisp ana brittle II tied III Z,
little
III ea!.taloupes. | prefer the orange
ncshcd ones. and plant the Knight ana
Emerald Gem. The Rocky Ford on
Burrcl Eden strain Of tho Rocky Ford
IL also excellent This is the one main
- grown for market here The sweet
: est watermelon is the Mclrcr sugar
melon when / found Ia South Caro-
lima years ago, and introduced - tho
seedsin"n rom Watson * u very Ions
and pood Watermelon, and is not being
largely grown.
81 oniona. grow the Norfolk Queen
ror early Ercca onions, followed By the
yellow Potatoe opion. both planted IN
September Then SOW seed II tho bic
yellow prizetaker IN frame under glass
"a January. ana transplant them later
for making large RHO onions South
port Waite Globe is sowE as early III
soinG as tho soil can he worked. amt
VIII make good onions for winter keep
ilir
Near akin TO onions is the leek.
SOW seed OF the Italian sorts early IN
spring on an open border and trans
plant thcrl In July Into open burrows,
md earth them UP level az they grow.
They are hardy unG take tho place oil
irccn onions nicely during the winter.
Mine are now half az thick az my
wrist. and will stu grow ,ill Christ
itas
or ohip, plant Perkins, long pod
ana klcckleys favori,e. This last is
Il white podded sort and Improvement
on the White velvet.
IN parsnips, tho student IL still the
standard sort. and II has many names
III different catalogues. \ good strain
OF double cu,ied parsley is indeEpen-
, siblc. keep some III cold frame IN
winter, ana leave the fall-sown plants
outside for the spring
81 sweet peppers. ] grow the Ruby
, Eins. ana there are none better II
any ono wants hot pepper. try tho
Tobacco. It viii grow six feet high
, aAJ make I, wonderful lot Of small pods
TT pepper sauce. But do not plant st
near the sweet pepper for il viii make
them hot 'he same season. rs / know
ticia incaUiious Trial :,
FOR garden peas. the market men
plant the Ma ska, but IN tie home gar
On preiei peas u better duality.
though I plant 4 few OF the Noupareii
.; the Alaska strain. but use manly
'"r carly peas Motifs Excelsior and
american Wonder ard later plant some
'ladus FOR its quality. though il has
always been . poor bearer. and tuen
Struiageu and finally tho old cham
lion or England, giving THE orInioa
%.fe 10 climb on
good strain ~ early scarlet turnlp
ilnish nils the hli VERY vel! for cariy
ia0ishcs Ana II the fan plant the
"Aiio chinese o. Celestial radish for
inter use.
lhc NORFOLK r"voy sOinach Is the
.'"h1hTc Nariety. some advise sowing
prlekiN seed hpif ach in spring, but
nave h"N'r iounG II profitable, bnt SOW
So.lc 81 me SAVOY about the hrst OF
"eI' 20 WINTER over 10Y spring, SOW
ing ihe iaii crop IN August
9anH"tch Island satisfy is about tile
QN'F hthu worth sowing SOW it Ia
uii'' az" -, II stand ali winter, where
- anu II Hocs better than Sown
80 carl 5pt4hH' ! SOW pdrsnips At Same
.,'"t ne Nhite P"ttypan squash i
~ my summer squash | grow and
80 10y s'o" winter ones ~ all Thcy
49, 70 -NotiH' Y mere sweet potatoes
- 20 premium TOR tomatoes. !
,'s., ~ =" hS""h 'tiain OF Ea:liana
- ~ - ''hu men itiaht Beauty.
.'et l'r inhih c"op.
~ - ne hrr"d potato
-. nus nohe WEI! TINS sum-
~. ~ VT nNaFE tonnage protects
- :, ~ nc sun sonny Best Is
So ~ HHo 'Eat get the
,rn,, - carry ana larger
~
Mn, -.i ."!' usc sew me early
VIII, lips aho 'or WINTER the long
de- =, CIV w CHOW Aber-
cro ~, w % HaVoring plants.
ne,,nr ,,. oIo"u- ieai sage. This
fro-, .; ."S Seeus' aHd Is grown
nl,,, ~ "Ntsiohs OF Inc 90
saco 80 LITTER IMAM 'tc old
- -" fu"e over what con-