The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-16

EsssSSfss, SSsSeG ering peas from
Essfsssssss2 sAASaAstSSiias the dwarfer plants
". l.. MasscS. that came for
Northern grown seed. told my
friend that he had better drop his
early May peas and yet some that
would really mature in May.
But there arc here and there vege-
tables That have been taken care of in
certain families and neighborhoods
which can bc brought to perfection In
Southern climate. Many years ago
Colonel Georget Hanson. OF Maryland.
told mo of particularly fine lettuce
that had been in his family for gcnera-
tions. ] saw that II was really a
good lettuce FOR the open ground plant
Ing and advised him 10 put 1t in the
trade. The Dreer Company. of Phila-
delphta took UP this lettuce, and IL
has become 4 standard sort IN all the
catalogues as the Hanson lettuce, and
really for planting outside there are
few, II any, better. though ii is not
we'll suited to the purposes OF the
forocr under glass.
A similar lettuce was introduced in
North Carolina by an English gar
dener. and is grown there by his
name, the Shellem lettuce This. too,
has gotten into the catalogues under
the name OF Wonderful. II is OF the
Eame type Of the Curled India lettuce
as the Hanson, but makes much larger
hends. / have known heads to weigh
-FOUR pounds. which is very large for
lettuce. Both this and the Hanson arc
better suited to the Southern condi-
tion in the open ground in spring than
Ito varieties grown by the frame
growers the Big Boston for they stand
and head after the weather gets warm
while the Big Boston bolts to bloom
rs soon as the weather gets into the
high eighties.
Both OF these lcttuces are good for
fail sowing and setting for heading
in early spring outside, as they are
more hardy than some others. I sow
the seed in early September, and in
October or November set the plants in
open burrows running east and west.
Setting them down in the burrows
gives them the protection from tho
cold winds and they will winter very
we'll IN our average winters in South
east Maryland They will head usually
tn late April after the frame lettuce
SIS about over.
1t is the general experience of all
who have tried them that the large
white Lima beans do not produce as
we'll in the South rs the little Sieva,
the butter bean OF the South and real
y TO my taste the little butter bean
is he best But there is another type
Of he large Lima known as the po-
tato Linn which does fruit fairly well
in the South. There are now dwarf
or bush varieties OF all OF these. Tho
best OF the small Lima or butter bean
Is Henderson's Bush Lima This was
an accidental sport found In Bedford
County years ago. and sold To Hen
dcrson - = Richmond scotsman Then
came out Burpees Bush Lima OF tho
large Lima type, and this. like the
pole Lima ] found unproductivc Then
there came 4 bush variety OF the po-
tlto Lima known rs Drccr's Bush
Lima, and this has been selected and
improved into what is called the Ford
hook Bush Lima bean. which is tho
best of ali the bush sorts of the Lima
beans. l bears we'll large pods and
large beans and does away with ali
the need for the unslghtly poles IN the
garden.
But nave long since abandoned
poles for beans and. brush for peas.
want TO keep UP something OF neatness
in the garden, and poles and pea brush
ere unsightly. The early dwarf ncas
like Motifs Explorer, American Won
der and Premium Gem. need no sap
port, but the later and finer sorts like
Tho Champion OF England should have
something TO climb on.
AS a support l years ago adopted
the chicken wire netting This can
be had cheaply and OF various widths.
use in general the nve-foot width.
This Is tied to stout stakes along
sthe rows OF peas and Lima beans and
tomatoes setting the bottom line u
foot from tho gESEnd so us to make
The support six leGt. tail .nnd leave room
under for wedding, and tho plants can
readily catch II from that distance
/ use this also Tor the sweet peas TO
Flower After use. IL can be rolled
Np and stored away for another sea
son, and VIII last a lifetime and Is
far chapear than taking time and labor
to go into your own woods ana cut
poles and brush
set the tomato plants in rows three
feet apart and TWO feet apart III the
rows, and train them 10 the wire net
ting with one s1e!n. pinching out all
the Side shoots or suckers, and In This
way get earlier and nneT fruit. II
tomato plants are allowed TO sprawl on
5he ground IN the garden they soon
get enve!oped IN crab grass after Il IS
5!mpract!cab!s TO keep them wecded OUT.
but when trained UP VIC can keep the
grass down and tho planta Will fruit
Longer and better.
Then too. as it Is absolutely neces-
say 20 stray plants IN the garden as
An the orchard. We can spray better
when the plants are trained up II
spraying * neglected with tho tomato
tho leaf blight strikes In and the
leaves ere lost and then the fruit IS
inferior But II the plants arc rcGu-
larly sprayed With Bordeaux mixture
the foliage IS kept good and the fruit
Is preserved from rot
d Just now tho most important spray
Ing In the garden and truck Geld !s
on thu early cs1op % IRAN potatoes
spray these primarily to prevent tho
early blight and 20 keen the foliage
good. l also spray 20 destroy the lar
vac OF tho Colorado potato beetle.
which is always ready to ee, in Its
work and feeds, not only on the 20.
tato. out on the tomato too. and cspec!.
ally on the Egg plant
use In making Inc Borieaux mix.
s1ure the $3.50 formula That Is.
STAKE i've pounds OF :rcsh lime IA ;
5cask and add water enough 10 max,
twenty Ave gallons In another cash
i dissolve I'VE pounds OF copper sui
fate by hanging s. IN -four sack ii
mot water. Then make that twenty
Siye gallons Then the two are poure,
aogether slowly. stirring all tho time
sand the whole is then strained into tn,