The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-17

important one when applied to the garden of limited area. In the large garden the owner can, with his un- limited space, afford to grow all his favorites, irrespective of value returns per foot or yard of garden occupied, but in the small yard 1t Is natural that the value of each occupant be carefully considered that full returns in crop and food value may be se- cured.
 Beans should be grown largely, in fact this crop can hardly be over done, for, what cannot be used in the green state, may be dried or canned" for winter use. Grown on land which is in perfect tiIth, having been carefully prepared and enriched, heavy crops may be reasonably eX- pected, if good seed has been sown and the plants properly tended during the growing season.
 The first sowing must not be made until the ground begins to warm up and all danger of frost is past. The bush beans, green and wax podded are sown first, the pole and lima varieties, a week or so later accord ing to weather and soil, for in very wet cold ground the seed is liable to rot. Rows should be eighteen inches 1 apart, and the seeds sOwn thinly and not more thc l two inches deep. While the plants are yet quite small they must be thinned out to four or five inches apart. If taken up carefully these extra, plants may be safely transplanted to other rows, The ques- ton of variety Is important The gar dener naturally wants heavy cropping i, sorts, but at the same time quality must also be there. The most popular of the bush or dwarf green pod varieties. Is Burpee's stringless. Early RounttfuI is another fine bean, and the same may be said of Giant String less. Why grow a bean that is stringy and perchance tough? Many of the wax-podded varieties are in this cate ! gOry. However, there are a, nunhe CT . of delightfully."- tender and perfectly striD gIess beans to be had; among the best of these are Burpee's Brittle Wax, Kidney Wax. SaddIeback Wax, and Sringless White Wax.
 Lima beans must not be sown un- til the soil is comparatively dry and the weather settled and warm Should heavy cold rains follow imme diately after sowing, the seed will almost certainly rot, especially should the soil be naturally heavy and cold It is therefore safer to delay sowing until conditions are favorable, though 1t Is advisable to start at least a few seeds under glass. This sowing may be made in paper pots, inserting the seeds eye downward, and sometime toward the end of April. Good plants will then be provided for planting out late in May. The best Bush Lima Beans are Fordhook and the Burpee's Improved They uake quite a large bush and therefore require more room than the snap beans The rows should be at least two and one-half feet apart while the plants may be thtnned out to nine inches apart.
 | Onions are one of the most useful and valuable of vegetables and in ground that Is rich, deeply and well cultivated, large crops may be grown from seed Where extra large roots are desired the seed may be sown now in heat and the plants set out in rich ground towards the end of April. When sowing in the open the seed bed must be made quite fine and the seeds got into the ground just as early as possible; late March being a
 suitable time for this locality, as 1t Is advisable that the seed should get a good start while the weather Is still cool and the soil moist. Where the object is to grow bulbs for win ter keeping. dependence may be placed on such varieties as Danver's 8 Globe, Southport Globes, Yellow, White and Red. also Large Red Wethersf1eld. Burpee's Mammoth Silver King is a splendid, large, early white onion with mild flavor and suit able for late summer and fall use.
 Parsnips and Salsify are long sea son crops occupying the ground the entire season, but they are inva1u- able for winter and spring use in the home Easily stored and keeping well, they add variety to the menu when vegetables are scarce. Perfectly hardy, the seed should be sown early on ground that has been deeply work ed When three inches high, thin cut to four inches apart.
 Beets and carrots should be used
 while young and tender, (this refers to the roots grown for summer use,) therefore several sowing must be
 made during the season. Sow just as
 soon as the soil can be caught in
 condition, the earlier the better, and
 make successionaI sowing at intervals
 of ,lree weeks until July. Use the roots while quite small, they are de- l cxdedly of much finer quality and more tender at this stage than when
 fully grown First class varieties of . beets for the small garden are Bur- , pee's Extra Early, Black Red Ball.
 and Detroit Dark Red. The best car
 rots for early summer use are New Amsterdam Forcing and Early Gold |, en Ball. For winter storing Danver's Half Long Orange and Chantenay are re1iables.
 ; Peas may not perhaps be consider
 ed Q profitable crop in the small gar
 den, especially in hot sections, yet Il is such a delicious vegetable thai wherever possible, space should be found for a few rows. Peas must be ' sown early, if the best is to be had 7 from the crop. Therefore, the seed is sown while the soil is still mois and the weather cool Under these conditions the seed germinates quick
 ly and the plants develop strong and deep root action thus enabling . | them to better withstand hot and dry weather Reliable varieties in order ' of earIiness are New Prolific Extra l Early, Blue Bantam, Thomas Laxton 5 Discovery, Alderman and Carter
 Dasiy.
 Sweet Corn is another crop which | may be omitted from the very smal . garden, though there are few Aneri- : can Gardens that do not contain quite