. How to make the garden pay [microform]. Gardening. Nichols* Medium Green. hybrid of White Spine with one of the large English Frame varieties. Very large and solid, containing but few seeds. A really fine and handsome sort, but not as prolific as I would . Cultural Directions.—197 Snake Cucumber (C. F/exuosus).—More of a curiosity than of practical usefulness. Several feet in length, and always growing in a coil. Giant Pera.—A newly introduced sort of great length and solidity, having but few seeds. Small Gherkin, Prickly Gherkin, West India Gherkin, Burr (C Anguria).—A strong- growin
. How to make the garden pay [microform]. Gardening. Nichols* Medium Green. hybrid of White Spine with one of the large English Frame varieties. Very large and solid, containing but few seeds. A really fine and handsome sort, but not as prolific as I would . Cultural Directions.—197 Snake Cucumber (C. F/exuosus).—More of a curiosity than of practical usefulness. Several feet in length, and always growing in a coil. Giant Pera.—A newly introduced sort of great length and solidity, having but few seeds. Small Gherkin, Prickly Gherkin, West India Gherkin, Burr (C Anguria).—A strong- growing plant bearing its small, prickly fruit in great abundance. It is largely used for pickles.* Should be planted in hills not Snake Cucumber. less than 5 feet apart each way, with two or three plants to the hill. DANDELION. Leontodon Taraxacum. German, Lowenzahn; French, Dent'de-lion.—This common weed of our fields and meadows is often gathered and prepared for *' ; Esteemed especially for its hygienic properties. Careful selection of seed has resulted in a number of'improved varieties, which are cultivated in European gardens, both for spring greens and salad. Americans are only just beginning to introduce its cultiva- tion into their gardens. I have a mammoth variety from Penn- sylvania under trial. The cultivation is simple. Sow seed in early spring in hills one foot apart, and thin or transplant to from 10 to 12 inches. Keep free from weeds. Leaves may be cut for use in fall; and the plantation will continue to yield during the spring of next year. European gardeners often improve the flavor of this vege- table by blanching the leaves, either by covering the bed with a layer of sand or by putting. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Greiner, Tuisco, 1846-. Philadelphia :
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