Seed annual . ^ lb., 40c.;lb., Rouen, Very Large Winter—A large and excellent varietv;good for forcing. Pkt., oc; oz., 16c.; lb., 40c.; lb., $ Leeks are especially desirable for soups, and considered bymany to have a better flavor than the Onion. Can be cultivatedin two ways—either by sowing early in the spring in a seed bedand transplanting, or bv sowing outside where they are togrow. If sown in a seed bed, when about six inches hightransplant into deep, rich soil, live inches apart; a dibber and plant deeply, to theirleaves, so that the necks may become blanched; or t
Seed annual . ^ lb., 40c.;lb., Rouen, Very Large Winter—A large and excellent varietv;good for forcing. Pkt., oc; oz., 16c.; lb., 40c.; lb., $ Leeks are especially desirable for soups, and considered bymany to have a better flavor than the Onion. Can be cultivatedin two ways—either by sowing early in the spring in a seed bedand transplanting, or bv sowing outside where they are togrow. If sown in a seed bed, when about six inches hightransplant into deep, rich soil, live inches apart; a dibber and plant deeply, to theirleaves, so that the necks may become blanched; or they may be planted in trenches six inchesdeep and the trenches filled in gradually as the plants grow; a good watering at the time of. 36 A. W. LIVINGSTONS SONS, GOLUA\BUS, OHIO, MUSKMELONS. GeTman—Mclonc. French—J/e/on. Spunish—J/don. A rich, sandy soil is most desirable for melons. The seed should Ijeplanted when the ground has become warm, in hills six feet apart Old. well rotted manure should be thoroughly mixed with thesoil in each hill; put six to ten seeds in the hill; tinallv, when dangerfrom insects is past, leave three or four of the strongestplauls only. Ifthe planus ^ruw very rank the tips of the leading shoots should bepinched oft when about three feet long; also, if the fruit is excessive,they may be thinned out, which will cause the melons to ripen earlierand increase the size of the fruit. Melons may be forced like cucum-bers, and the practice is growing in favor annually among melon men,as the method becomes better understood, and on acco\ui t of the largeprofits gained by having home grown melons in market some davsahead of the outside planting. Cultivate thoroughly and often to keep
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