Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches . egin to fall. Cuciunbers may be grown in vacated framesand hot-beds, planting the seeds or such plants ashave been started inside, giving protection withglass at night for some time to come. Egg Plant. This vegetable delights above allelse in heat, requiring a temperature of 70° to 75°,and to be kept growing, without check, from thefirst, and not planting out earlier than June first. Herbs may be sown early this month, either fortransplanting, or where they are to grow. Thevarieties usu
Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches . egin to fall. Cuciunbers may be grown in vacated framesand hot-beds, planting the seeds or such plants ashave been started inside, giving protection withglass at night for some time to come. Egg Plant. This vegetable delights above allelse in heat, requiring a temperature of 70° to 75°,and to be kept growing, without check, from thefirst, and not planting out earlier than June first. Herbs may be sown early this month, either fortransplanting, or where they are to grow. Thevarieties usually sown for market, growing themafter early Cabbage is gone, are Summer Savory,Thyme, Sage and Sweet Jlarjoram. Herbs requirea moderately strong soil, with good tillage. Horse-radisll roots one-quarter to one-half inchin diameter, cut into pieces four to six inches long,called set,^, are used for planting. This vege-table is usually grown as a second crop in alternaterows one foot apart, with Early Cabbage or the sets deep enough to bring their topsthree or four inches below the much, by going over the soil just as the rows canbe discerned with a destroying one batchwith little effort. The crop thus getting a startahead of the weeds, may the easier be kept clean. FRUIT AND VEGETABLES UNDERGLASS. Cucumbers should have all the sun possible,withsomewhat free ventilation. Some night protec-tion is yet necessary. Figs. As soon as the fruit is off from the earlytrees, the foliage is to be copiously syringed fordislodging whatever red spider has gained a foot-hold. A fresh supply of manure should take theplace of the old mulch. Ventilate freely and forsecond crop repeat directions just given. Fines. At this season of strong growth theyshould be plunged near the glass, ventilating fromthe ridge of the house. Some covering will benecessary at night. A night temperature of TC* to75, with 9b° during the day, is about right. Wetdown the walls, walks, et
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