. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 2383. Summer Crookneck Squash—Cucurbita Pepo form. are usually planted in hills where the plants are to stand. If the land is mellow and rich, these hills are nothing more than a bit of ground 12-18 inches across, which has been freshly hoed or spaded and leveled off. On this hill, from six to ten seeds are dro
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 2383. Summer Crookneck Squash—Cucurbita Pepo form. are usually planted in hills where the plants are to stand. If the land is mellow and rich, these hills are nothing more than a bit of ground 12-18 inches across, which has been freshly hoed or spaded and leveled off. On this hill, from six to ten seeds are dropped, and they are covered an inch or less in depth. In order to pro- vide the seeds with moisture, the earth is usually firmed with the hoe. When the very best results are desired, for the home garden, hills may be prepared by digging out a bushel of soil and filling the place with rich earth and fine manure. It is expected that not more than three to five of the plants will finally be left to each hill; but there are many contingencies to be considered. The young plants nuiy be taken off by cutworms or by otlier insects, or they mav be caught by frost. If it is necessary to start the jilants in advance of the season, the seeds may be in pots or boxes in a forcing-house or hotbed about three weeks before it is time to set them in the fielil. If the seeds are started mvioh earlier than this, the plants are likely to get too large and to become stunted. When set in the field, the roots should fill the pot or box so that the earth is held in a compact ball, and the plant should be fresh, green and stocky. Plants that become stunted and develop one or two flowers when they are in the box are usuallv of little use. Sometimes seeds are planted direetiv ill the field in forcing hills, and when the plants are' es- tablished and the season is settled the ]n-otecting box is removed and the plants stand in their piermanent posi- tions. A g'jod Squash vine shou
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