. 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. mplex carpet bed. tering. A midsummer mulch of half-rotted manure en- ables the plants to take all the moisture they need dur- ing the drought and to keep it. The soil should be in ideal condition before the plants are set into it,—mellow, rich, full of fiber, and of firm and uniform texture. Begin in the middl
. 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. mplex carpet bed. tering. A midsummer mulch of half-rotted manure en- ables the plants to take all the moisture they need dur- ing the drought and to keep it. The soil should be in ideal condition before the plants are set into it,—mellow, rich, full of fiber, and of firm and uniform texture. Begin in the middle and work toward the edges. When the bed is finished, give it one thorough soaking, to settle the soil at the roots. ^^^^^^ g^^^^ BEECHEE, HENRY WAKD (1813-1887). The cele- brated American clerygyman and orator deserves espe- cial remembrance for his work as editor of the Western Farmer and Gardener in pioneer days of western horti- culture. A selection of his contributions was printed in 1859 as a book of 420 pp., entitled "Plain and Pleasant Talk About Fruits, Flowers and ; A second edition was published in 1874 as "Pleasant Talk, etc.," a book of 498 pp., containing also articles written for the New York Ledger. These papers have a higher literary quality than is usual in horticultural writings, and are still entertaining and .suggestive. They did much to spread the taste for country life and gardening. Beecher was always deeply interested in horticultural affairs. BEET. There are 4 or 5 species of the genus Beta, which are sometimes cultivated under the name of Beet, but Beta vtilgdris, Linn., is the only one of practi- cal importance. From it all our common garden varie- ties are derived. According to DeCandolle, the aborigi- nal slender-rooted species is found in sandy soil, and especially near the sea, throughout southern Europe, nearly all the coasts of the Mediterranean. It and. also occurs as far eastward as the Caspian Sea and Persia. &
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