. Burpee's farm annual, 1887 : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. BURPEE'S FARM ANNUAL FOR 1887. 17 P\CU PPT7F^ FOl? P*^*^AY*^ "^'^'e offer cash prizes of$ ($ first prize L/iTufl L 1\ILL,0 L\Ji\ L/OOi\ 1 C. and $ second prize) for the best Essays sent us on each of the following subjects :— " How to raise CABBAGES and CAULIFLOWERS most ; " How to grow MELONS for ; "ROOT CROPS for STOCK-FEEDING AND HOW TO GROW ; " How
. Burpee's farm annual, 1887 : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. BURPEE'S FARM ANNUAL FOR 1887. 17 P\CU PPT7F^ FOl? P*^*^AY*^ "^'^'e offer cash prizes of$ ($ first prize L/iTufl L 1\ILL,0 L\Ji\ L/OOi\ 1 C. and $ second prize) for the best Essays sent us on each of the following subjects :— " How to raise CABBAGES and CAULIFLOWERS most ; " How to grow MELONS for ; "ROOT CROPS for STOCK-FEEDING AND HOW TO GROW ; " How to grow ONIONS, with notes as to ; "HOW AND WHAT TO GROW in a Kitchen-Garden of One ; For the best Essay on each of the five subjects named above, we will pay cash, and for the next best essay cash. In all vce ofier a total amount of $ cash for the best essays. For the liberal prizes offered for the best Essays, competition is open to all, whether custom- ers of ours or not. All Essays must be received before October, 1S87. BURPEE'S CHAMPION MARKET MELON. Culture.—Plant in the spring, when the ground has become warm and dry, in hilk 6 to 7 feet apart, each way. To prepare the hills, remove the soil to the depth of 6 or 7inches,for at least 2^ feet square; at the bottom of each hill place about 3 inches of coarse barn-yard manure, then cover with the soil. Where the soil is light and sandy, it should be packed by treading; a hea\'y soil will pack iLseif. In the center of the hill put a shovelful ot fine com- post, cover it lightly, and plant the seed only one inch deep. In light soils the hills may be nearly' level, but in heaN-y soils they should be higher. When the young plants appear, loosen up, and pull the soil up around the plants as high as the leaves. Use the cultivator freely, bat not too near the hill; near the hill, care- fully use the hoe. and around the plant use the hands only. When all danger from bugs is over
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