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1 6 Sow as early as the ground can be worked and follow say every 10 days. The seeds will stand very cold weather. Stand them in water 12 hours before planting. This forces growth. Sow in drills about two or three feet apart about one inch deep, 2 ins. apart. When they are up, if you notice they have skipped in spots, sow a few) more in these spaces. Hoe between the rows often to kep down weeds and preserve moisture, and hoe earth up towards roots to support young plants. Water often. 1 pint seed to about 60 feet. ty Parsnipsâ€"are easily grown in any good soil, rich, sandy soil preferred. The earth must be spaded thoroughly and deeply if well shaped long roots are to result. Don‘t grow parsnips in the same place they were grown last year. They can be sown in the spring and used in the fall or left in the ground over winter and used the folâ€" lowing spring. This is a good thing to do as you can get a nice, fresh vegetable before anything else comes in, but note carefullyâ€" don‘t use these for the table after May, as they are likely to cause sickness in the family. They become poisonous after the month of July. They are quite safe if used up early in the following spring after planting, but unsafe after midsummer. Plant carrots also in Beatsâ€"Require a rich, dry, sandy loam, but are hardy and as a rule do well in any good soil. Fresh manure should never be used for beets. Work the soil fine and deep. Sow in drills 18 inches apart, cover very lightly about one inch only and press the earth down very firmly. When grown five or six inches, thin out to four inches apart. The tops or thinnings make excellent nutritious greens, nicer than spinach. ‘\Carrotsâ€"These thrive best in heavily manured soil, warm and sandy. Where the ground is heavy and of clay the short, stumpy ®¥ aricties are the best. For an early crop sow early as possible and in three weeks sow a second lot. Don‘t forget these successive sowâ€" ings, as you get twice and three times the quantities as with one final sowing, and this year it is extra important that we produce all possible. Remember this is going to be a year of "our duty toâ€" wards our neighbor," and if we have more than our personal needs require, there are hundreds of poorer families whose "bread winâ€" : ner" is fighting that we may live, and where a few fresh vegetables now and again would be mighty welcome.. I am going to emphasize this fact strongly, that anyone who has the time and space to grow vegetables and who does not do so at a time like the present when the world‘s food supply is lacking and when so many soldiers‘ wives and children cannot get the norishment they need for lack of money, ete., I say these people deserve to suffer in some way for their neg: lect. ‘ ; Radishesâ€"Of late years it has been almost impossible to grow these out doors on account of a fly pest that retards growth, but if a bed is banked at sides and ends with boards and a cover of cheeseâ€" cloth is put on they can be raised. These are a very dast growing vegeâ€" table and need the best soil possible, light and sandy. Manure must be well rotted. Fresh manure of no use. Soil must be extra fineâ€" Iy pulyerized. Chemical fertilizers will do if well rotted ‘if manure is not available. As a rule amateurs sow seed too thickly and waste a lot and sacrifice the quality. Sow in drills six ins. apart, not deepâ€" er than 14 in., pressing the soil well down and then watering.. Sow successions of seed every 10 days until the real hot weather sets in. Radishes need moist soil. They will be spongy and bitter if grown in hot, dry soils. They must be grown very rapidly to be crisp and tender.. The ball variety is the nicest. One oz. to 100 ft. is about Ttight. Peasâ€"Therevare the bush, the dwarf and the climbing varieties. Would advise the trying out of these all, as some do better in cerâ€" tain locations than others. I have had great success with the dwarf variety, such as the Marrowfats. These like cool moist soil, fairly rich. Plant successive sowings so as to have lots for the table all summer. = To get back to carrotsâ€"about 1 oz. to 80 ft., cover light, about one inch, thin later to about three inches. s Lettuceâ€"A rather heavy, rich and moist soil is best. A dry, sandy soil. destroys the crispness and flavor. It can be started in boxâ€" es and transplanted in the garden in May. _ The cabbage head letâ€" tuce is the‘ nicest. If started now transplant in May about three ins. apart. Water freely and sow a successive crop at time of planting out. Shield the young plants from scorchiyg sun. Sow seeds only / in. deep. Lettuce requires very rich soil, as it is a quick growing specie, and otherwise it will beâ€"tough and bitter, oneâ€"quarter oz. for 500 plants. 5e Onionsâ€"These do well on heavy or light soils. A moist soil yields best returns. For early use plant the Dutch sets. Of course, ‘onions for very early use should be planted in the fall. They need very rich soil and a lot of labor for good returns. For storing for winter the good varieties are the Globe Danvers, the Silver King and if you consult the catalogues you can get all the necessary informaâ€" tion, as onion culture is a bigger subject than we have space for. Right here I might mention that at the seedsmen‘s stores anyone can get a special leaflet on almost any vegetable desired, also on floraculture. These are given free with any order, and I would adâ€" vise asking for a couple when purchasing seeds, as they are very valuable to those interested. By writing the Ontario Department of Agriculture you can get all kinds of literature free and these are worth having and the Government wants everyone to have this inâ€" formation and it costs you nothing but the postage stamp on your request. ; Before selecting get the seedsman‘s catalogue and go carefully «over their descriptions of each line they recommend. Select early and late varieties so that as soon as you start to use up the early sowings, you will have later ones coming on for fall table use and for storing for winter. Now before doing any planting, remember how useless it is to expect a good crop without tilling the soil, as deâ€" scribed in our former tallks. â€"The best seeds obtainable will not do well unless the stuff necessary is in the soil or unless it is properly dug and prepared. After raking up all the refuse on which you proâ€" pose to grow stuiff, burn this and scatter the ashes as far as they will go. If you have any wood ashes or slacked lime, scatter this over the surface. Wood ashes is one of the best fertilizers you can get. Lots of potash in it which sweetens the soil. Scatter.three barrow loads of well rotted manure over every 10 to 15 square yards of surâ€" face, and if you are digging the garden a splendid way is to dig out a trench of earth the full length of your space and wheel this to the opposite side of the garden. Do this a second time and this gives you a trench in front of you all the time until completed, into which first throw the manure and bury with the soil. Manure should alâ€" ways lie below the ground, not mixed with it near the top. If the ground has.been well manured for several years, a good dressing of lime, about a lb. to a square yard, will help wonderfully. . After raking the soil thoroughly so as to break up all the large lumps, you can proceed to sow. Now a good list to sow is as follows. I give the depth to sow each variety and a few general remarks on each. _ Beansâ€"I recommend the low growing, dwarf variety. The bush bean will thrive in any good soil, but both varieties do best in good rich sandy soil. Sow one to two inches deep in drills 18 ins. apart. Don‘t sow until the ground is warm and dry, as beans rot in wet, cold soil. Stand seeds in ~water 24 hours before planting. Use about 1%% pints to 80/ft. for dwarf varieties and for bush varieties a little less. As they continue to grow give plenty of frequent shalâ€" jlow hoeing and keep out weeds, pile up earth around the roots. Now before purchasing seeds let me advise that the best seeds only should be procured. Remember that! The cheap seeds are usually taken from plants not of the best.. Note carefully that the best plants that are heavy bearers and that have taken the growers years to perfect only produce very few seeds to a plant, and it is a costly process to the producer of these high class varieties and conâ€" sequently the grower has to chance much more for these, but it will pay the home gardener to buy these in preference to the cheap kinds, as many are prize stock that if given the right conditions will produce more nutritious food than the cheap grades, besides being able to withstand more severe weather, both hot or cold, than the weaker, frail: sorts grown for their cheapness rather than for price or quality. . x In last week‘s issue several . errors crept! into my discourse which were noticed too late for correction. I mentioned that the Foxglove was a perennial. This should have been a biennial. The Candytuft is not a perennial but an annual. The biennial as desâ€" cribed was slightly incorrect. A biennial is a plant growth from seeds that bloom in the year following that in which it was sown, and in order,to have perpetual bloom of biennials, seeds must be planted two years in succession. Examples of the biennials are those of the Eoxglove, Canterbury Bells, Forgetâ€"Meâ€"Nots and Sweet Wilâ€" liam. _ 1As the vegetables this year will be twice as important as the growing of flowers, I thought it better to devote as much space as possible to the vegetable growth. There are hundreds of our readâ€" ers who will be planting a garden this year for the first time and who need coaching along this line. / HORTICULTURAL TALKS C a different place from last seadson and sow any fibrog;v _plant stich as peas or beans where the parsnips and carrots wer y$R ou can go back to same spots after this for carrots or parsnips. * _â€"_â€" Sweet pea culture will follow also with an article on the growâ€" ing of roses, which will be made as interesting as possible,. Send in your enquiries. This will be continued next week, including a lengthy talk on tomatoes, which are the writer‘s hobby and which reward the growâ€" er with more pleasure than any other vegetable, besides giving us a big supply all through the winter. 5 MARCH NEW RECORDS An Excellent Selection to suit all tastes carried. Big Offering at Low Prices of NEW WILLIAMS SEWING MAIN STREET, WESTON The very finest of Blue Serges, Worsteds in Brown, Grey and Blue Mixed Tweed Suit Lengths. 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