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lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, beets.
March 1st--Inside: lettuce, celery, tomato (early).
March 15th--Inside: lettuce, tomato (main), eggplant, pepper, lima
beans, cucumber, squash; sprout potatoes in sand.
April 1st--Inside: cauliflower (on sods), muskmelon, watermelon, corn.
Outside: (seed-bed) celery, cabbage, lettuce. Onions, carrots, smooth
peas, spinach, beets, chard, parsnip, turnip, radish. Lettuce, cabbage

(plants).
May 1st--Beans, corn, spinach, lettuce, radish.
May 15th--Beans, limas, muskmelon, watermelon, summer squash,
peas, potatoes, lettuce, radish, tomato (early), corn, limas, melon,
cucumber and squash (plants). Pole-lima, beets, corn, kale, winter
squash, pumpkin, lettuce, radish.
June 1st--Beans, carrots, corn, cucumber, peas, summer spinach,
summer lettuce, radish, egg-plant, pepper, tomato (main plants).
June 15th--Beans, corn, peas, turnip, summer lettuce, radish, late
cabbage, and tomato plants.
July 1st--Beans, endive, kale, lettuce, radish, winter cabbage,
cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and celery plants.
July 15th--Beans, early corn, early peas, lettuce, radish.
Aug. 1st--Early peas, lettuce, radish.
Aug. 15th--Early peas, lettuce, radish in seed-bed, forcing lettuce for
fall in frames.
Sept. 1st--Lettuce, radish, spinach and onions for wintering over.
NOTE.--This list is for planting only (the dates are approximate: see
note I at the end of the chapter). Spraying and other garden operations
may also be included in such a list. See "Calendar of Operations" at end
of book.
PLANTING TABLE
DEPTH TO -DISTANCE APART- VEGETABLE PLANT[1]
SOW--INs. SEEDS[2] ROWS
I. CROPS REMAINING ENTIRE SEASON

Asparagus, seed April-May 1 2-4 in. 15 in. Asparagus, plants April 4 1
ft. 3 ft. Bean, pole May 15-June 10 2 3 ft. 3 ft. Bean, lima May 20-June
10 2 3 ft. 3 ft. Beet, late April-August 2 3-4 in. 15 in. Carrot, late
May-July 1/2-1 2-3 in. 15 in. Corn, late May 20-July 10 2 3 ft. 4 ft.
Cucumber May 10-July 15 1 4 ft. 4 ft. Egg-plant, plants June 1-20 .. 2
ft. 30 in. Leek April .. 2-4 in. 15 in. Melon, musk May 15-June 15 1 4 ft.
4 ft. Melon, water May 15-June 15 1 6-8 ft. 6-8 ft. Onion April 1/2-1
2-4 in. 15 in. Okra May 15-June 15 1/2-1 2 ft. 3 ft. Parsley[4]
April-May 1/2 4-6 in. 1 ft. Parsnip April 1/2-1 3-5 in. 18 in. Pepper,
seed June 1st 1/2 3-6 in. 15 in. Pepper, plants June 1-20 .. 2 ft. 30 in.
Potatoes, main April 15-June 20 4-6 13 in. 30 in. Pumpkins May
1-June 20 1-2 6-8 ft. 6-8 ft. Rhubarb, plants April .. 2-3 ft. 3 ft. Salsify
April-May 1 3-6 in. 18 in. Squash, summer May 15-July 1 1-2 4 ft. 4 ft.
Squash, winter May 15-June 20 1-2 6-8 ft. 6-8 ft. Tomato, seed June
1/2 3-4 in. 15 in. Tomato, plants May 15-July 20 .. 3 ft. 3 ft.
NOTE.--The index reference numbers refer to notes at end of chapter.
------------------+---------+------------------------------------------ |SEED
FOR | | 50 FT. | VEGETABLE | ROW | VARIETIES
------------------+---------+------------------------------------------ Asparagus,
seed | 1 oz. | Palmetto, Giant Argenteuil, Barr's | | Mammoth Asparagus,
plants | 50 | Palmetto, Giant Argenteuil, Barr's | | Mammoth Bean, pole |
1/2 pt. | Kentucky Wonder, Golden, Cluster, | | Burger's Stringless Bean,
lima | 1/2 pt. | Early Leviathan, Giant Podded, Burpee | | Improved Beet,
late | 1 oz. | Crimson Globe Carrot, late | 1/2 oz. | Danver's Half-long,
Ox-heart, Chantenay Corn, late | 1/2 pt. | Seymour's Sweet Orange,
White Evergreen, | | Country Gentleman Cucumber | 1/2 oz. | Early
White Spine, Fordhook Famous, Davis | | Perfect Egg-plant, plants | 25
| Black Beauty, N.Y. Purple Leek | 1/2 oz. | American Flag Melon,
musk | 1/2 oz. | Netted Gem, Emerald Gem, Hoodoo Melon, water | 1/4
oz. | Cole's Early Sweetheart, Halbert Honey Onion | 1/2 oz. |
Prizetaker, Danver's Globe, Ailsa Craig, | | Southport Red Globe,
Mammoth | | Silverskin (white) Okra | 1/2 oz. | Perfected Perkins,
White Velvet Parsley | 1/2 oz. | Emerald Parsnip | 1/4 oz. | Hollow
Crowned (Improved) Pepper, seed | 1/2 oz. | Ruby King, Chinese Giant
Pepper, plants | 25 | Ruby King, Chinese Giant Potatoes, main | 1/2 pk. |

Irish Cobbler, Green Mountain, Uncle Sam | | (Norton Beauty,
Norwood, early) Pumpkins | 1/4 oz. | Large Cheese, Quaker Pie
Rhubarb, plants | 25 | Myatt's Victoria Salsify | 3/4 oz. | Mammoth
Sandwich Squash, summer | 1/4 oz. | White Bush, Delicata, Fordhook,
Vegetable | | Marrow Squash, winter | 1/4 oz. | Hubbard, Delicious
Tomato, seed | 1/2 oz. | Earliana, Chalk's Jewel, Matchless, Dwarf | |
Giant Tomato, plants | 20 | Earliana, Chalk's Jewel, Matchless, Dwarf | |
Giant ------------------+---------+------------------------------------------
PLANTING TABLE
DEPTH TO -DISTANCE APART- VEGETABLE PLANT[1]
SOW--INs. SEEDS[3] ROWS
II. CROPS FOR SUCCESSION PLANTINGS
Bean, dwarf May 5-Aug 15 2 2-4 in. 1-1/2-2 ft. Kohlrabi[4] April-July
1/2 - 1 6-12 in. 1-1/2-2 ft. Lettuce[4] April-August 1/2