Mr.
Gregory writes: "For a succession of corn for family use, to be
planted at the same time, I would recommend Marblehead Early,
Pratt's, Crosley's, Moore's, Stowell's Evergreen, and Egyptian
Sweet." Mr. Harris names with praise the Minnesota as the best
earliest, and Hickox Improved as an exceedingly large and late
variety. Mr. Henderson's list is Henderson Sugar, Hickox Improved,
Egyptian, and Stowell's Evergreen. Let me add Burr's Mammoth and
Squantum Sugar--a variety in great favor with the Squantum Club,
and used by them in their famous clam-bakes.
The cucumber, if grown in the home garden and used fresh, is not
in league with the undertaker. The seed may be planted early in
May, and there are many ways of forcing and hastening the yield. I
have had cucumbers very early in an ordinary hotbed. Outdoors, I
make hills in warm soil the first of May, mixing a little of my
favorite fertilizer with the soil. After leaving the hill for a
day or two to become warm in the sun, I sow the seed in a straight
line for fifteen inches, so that the hoe can approach them
closely. The seed is covered an inch deep, and the soil patted
down firmly. It is possible that a cold storm or that insects may
make partial planting over necessary; if so, this is done
promptly. I put twenty seeds in the hill, to insure against loss.
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