Of others, the fruit; as peppers, melons, tomatoes. THE EARLIEST VEGETABLES TO PLANT The following vegetable seeds are not very delicate, and can stand a good deal of frost. Plant as soon as the ground is warm, about the first of April. _Peas_ { The new early “Lactonia” peas are to be {recommended, because it is not necessary to Plant seeds 2 inches {use brush for them to climb upon. Buy one apart, 2 inches deep, {pint. Sow peas every week for a month to have 1½ feet between {them ripen from time to time rows. {(“successively”). { “All Heart” is very delicious. Remember that {lettuce will be much more tender and crisp if _Lettuce_ {grown very quickly in beds rich in manure. {Over it, a shade frame should be used in Plant seeds ½ inch {mid-summer and hot weather. deep, broadcast, or 3 { In transplanting to rows from the hotbed, inches apart, in rows 1 {put plants 6 inches apart. foot apart. { Cos, or Romaine, or Celery Lettuce is very {easily grown. The heavy ribs of the leaves {are crisp and good. It grows quite well in {hot weather. _Onions_ { { Buy yellow onion sets—one pint. It takes two Cover the onion with {years to raise onions from seeds. When ready soil. Leave 2 inches {to pull, take every other one or so, leaving between onions; 6 inches{the smallest to grow larger. between rows. { _Radishes_ { The best are the little red globe shape. {Sow some in early Spring in hotbed. Sow every ½ inch deep, about 2 {week to have “successive,” crops. They will inches apart. Rows 1 {be ready in about four weeks. Radishes like foot apart, or {a sprinkling of lime in the soil. broadcast. { Buy five-cent package of Crosby’s _Beets_ {“Egyptian.” Seeds may be sowed thick, for {not all germinate. Thin the rows by pulling Seeds 1 inch deep, 2 {the weakest plants. The young leaves may be inches apart, in rows 1 {cooked as “greens.” Never cut the tops off of foot apart. {beets when cooking. Cut off only the leaves. {Beets may be sowed again in June for a late {crop. THE SECOND EARLY VEGETABLES TO PLANT (About ten days after the first)