38 Cress 



CORN SALAD 



The seed of corn salad should be sown in the fall 

 and covered with straw during the winter. To sow 

 the seed broadcast will give very satisfactory re- 

 sults. Prepared as spinach is prepared, it makes 

 a very palatable dish. 



A top dressing of nitrate of soda applied to the 

 surface of the ground around corn salad plants will 

 be very beneficial to the plants. 



Corn salad has a very mild, delicate flavor, there- 

 fore, if it is boiled with green mustard leaves it is at 

 its best. 



CRESS 



Do not fail to have a bed of water cress if there is a 

 pool convenient. It is not only a pretty garnish, 

 but it mixes well with other salads and gives a 

 delicate and delicious flavor. 



Cress, or peppergrass, should be sown in drills. 

 It is not necessary to thin the young plants unless 

 they are very badly crowded. If the seed are 

 sown in the open ground after all danger of frost 

 is over, the plant is ready for cutting in three or 

 four weeks. 



