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Cress should not be cut too close to the ground or 

 only one cutting will be satisfactorily made. It is 

 not palatable for salad after the flowers start, but 

 it may be utilized by boiling and serving as spinach 

 and other greens are served. 



A sowing of upland cress once a week will be neces- 

 sary if one would have a continuous supply of this 

 very satisfactory little vegetable. A sufficient 

 supply may be grown in a small brook and the 

 plants may be started either from seed or from 

 other plants. 



CUCUMBERS 



The soil for cucumbers should be rich, sandy, and 

 somewhat moist, but not wet. The seed should be 

 planted in hills about three feet apart each way, in 

 order to give the vines a chance to spread. Aside 

 from preparing a rich soil, an extra handful of 

 manure well worked into each hill will insure rapid 

 growth. 



Cucumbers for a small garden can best be 

 tended to if they are trained on a trellis or wire 

 fence. The roots can easily be cultivated if this 

 is done and without danger of cutting the vines. 



