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well, and the skin grows hard, rendering them 

 unpalatable. Winter squashes can be used in the 

 summer, however. 



When the necks of squashes are warty the fruit 

 will be dry and poor in quality. 



TARRAGON 



Tarragon requires very little fertilization, but it 

 likes plenty of sunlight. Very little moisture is 

 required and only the ordinary amount of culti- 

 vation. 



If the leaves and tips of tarragon are steeped in 

 good, pure vinegar for twenty-four hours, it will 

 make a delicious tarragon vinegar for salads. The 

 peculiar flavor is very appetizing, and tarragon is 

 well worth growing for the vinegar alone. 



True tarragon seed is almost unheard of. It is 

 best propagated by root cuttings or slips, though 

 seed may be obtained of an inferior plant called 

 Russian tarragon. 



THYME 



There are two varieties of thyme: mother-of- 

 thyme and lemon thyme. Either will be very 



