CORN - SALAD 105 



may be sown in the fall for an early spring start. It is 

 a small plant, and the drills may be less than a foot 

 apart if space is scant. Vilmorin-Andrieux names nine 

 varieties; American seedsmen rarely offer more than 

 one. 



Soil. Should be rich; old manure or nitrogenous 

 fertilizers, previously applied, will help the crop. For 

 fall or spring sowing, choose a light, warm soil; for a 

 summer crop, choose heavier and moister land. 



Distances. Drills a foot apart, or even nine inches. 



Depth. Very shallow. 



Sow thinly in late August for a crop to be wintered 

 in the open, or for transference to a coldframe. For 

 spring crop sow in late September, or in spring as early 

 as the ground can be worked. As the plant is tender 

 to heat, successional sowings are rarely tried. 



Thin to six inches in the rows. Transplant thin- 

 nings. 



Preserve soil moisture; water in drought. 



Fertilizer. Liquid manure or nitrate of soda, 

 weekly. 



Pick the leaves when the plant is about as large as 

 half-grown lettuce. A later crop can be had from the 

 same plant. Plants wintered in coldframes will con- 

 tinue to yield through a mild winter. 



Protect young plants in fall under a light mulch. 



Blanching' is not often attempted, the leaves not 

 having enough flavor to stand the process. 



