NIGHTSHADE 169 



Thin at three inches to six to eight inches apart. 

 Pick seeds as they ripen. 



NIGHTSHADE, BLACK-BERRIED. Black-berried 

 Nightshade is Solanum nigrum, a hot-season plant 

 whose leaves are sometimes used as greens. 



Soil. Light and warm. 



Rows. One foot apart. 



Depth. About one inch. 



Sow when frosts are past. 



Thin to six inches. 



Culture. Give ordinary care. 



Pick the leaves as wanted, or pull the whole plant. 



NIGHTSHADE, MALABAR or WHITE (Basella alba] 

 is an annual plant of a different family, but also grown 

 for its leaves, used as greens. B. cordifolia is used in 

 the same manner. 



Soil. Light and quick. 



Distances. Hills two feet or more each way. 



Depth. About one inch. 



Sow under glass in April, or outdoors when frosts 

 are past, three to five seeds to a hill. When well up, 



Thin to one plant. 



Set out house-grown plants when frosts are past, 

 after hardening. 



Pick the leaves as wanted when the plants are well 

 established, but do not strip the plants. 



