SALAD CROPS: LETTUCE, CELERY, AND PARSLEY 



Lettuce 

 Types of Form 



A cabbage lettuce, a Grand Rapids lettuce, and a Cos 

 lettuce or mounted pictures from seed catalogues. 

 See how each type differs from the other types. 



Harvesting Seeds 



Lettuce plants gone to seed in school or home garden. 

 Let each pupil separate twenty seeds from seed-heads 

 to use in germinating test. 



Seed Germination 



Twenty seeds for each pupil. 

 Determine the percentage of germination. 

 Plant part of the seeds in a window box and use the 

 seedUngs in drawing exercises on blackboard or paper. 



Celery 

 Varieties 



Study two or three seed catalogues and make a list of 

 varieties to plant for fall and winter use. 

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