LETTUCE AND CRESS 



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for lettuce rapidly loses its freshness and crispness. 

 Golden Queen is a desirable early light- colored variety. 

 Boston Market is a favorite with many. Tennisball, 

 Black -seeded Simpson and Hanson are widely known. 

 New York is a fine, strong -growing variety. Of the Cos 



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250. Endive tied up for blanching. 



varieties, Trianon and Paris White Cos are best. These 

 are often blanched for market by earthing up about the 

 plants when they begin to head. 



CRESS is a name which applies to several very diverse 

 species of plants. The best for garden culture are Au- 

 stralian or Golden Cress, or Extra Curled, or American 

 Curled. These grow rapidly, and are very fine. Upland 

 cress is a different plant, resembling water cress in taste. 

 Water cress may be easily grown almost anywhere that 

 living, shallow water is at command. The garden varie- 

 ties are sown in shallow drills, as already directed above. 



