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which is removed as early as possible in spring. But 

 it may be sown early in spring and in succession 

 through the summer. Norfolk Savoy -leaved, Large 

 Bound -leaved Viroflay and Prickly are good varieties. 

 Victoria is a recent novelty 

 of real merit. New Zealand 

 is a very different plant; 

 and though not so valuable 

 as the true spinach, adds 

 pleasing diversity to the 

 garden. (Consult Kinney, 

 E. I. Exp. Sta.- Bull. 41.) 



MUSTARD. Almost all the 

 mustards are good for greens, 

 though white mustard is usu- 

 ally best. Chinese mustard 

 is also valuable. They should 

 be sown in drills, three to 

 three and one -half feet apart 

 and covered with a half inch 

 of soil. The ease with which 

 they may be grown, and the 

 abundance of herbage which 

 they yield, mark their special 

 utility. (Consult Bailey, 

 Cornell Exp. Sta. Bull. 67.) 



CHARD, OR Swiss CHARD, 

 is simply a development of 

 the beet species character- 

 ized by large, succulent leaf- 

 stalks instead of enlarged roots. The leaves are very 

 tender and make "greens" much like young beets. 

 They are cultivated exactly like beets. Only one variety 

 is offered by most seedsmen in this country, though in 

 France and Germany several varieties are grown (Fig. 251) . 



SORREL may be sown in spring, in drills sixteen inches 



251. Swiss chard. 



