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varieties, you would find the ears contained both 

 black and white grains. So if you want two varie- 

 ties, plant one kind early and the other late, then 

 each variety will be true to the seed you planted. 

 The dwarf yellow varieties like "Golden Bantam" 

 and "Peep o' day" and "Golden Cream" are very 

 sweet. "Black Mexican" is also very sweet, but not 

 as pretty. Pop Corn is allowed to grow until the 

 seed is ripe ; it is not a tall variety and is very inter- 

 esting to grow as well as to eat when it is popped. 



Swiss Chard is a very pretty vegetable ; it is really 

 a beet. The root does not grow large but the leaves 

 do. They are crinkly and the rib 'which runs down 

 the center of the leaf is broad and white. We use 

 the leaves of this vegetable instead of spinach, for it 

 loves the summer's heat, while spinach can only be 

 grown in the early spring and fall in most sections 

 of our country. This is really a "2 in 1" vegetable 

 because the white rib can be cut out of the leaf and 

 cooked like asparagus or celery and the green part 

 of the leaf can be used like spinach. If you can 

 buy a variety called "Lucullus" do so by all means. 



Squashes grow in many shapes and colors and 

 some have long vines while others have bushes. 

 The bush varieties are much the better for you to 

 grow because they take up less room in your garden 



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