Vegetables Less Commonly Grown 



grown in the garden becoming a troublesome 

 weed as it is easily kept from seeding, which 

 is its only way of spreading. 



FENNEL OR FINOCCHIO 



Is extensively used in Italy as a salad. The 

 part used is the enlargement of the leaf stalk at 

 the base of the stem. When this is about the 

 size of an egg, the earth should be drawn up about 

 the plant to cover the enlargement partly and in 

 a week or ten days the eggs may be used, remov- 

 ing as many as required, a succession being pro- 

 duced. The flavor is delicate, resembling celery, 

 and it may be used either as a salad or boiled. 



GARLIC 



So beloved of the Italians is quite worth culti- 

 vating in our American gardens. It is used in 

 minute quantities as a seasoning in almost all 

 forms of savory cooking, in omelets, salads, 

 soups, dressings and wherever a piquant flavor, 

 suggestive of onion, but distinctive, is desired. 

 The garlic comes in a bunch of cloves which are 



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