THE KITCHEN-GARDEN 



spot for the first June pea and sweet white radish, but as the high 

 trees leaf out and the underbrush thickens in the surrounding for- 

 est, the August planting of peas demands more air and is likely to 

 mould. This, however, is the only thing that suffers. 



We try to have our three favorite vegetables join hands, as it 



THOSK PROUDLY AXXOl'NTED FIRST PKAS 



were, and accompany us through the summer months. By early 

 May comes the asparagus, purple and green to match the violets 

 creeping under the fence to greet it ; this lasts until the middle of 

 June, when those longed-for and proudly announced first peas are 

 due. After the morning greeting between neighbors on the train, 

 one casually remarks, trying not to let his pride appear in his voice, 



'' We had fresh peas for dinner last night." If the other neighbor 



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