It looks so green and like the grass, 

 It might be pulled for a weed, alas! 



LEEK 



Native of Switzerland. 

 Sow the seed in January or February in 

 rows about one inch deep and one foot apart. 

 Thin out plants to one every three inches. 

 Water and mulch often during warm weather. 

 It should be gathered when the root has devel- 

 oped. It seeds the second season like onions. 



LENTILS 



"The pottage of Esau," the Edam or red 

 pottage was prepared by seething lentils in 

 water and adding a little (mantua) or suet for 

 flavoring. 



Plant in rows about an inch deep and two 

 feet apart. Thin out plants to one every three 

 inches. It grows about ten inches high and 

 needs no support. It resembles the pea, in 

 leaf, flower and seed pod, but the seeds are 

 small, flat and round. 



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