THE KITCHEN-GARDEN. 22Q 



should be covered ; if spread on the barn-floor, or 

 in places which cannot be darkened, throw straw 

 or some other litter over them. 



There is no occasion to say much about lettuce. 

 It is a vegetable which any one can raise who will 

 sow the seed a quarter of an inch deep. I have 

 sowed the seed in September, wintered the plants 

 over in cold-frames, and by giving a little heat, I 

 had an abundance of heads to sell in February and 

 March. For ordinary home uses it is necessary 

 only to sow the seed on a warm, rich spot as soon 

 as the frost is out, and you will quickly have 

 plenty of tender foliage. This we may begin to 

 thin out as soon as the plants are three or four 

 inches high, until a foot of space is left between 

 the plants, which, if of a cabbage variety, will 

 speedily make a large, crisp head. To maintain a 

 supply, sowings can be made every two weeks till 

 the middle of August. Hardy plants, which may 

 be set out like cabbages, are to be obtained in 

 March and April from nurserymen. Henderson 

 recommends the following varieties : Henderson's 

 New York, Black-seeded Simpson, Salamander, 

 and All the Year Round. I would also add the 

 Black-seeded Butter Lettuce. 



We have now, as far as our space permits, treated 

 of those vegetables which should be planted in the 

 home garden as early in spring as possible. It 



