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CORN SALAD, OR LAMB'S LETTUCE 



A DISTINCT cool weather crop that does well only 

 ** in sections enjoying a cool climate. It can be grown 

 in all parts of this country during fall, winter, and early 

 spring. Seeds are generally sown in the fall, in either 

 small beds or short rows, eight to twelve inches apart. 

 Close planting is advisable because, with the approach of 

 severe cold, the plants should be covered several inches 

 deep with loose straw, hay, or strawy manure. 



The general directions given for growing spinach apply 

 to corn salad as well. The slim, elongated leaves should 

 be gathered when four to six inches long. Alone, they 

 are quite tasteless and favored only by people who eat 

 salads for the sake of the dressing. But served in connec- 

 tion with other salad plants, corn salad is very palatable. 



The first crop is generally ready for gathering sixty 

 days after seeds are sown. For a constant supply 

 make repeated sowings from earliest spring until May 

 1st and again from middle of August until frost. 



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