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THE broad-leaved sorts of recent introduction have 

 helped greatly to popularize mustard as both a salad 

 and as "greens." As a salad, it is used sparingly, mostly 

 to give added piquancy to "flat" salads. 



For greens, the seeds are sown thinly, in rows, twelve 

 to eighteen inches apart and covered one-quarter inch 

 deep. Seedlings are thinned out to stand four inches 

 and later eight inches apart. Plants must be used be- 

 fore flower buds appear which cause the leaves to become 

 of strong flavor. Sow short rows repeatedly up to May. 



Elephant Ear grows light green leaves with white 

 ribs. In rich soil, each plant of this sort should be given 

 at least twelve inches in the row since leaves will grow 

 eighteen inches to two feet in length. 



Fordhook Fancy is a beautiful curly-leaved sort of 

 dark green color. Cooked like spinach, is of fine flavor. 



Southern Giant Curled, shown above, is the most widely 

 grown sort in all sections. 



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