SALADS AND GREENS 



of soda beside each plant, especially on rainy 

 days, and new leaves will quickly take the 

 place of the removed ones. 



In some parts of the North, the plants are 

 heavily mulched and the leaves used as greens 

 early in the spring but it is generally advisable 

 to start new plants each spring in order to 

 have the foliage tender. 



Upland Cress. This green is used as a sub- 

 stitute for water cress as it has a similar ap- 

 pearance and flavor. 



If the seed is sown early in the spring in 

 drills fourteen inches apart and one-half inch 

 deep, the plants thinned to ten inches apart 

 in the rows, it will be ready in eight to twelve 

 weeks. The leaves may be gathered and the 

 plant will continue to produce new foliage. A 

 second planting is sometimes made the last of 

 August, and the plants are slightly protected 

 with some litter over winter. Upland cress 

 withstands heat, as well as considerable frost. 



Endive. This is one of the hardier of the 

 salads and is grown in almost every garden 



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