THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 1 93 



CORN SALAD 



Corn salad is a small plant, the seed of which is 

 sown in fall and covered with straw during winter 

 like spinach for spring use. It may be used in the 

 autumn or in spring, as desired, as a salad or as 

 greens. Usually it is broadcasted in beds of rich 

 soil and given an occasional top dressing of nitrate 

 of soda. It is scarcely a rival of spinach, because 

 it does not grow so large and is not quite so fine 

 flavored. 



CRESS 



Cress, or peppergrass, is a pungent salad, which 

 may be had from seed within three weeks of sow- 

 ing. It is planted very thickly in drills and clipped 

 with shears. Rarely does it grow more than 4 or 5 

 inches tall before running to seed; if cut not too 

 close to the ground, two or three cuttings may be 

 made. When it begins to flower it becomes too 

 strong for eating as a salad. Often it is used for 

 making greens like spinach. 



CUCUMBER 



A deep, rich loam, retentive of moisture, is best 

 adapted to the cucumber, and preferably it should 

 be well exposed to the sun. Seed should be planted 

 only after the ground has become warm, or, for 

 very early fruits, on sods or in berry boxes in the 

 hotbed and transplanted after all danger of frost 

 has passed. For outdoor planting, from the middle 

 to the last of May is usual in the north. The land 

 is laid off in furrows 6 by 6 feet and a shovelful of 

 well-rotted manure or compost placed in the hills. 



