9 LETTUCE. 



weeds and well worked. In June or July they should be 

 transplanted into the permanent bed, the rows being one 

 foot apart, and the plants six inches apart on the rows. 

 This bed should be well spaded to a depth of ten or twelve 

 inches. Great care should be taken not to injure the roots, 

 and the plants should be set with a large blunt dibble, or 

 in an open trench with a spade. After the plants have 

 taken root, the beds should be kept well hoed and free 

 from weeds. 



If the leeks are wanted in a blanched state, they may be 

 planted in trenches four inches deep, and the earth gradu- 

 ally drawn into the trench as the plants progress in growth. 



In this section they* are generally dug up in November, 

 planted in trenches, and protected as celery is. 



There are eight or ten varieties in the seed catalogues, 

 but the sorts most generally grown are the London Flag 

 and the Musselburgh, preferably the latter. The Large 

 Rouen is a favorite French sort that attains a great size. 



LETTUCE. 



The numerous varieties of lettuce may be divided into 

 two classes those that are hardy, or comparatively so, 

 suitable for winter use, and those that are tender, and only 

 suitable for summer use. 



The hardy sorts may be sown from the first to the mid- 

 dle of September in an open border of rich soil, sowing 

 thinly in drills six inches apart and one-quarter 01 an inch 

 deep. In about a month or six weeks they will be large 

 enough to transplant into a cold frame, putting them about 

 two inches apart each way. When cold weather sets in, 

 the sashes are to be put on the frames, and during the 

 winter all the attention they will require is to give them 



