THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



Take two plants, cut away the roots, remove the 

 dark-green leaves, and pick off all the rest; wash 

 and drain well and add a few chives; dress with 

 mayonnaise dressing. 



KALE 



Kale is cultivated the same as cabbage. It may 

 be sown from May to June, one ounce of seed 

 planting two hundred feet of drill. For early 

 spring use, sow in September and protect during 

 winter. A light frost improves kale, in this respect 

 it being much like turnips and cauliflowers. 



LETTUCE 



Lettuce requires a rich, mellow soil, the richer the 

 better, as all plants of this character, in which the 

 leaves are the edible part, depend upon the rapid- 

 ity of their growth for their peculiar crispness and 

 toothsomeness. For early plants, sow the seed in 

 the hotbed in March or April, or in flats in the 

 house, and transplant to a sheltered border with a 

 sunny southern exposure as soon as the plants are 

 large enough and the ground outside in a suitable 

 condition. For later use, the seed may be sown in 



the open ground at any time in April or May and 



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