156 GREENS AND SALAD PLANTS THAT ENDURE HEAT 



New Zealand spinach may be planted at almost any time in 

 early spring, and will continue growth until the severe frosts of 

 autumn. It will endure a large amount of summer heat. The 

 seed should be sown in rows three to four feet apart, and the 

 plants thinned to a foot apart in the row. No special care, other 

 than good tillage, is required. Gathering of the crop should not 

 begin until the plants have attained considerable size, but, from 

 early summer until late fall, repeated pickings can be made from 

 the same plants. 



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Fig. 90. — The edible tips of New Zealand spinach. 



Dandelion. — Dandelions growing wild are often dug for greens 

 in early spring. These wild plants are usually small and with 

 but few leaves, and the time required to prepare them for cooking 

 is enormous. If given room in which to grow on rich soil, and 

 cultivated like other crops, the dandelion develops an immense 

 mass of large, succulent leaves, and a much smaller number of 

 plants is required to make a " mess of greens." Dandelions are 



