338 GARDENING FOR PilOFIT. 



is best done just as a snow storm is setting in, as the 

 snow settles down the covering and keeps it from blowing 

 off. Spinach is now largely grown at Norfolk, Virginia, 

 and other sections of the South, which has, of late years, 

 seriously interfered with the Northern grown crop. 



Fig. 90. NORFOLK SAVOY-LEAVED SPINACH. 



The quantity of seed per acre is from eight to twelve 

 pounds, according to the distance between rows. 



Since the early editions of this book appeared, our 

 list has been increased by two or three varieties of Spin- 

 ach that are not only distinct in appearance, but which, 

 in many sections of the .country, arc now grown to the 

 exclusion of the older varieties. The " Savoy-Leaved" 

 and the " Thick-Leaved " sorts, are both varieties that 

 have secured this popularity. 



