60 GARDENING FOR YOUNG AND OLD, 



into good condition; hoe, and thin out the plants to two 

 or three inches apart; gather when young and tender, 



Fig. 4. CORN-SALAD. 



and sow another bed a week or ten days later for succes- 

 sion. The seed is small, and should not he covered more 

 than half an inch deep. 



CRESS, OR PEPPER-GRASS. 



Cress is very nice if grown rapidly, and is gathered 

 before it runs to seed. It should have very rich land, 

 be sown in rows wide enough apart to admit the use of a 

 hoe, and about half an inch apart in the row. Sow as early 

 as the ground can be worked in the spring, and each 

 week afterwards for a succession. 



WATER CRESS. 



There are many places where Water Cress could be 

 grown as a market crop with great profit. The real point 



