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or five inches wide. The handiest thing with which 

 to prop the sash open is a block of wood. 



Lettuce, cauliflower, cabbage, onions and leeks 

 can be subjected to airier conditions than peppers, 

 eggplants and tomatoes. Lettuce, cauliflower and 

 cabbage may be planted out about April 20. 

 Onions and leeks are better not disturbed until 

 they attain the size of a lead pencil. Peppers and 

 eggplants require a frame having a slightly warmer 

 temperature; they may be planted out about 

 May 20. Syringe eggplants occasionally for red 

 spiders. Tomatoes will make a stronger, sturdier 

 growth if kept a little on the dry side. 



LETTUCE Sow March /, and for succession sow 

 every two weeks. Varieties: Private Stock and Tri- 

 anon Cos. 



Lettuces are divided into two classes, the cabbage, 

 with the round head, and the Cos, with long, hard 

 and narrow leaves. The cabbage variety is the 

 most tender, and the Cos the best flavored. Sow 

 the seed in finely raked soil and give them a very 

 thin covering. After the young plants have made 

 their true leaves, transplant to other frames, placing 

 the plants nine inches apart each way. These 

 may be grown on in the frames for the earliest 

 crop, which will be ready for use about April 20. 



The plants raised from the second sowing may 

 be transplanted to 4x4 inches. Transplant to 

 the open ground about April 15, placing the plants 

 nine inches apart, in rows which are twelve to 

 fifteen inches apart. When transplanting lettuce 

 always select the strongest plants, discard all the 



