Lesson XVII 



Pull all weeds. Pick string and shell 

 beans, if ready, and pull up the vines. 

 Pull all the beets. 



Set out one row of Hartford Bronzed 

 Head Lettuce plants seven feet from north 

 end, and one row Big Boston Lettuce 

 plants four feet from south end, setting 

 the plants one foot apart. Take lettuce 

 plants from rows in the garden, taking 

 alternate plants. 



Plant, five feet from north end, one 

 row of radish seed. 



Pick flowers and tomatoes, and ptill 

 radishes and lettuce, if ready. 



Pigweed* : Lamb's quarters, baconweed. 

 Chenopodium Album {ke-no-po'dium aV- 

 bum). This is one of the commonest of 

 weeds, growing two to seven feet high. 

 Stems nearly white or mealy, also the under 

 surface of the leaves sometimes varies some 



♦Always have the weed present. 

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