CULTURAL HINTS FOR THE ORDINARY GARDEN. 125 
or 8 inches apart. Water cress should be sown in 
spring along the edges of ponds, or shallow streams of 
fresh running water; further sowing will be unneces- 
sary as it reseeds itself. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. 
Cucumber—Make hills 4 feet each way. Plant 8 to 
10 seeds in a hill, covering half an inch deep. When 
danger from bugs is over, thin out to three or four of 
the strongest plants in a hill. 
One ounce will plant 50 hills; 2 pounds, one acre. 
Dandelion—Sow half an inch deep in drills 15 inches 
apart, thinning to 3 inches in the row. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. 
Blanch for salad by tying up or covering with in- 
verted flower pots. 
Eggpiant—Set out from hotbed 24 feet each way. 
One ounce will produce 2,000 plants. 
Endive—Sow in drills 15 inches apart, thinning out 
to 1 foot apart. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of row. 
To have the flavor mild and delicate, the plants 
should be blanched, which may be done when they 
are of good size, by gathering the leaves closely together 
and tying loosely in an upright bunch. This will 
bleach the inner leaves in about two weeks. 
Kale—Sow in drills 24 feet apart, thinning to 8 to 10 
inches apart according to vigor of variety. 
One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill; 4 pounds, one 
acre. 
Kohl Rabi—Sow thinly in drills 2 feet apart, thinning 
to 10 inches apart. 
One ounce will sow 200 feet of row. 
Leek—If for permanent position, sow in drills 2 feet 
apart; if for transplanting, sow in close beds. Let 
plants stand 9 inches apart in the row. 
