126 A LITTLE GARDEN THE YEAR ROUND 



Plant in April, putting in the seed to a depth 

 of a quarter of an inch in rows fourteen inches 

 apart. Thin out the plants to a distance of 

 seven or eight inches apart. Cut down the 

 stems to prevent flowering, and also to encour- 

 age a growth of new leaves. The young stalks, 

 blanched, and the sweet-flavored leaves are 

 relished by many as a salad dish, or used with 

 other salad plants in a mixture. 



Chicory: One sixteenth of an ounce of chic- 

 ory-seed will produce a twenty-five-foot row of 

 plants. Sow in rows twelve inches apart, half 

 an inch deep, and thin plants out to four inches 

 apart. Plant in May or June or, in the South, 

 in March and April. The blanched leaves 

 make an excellent salad. 



Chives are delicate onions, a hardy perennial 

 native to Great Britain, easily grown and 

 should be better known in the salad-garden. 

 The flavor is that of leek and onion mixed. A 

 few roots set out the early part of May ten 

 inches apart wiU suffice. 



Nasturtitmb: There is, of course, more or 

 less sentiment against devouring bouquets, 

 nevertheless the tops of Nasturtivmi plants are 

 delicious with crisp lettuce salads, and in South 



