1,7 POT-HERB 



^'^' CROPS 



spinach is sown lengthwise of the beds 12 to 

 18 inches apart, according to the sort of tillage 

 to be used. 



CHARD. 



One of the best of the pot-herbs, though not 

 so generally known, is the chard or leaf-beet, 

 which usually requires the whole season to 

 mature, although it will give a succession of 

 leaves from early summer until fall. The leaf- 

 blades and midribs of the chard are very broad, 

 and are usually white or slightly tinted, in- 

 stead of green. Gardeners often blanch them 

 further by tying the leaves together while 

 growing. The seeds are sown in the spring as 

 thickly as the ordinary beet is sown, and the 

 plants are thinned until they stand six to twelve 

 inches apart in the row. 



MUSTAKD. 



Mustard is cultivated more extensively in 

 the South than in the North, as it will grow 

 where the climate is too hot for other greens. 

 In the North it is usually grown only in home 

 gardens for family use; the plants run to seed 

 in midsunamer, so seed must be sown very early 

 in the spring. They are ready for use in May 

 or June. Some of the new improved varieties 



