CHAPTER XXII. 
SPINACH, CORN SALAD, ENDIVE. 
These three vegetables have a certain natural affinity, in 
that all are quite hardy, and all are well suited to cold frame 
culture. 
SPrinacH. This 
is the most impor- 
tant member of the 
group. It is grown 
in enormous quanti- 
ties near all the large 
markets. The seed 
is sowed in frames 
(and in the open 
ground) in Septem- 
ber, and the spinach 
is ready for the Christmas market, when it is worth from ¢2 
to $3 per barrel wholesale at Philadelphia. The round-leaf 
sorts are preferable. Dreer’s Round-Seeded Savoy is excellent 
for fall sowing. The Bos- 
ton gardeners sell their sur- 
plus spinach to the canners, 
getting 20 cents per bushel 
for it. Spinach seed germi- 
nates quickly, and the plants 
¥ crow rapidly. 
SAVOY SPINACH. 
CorN SaLapD. This is 
CORN SALAD. treated the same as spinach, 
except that it is often planted 
regularly like lettuce, while spinach is broadcasted or sowed 
in rows. It is sold in the Philadelphia market in consider- 
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