PLANTING LIST 377 



Udo : A Japanese perennial vegetable, little known. It is grown 

 in two forms, of which only Kan Udo should be grown by the aver- 

 age gardener. It is grown from seed, which is not carried by all 

 seedsmen. One desiring to get it should write to the Department 

 of Agriculture at Washington, D.C. 



Sow in a seed bed, in early spring, and thin to six inches apart. 

 Transplant when six inches tall into the garden, in a row close to the 

 asparagus and rhubarb (see page 197). Distances should be two 

 feet by one. The soil should be rich and deep. Feed well with 

 top-dressing, and cultivate carefully all summer. In early Sep- 

 tember cut the plants to the ground, and cover with boxes or 

 pots, or earth with stone-free soil to a height of a foot or more. 

 Cut the shoots when they show through the earth, or in the boxes 

 when eight inches or more long. Do not injure the smaller shoots, 

 but continue cutting as long as shoots come. Then level the earth 

 around the plants, and mulch for the winter with straw or leaves. 

 Manure in spring, or give top-dressing. 



Vegetable Marrow, see Squash. 



Vegetable Oyster, see Salsify. 



Verbena : A low creeping plant, grown as a hardy annual, and 

 used for covering bare spaces in full sun. Its scented flowers are 

 welcome in the house ; their colors are best in reds, white, and 

 blues, and in beds they are very effective. It is easily grown from 

 seed, though florists often start it from cuttings. The seed should 

 be soaked in warm water before planting. Start it under glass in 

 March or April, outdoors in May, sowing the seed somewhat shallow 

 in rich soil that should, if possible, be clayey. The young plants, 

 raised under glass, do best in pots ; thin them in the seed bed to 

 three inches ; the permanent distances should be a foot or more 

 apart. The stems strike root as they spread, and two feet apart 

 is not too little. 



Violets : These are perennials of many varieties, growing naturally 

 in different kinds of soil, but usually doing well in ordinary garden 

 loam. Wild ones may be transplanted. They are not commonly 

 grown from seed, but from runners or from root-divisions. Set 



