128 Teuck Geo wing in the South. 



COLLAEDS. 



While this crop is never grown for shipment, it is prof- 

 itably grown in a small way for local use, and for home 

 consumption. In the lower South where salads are scarce 

 in summer, the coUard will be found handy in the home 

 garden. It is easily grown. It should be planted 5 by 2, 

 and when about to go to seed, the heads should be cut out 

 and the sprouts will be found very palatable if kept in a 

 thrifty condition. 



SPIITACH. 



In the North this plant is growing extensively for salad, 

 but it is just becoming known in the South at present. It 

 can hardly be recommended to Southern gardeners for 

 shipment, on account of the limited demand in the South, 

 and distance from Northern markets. Still an effort 

 should be made to introduce it in the South, as it is a de- 

 licious salad, and very healthful on the account of the 

 presence of iron. It is hardy, surviving a temperature of 

 20, and may be grown in the South as a winter crop. 

 Plant in October and November in rows two feet apart, 

 and thin to eight to ten inches in the drill. Eich soil is re- 

 quired for this crop. The curled Savoy and Hound Leaf 

 are good varieties. 



