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improves in size, and becomes a plant quite 

 unlike the tiny, hundred-leaved specimens 

 we dig from the roadside in spring, of which 

 a bushel will be required in order to secure a 

 good ^^mess'' for a greens-loving family, as 

 most of such a picking will have to be dis- 

 carded when it is ^ looked over'' preparatory 

 to cooking. In order to prevent the garden- 

 grown dandelion from becoming a nuisance it 

 must not be allowed to bloom and develop seed. 



A most delightful salad can be made from 



the new growth of the dandelion, in spring, 



if properly bleached. This can be done by 



covering the plants with dry leaves as soon 



as they begin to grow, thus excluding light 



and inducing rapid development. Or, if most 



convenient, flower-pots can be inverted over 



the plants. The small amount of light that 



comes to them through the drainage-hole in 



the bottom of the pot will materially assist 



in hastening the growth of the leaves in such 



a manner as to give them a crisp tenderness 



and deprive them of that bitter tang which 



characterizes the foliage when fully grown 



under exposure to the light and air. Just 



enough of this spicy quality to make the 



salad delightfully appetizing will be found in 



them when grown in this way. 



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