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mark or destroy them. This method allows watering to 
be easily done, and also feeding with liquid manure when 
necessary. Care must be taken not to let such plants get 
dry, or they will run to seed. Before taking to the exhi- 
bition they must be carefully examined, to see if there 
are any signs of bolting — running to seed; for when they 
are cut down the centre this state is instantly revealed to 
the judges. 
For insect pests, see Chapter XV. 
Major Clark’s Red. 
Red 
Leicester Red. 
Sutton’s Superb Pink. 
Pink 
Dobbie’s Favourite Pink. 
White 
Dobbie’s Invincible White. 
Wright’s Giant White. 
LETTUCE 
The first sowing of Lettuce may be made in a frame 
during February, and after they have made considerable 
growth — that is, if they have been sown thinly — they 
may be thinned out, and the plants planted on a warm, 
sheltered border, leaving enough in the frame, about 6 in. 
apart each way, to form a crop. The first sowing in the 
open should be made on a warm border early in March, 
in drills i ft. apart and i in. deep. Sow thinly, and, when 
the plants are about 3 in. high, thin out to about 6 in. 
apart, leaving them on the seed bed. Plant the others 
in drills 1 ft. apart and 6 in. between the plants. Select 
a dull, showery day for this operation, and if it turns 
