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GARDENS AND THEIR MEANING 
Keep the bed of carrots free from weeds, so gardeners say ; 
therefore cultivate carefully and do not let the earth harden. 
Thin to a distance of four inches. This spring sowing will 
secure early carrots in June. Late carrots are sown at the 
end of May or early in June, and these will keep through the 
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winter, either in sand in the cellar or in pits in the garden. 
These early carrots, however, must not be expected to last 
through the winter. 
Young carrots are appetizingly prepared in this way : Boil 
in salted water till tender, drain, and serve with drawn butter. 
If you please, they may be cut into dice. They are sometimes 
served acceptably with peas ; the contrasting colors certainly 
make a pretty combination. The carrot leaf is finely cut, of a 
lovely bright green, and it can garnish a dish very effectively. 
Some persons enjoy pickled carrot. 
Lettuce. Lettuce is perhaps the favorite vegetable for a 
small garden. It is coming more and more into demand. 
