Lesson XVII 
Pull all weeds. Pick string and shell 
beans, if ready, and pull up the vines. 
Pull all the beets. 
Set out one row of Hartford Bronzed 
Head Lettuce plants seven feet from north 
end, and one row Big Boston Lettuce 
plants four feet from south end, setting 
the plants one foot apart. Take lettuce 
plants from rows in the garden, taking 
alternate plants. 
Plant, five feet from north end, one 
row of radish seed. 
Pick flowers and tomatoes, and pull 
radishes and lettuce, if ready. 
Pigweed^: Lamb’s quarters, baconweed. 
Cheno podium Album (ke-no-po'dium aV- 
bum). This is one of the commonest of 
weeds, growing two to seven feet high. 
Stems nearly white or mealy, also the under 
surface of the leaves sometimes varies some 
* Always have the weed present. 
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