Horticulture at Htgii Altitudes 
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' A good way to blanch the easy blanching varieties of celery. The green 
!; varieties such as Giant Pascal should be blanched with soil. 
i fails to succeed even then. At the hig'her altitudes, however, both 
leaf and head lettuce do exceptionally well whether grown as a 
: spring or summer crop. Those who prefer head lettuce need grow 
: no other. The plants are hardy and seed may be sown outdoors the 
j first of May. Lettuce is a good hotbed crop and where hotbed 
' space is available some should be grown for early use. The seed 
may be planted in the hotbed the latter part of March. 
Grand Rapids is the best variety of leaf lettuce. Among head 
; lettuces, Wayahead is one of the earliest and best. New York, or 
" Wonderful, forms very large solid heads of good quality. Deacon 
; and Deer’s AlkHeart have also proven to be good. 
In growing head lettuce, it should be remembered that the 
plants must have room to develop properly. This means that when 
ii they have formed the second pair of leaves, they should be thinned 
II to stand about six or eight inches apart in the row. 
j| Melons, Squashes, Pumpkins and Cucumbers . — These vegeta- 
I bles are grouped together because their requirements and methods 
of culture are similar. They are quite susceptible to frost and out- 
, door planting can not be done until danger of frost is past. Cu- 
i' cumbers and Summer Squashes will mature when seed is sown out- 
