LEEK 
HERBS 
fresh looking little plant makes things dressed up, and out 
of curiosity taste it some time instead of pushing it to 
one side. It's really not bad. You'll like Moss Curled 
variety best. 
Okra (gumbo) and leek are used a good deal in soups. 
Okra grows tall and easily, and if you thumb through the 
cook book you'll find what all southerners already know,— 
that it's useful in a surprising number of ways. Best 
varieties. Dwarf Green and White Velvet. Large 
American Flag is one of the best varieties of leek. It's 
a mild member of the onion family, but it doesn't look 
much like it in the garden. 
lust one more glance at the lesser-knowns and then on 
to the salad vegetables. Somewhere there's a corner 
in your garden that doesn't produce anything but 
quack grass. Why not spade it up and put in a few 
herbs? Catnip for your pussy (if any). Lavender for 
your handkerchief drawer. Some caraway for your 
pastry. A little dill if you are going to pickle cucumbers. 
And some sage for that grand recipe you have for 
dressing. There are lots of ways to fill up that little 
space, and all of them are fun. 
A few people snort at lettuce and mumble something about 
rabbit food, but almost everybody likes it, and a salad 
would certainly be a sad dish without it. There is a 
very satisfactory sensation 
that accompanies each 
delicate mouthful. It's a 
cool, pleasant feeling in 
the mouth, not so violently 
crunching as celery, not 
