Lettuce, the Universal Salad 
Lettuce has been in use since very 
remote times and was first introduced 
to the English in 1562. Lettuce should 
be on the table at least once a day as 
long as obtainable. Of the many varie- 
ties on the market today, perhaps the 
loose-leaf, or non-heading, type is best 
adapted for the home garden. It can be 
grown fast and eaten as soon as cut. 
GRAND RAPIDS and BLACK SEED- 
ED SIMPSON are the two favorites of 
the leaf varieties. 
There are many good heading varie- 
ties that can be grown in the home 
garden. Last season many good reports 
came from those who tried MIGNON- 
ETTE, a small-heading variety that sel- 
dom bolts to seed and matures in about 
80 days. 
ROMAINE is a mild oblong head of 
medium size, and a favorite with many. 
Grows well in late fall. 
EGGPLANT is a long-season plant and 
should be started early in frames or 
greenhouses and set out when the 
ground is warm. It cannot get too warm 
to grow good eggplant. For those who 
wish to try it, we expect to have a few 
plants of the best variety. 
ENDIVE is of two varieties, the fine 
leaf and the broad leaf. Both are easy 
to grow and furnish nice greens all 
season, maturing in about 90 days. 
' KALE is a species of wild cabbage 
but is a favorite vegetable with many. 
It grows the same as cabbage, with the 
same insects bothering it. The Dwarf 
Scotch is the one most used, while the 
1000-headed is ideal for chickens and 
stock feed. 
LEEK is the native flower of Wales 
and all good Welshmen grow plenty of 
leek. This vegetable was grown in Egypt 
in the time of the Pharaohs and still is. 
Each year sees it more extensively 
grown here. It is of the onion family 
and will grow well anywhere onions 
thrive. Young plants should be set rath- 
er deep and, as they grow, soil is pulled 
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Endive — Fine Leaf 
up around them to elongate the stem 
and help blanch it. They are mild in 
flavor, having nearly all the qualities 
of onions, except they will not keep 
long after being pulled. 
Do You Know... 
Never apply insecticides or sprays 
when the fruit is in bloom. It kills the 
bees and hinders pollination. 
Lime is a releasing agent. It releases 
the inert plant food, rendering it avail- 
able to the tiny food roots of the plants. 
After planting your seeds, firm the 
soil over them by walking over the 
rows unless the soil is soppy wet, then 
firm lightly. 
Vegetables that may be planted, or 
plants set out, very early, even before 
the last light frosts are over, are the 
following: Asparagus, beets, broccoli, 
Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, 
celery, celeriac, cress, endive, kale, kohl 
rabi, leek, lettuce, onion, parsley, pars- 
nips, peas, radish, rhubarb, rutabaga, 
turnip, salsify and spinach. 

Reg. U. $. Pot. OF. 
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