
LETTUCE ... Great Lakes 
MUSKMELON .. . Heart O' Gold 

GROW A GARDEN 
FOR GOOD HEALTH ... GOOD 
LIVING .. SECURITY .. RECREATION 
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LEEK 
A mildly flavored member of the onion 
family, is little known in American gar- 
dens, but esteemed by those who know 
its blanched stems as a valuable con- 
stituent of soups and stews, or served in 
the same style as asparagus. It is a very 
hardy plant, and, where frosts are not 
severe, may be left in the garden all 
winter. 
Seed is sown in the early spring in the 
same manner as onions. Plants should 
later be thinned to from six to nine inches 
apart. A packet of seed is ample for the 
average family 
Packet, 10c; 1%% ounce, 55c; ounce, 
$1.00. 
¥ 
LETTUCE 
One of the first crops on the home gar- 
dener’s calendar, lettuce is too often also 
one of the first to disappoint him. It is 
not difficult to raise successfully if these 
fundamental facts are borne in mind and 
operations conducted accordingly: 
Salad crops to be crisp must be grown 
quickly, so the soil should be rich in 
plant food. Lettuce has a poor root 
system, therefore this plant food must be 
readily available in the upper surface of 
the soil. 
It is essentially a cool-weather plant, un 
harmed by light frost but rarely with 
standing summer heat, and is to be sownr 
or set out, as soon as the ground can be 
worked. 
Dress the top two inches of soil with a 
complete plant food at the rate of ten 
pounds to a 100 foot row, about one 
week in advance of setting out plants or 
planting seed. 
Leaf Lettuce is the best type for the small 
home garden. These plants form a loose 
head of large frilly, wavy leaves, of which 
a few at a time are cut and are later re- 
placed by new growth. This type is 
labor-saving for the gardener. In addition 
it is higher in vitamin content than the 
head type. Oak Leaf is rapidly becom- 
ing the most popular variety. However, 
many gardeners prefer Grand Rapids, or 
Prize Head. Both are of fine quality. 
fq ounce, 25c; ounce, 40c. Also Packets. 
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