Show FOOD QUALITIES OF overlooked i highly recommended as supple ment of head lettuce chinese cabbage can so bo grown throughout whole united states hat has advantage of being most economically grown Prep prepared fired by the united states department of agriculture ti i 4 4 alii amm la Is a supplement of let j tuco tuce recommended by the de part apartment ment of agriculture not a 4 substitute for it 3 cau can be grown through out the whole country and tit nt q about half tile the expense of 0 let fuce uce if it keeps better than lettuce and pound for pound probably cont contains as aa much of the valuable substance sub stanco for which we ave eat lettuce in transit it holds up better flinn lettuce oi Is one of the staple in ng gred gradients lents of chop oum guey it aisil 4 that thousands of americans Amerl cima have enten eaten and liked T technically echoic ally Is not ft a 2 cabbage and the unfortunate uso use of the name cabbage should not create prejudice against it 2 As a garnish it Is in preferable j to lettuce it retains its ita crisp ness in flavor its as well as in tit appearance pe arance Is grown from seed just na ita lettuce Is grown it attains the height of 12 to 14 inches nail and when ready to servo serve lt it resembles se the heart of lettuce apply to your seeds luan man for seed the poet who sald Wl iata la in it name evidently had no idea that in so for far as the important matter of food Is concerned prejudice could bo be aroused to such auch a point no as to cause a mental aversion to if not a positive condemnation ot of a detilly Aele delectable etal ile article of diet take tho the case of the chinese cabbage tor for example ample ox instinctively tha the gourmet chudd shudders i rs lit the ille attempt to associate that name witt with 11 delicacy call it pet tile Cl chinese linese namo for it and most moat probably his is prejudice will change to des desire are ho he will try it like it was introduced oy by ad A e united states department of agriculture from chinn china it la Is now groan grown inconsiderable quantities in illinois nila new jersey california an and other sections the of unprejudiced people who hav gaten Is all in id its favor and many who have enten eaten chop suey and liked it not knowing of what it Is composed unwittingly have held a brief for pet petral sill ono one of tho the staple ingredients of that well known and much enjoyed chinese american dish to americans lettuce tins has become tile the great lent leaf vegetable for salads throughout the year it Is grown la ift some soine part or other of the country and shipped from great distances to our tables it Is grown under square miles of glass near the great cities and tilt at a considerable expense for coal it Is estimated that 40 00 tons of lettuce Is grown under glass every year and that the value of this product Is iff 96 can bo be grown throughout the whole united states it possesses not only all tile the good food qualities of lettuce but also it has the advantage or of living more economically grown about one half the cost of let lettuce lettic tuc bv by reason of its heavier yield this thin feidi ture alone should recommend it during those times thues |