| Show A SALAD GARDEN results are fairly sure to bp satisfactory small plot will produce sufficient sup ply borall summer lettuce Is greatest standby with curly cree next by MARY STARBUCK for a woman amateur a salad ear den Is a safe experiment it need not take much room and the results are fairly sure to be satisfactory besides gh ing variety to the table and a wholesome interest to the gardener it Is in itself a thing of beauty from start to finish A plot fifteen or twenty jeet square will supply salad through the whole summer for a large family and also yield occasional gifts for the neighbor bors of course lettuce Is the great stand by and there should be two or three riet les one of them russet colored this particular bind does not head up AS most of the others it Is however tender and of fine flavor while its color gives it value for use with othe salads in the garden the great dark beads are very effective glowing in the sunshine like burnished copper lettuce should be sown at least twice during the season first In April or may and again the last of june the second crop must be carefully care full watched and thoro watered from the time it first appears if the earth gets dry and hard it must be loosened about the tender plants until the leal spread sufficiently to leap it moist next to lettuce in value Is the curly cress which can be used with lettuce or by itself it Is also for certain dishes a more delicately effective gar nish than cress comes to maturity very early and if let alone will sow itself and pro duce a second crop by the last of august but bitter results are obtained by cutting back the blossoms as soon as they appear and when the stems get too tough tor use pull up the plants and make a second sowing in july in fact three crops may be counted on if one wishes to take the trouble one planting of parsley is sufficient it never falls grows abundantly and lasts tender and green until tho heavy frosts come radishes can be sown every two weeks during the summer the later crops must be well watered and should be pulled as soon as they are large enough for a good bite late grown radishes seem to get wormy more readily than those sown in the moist soil of the early spring cucumbers take a good deal of room but are so delicious eaten from the dewy vines tender and crisp without the ghastly chill of the ice chest that they are well worth the space they require and are also worth the trouble sometimes the cucumbers need a good deal of looking after in the early stages the young plants even before blossoming bloss oming often turn yellow and if not attended to soon dry up and die the malady Is caused by a tiny insect which attacks the under side of the leaves the remedy Is simple sprinkle the leaves thoroughly with red popper taking care to pepper well the under side one or two applications will be sufficient after the blossoms appear an insect of squash bug variety sometimes Is found on the vines this however is cnally discovered and disposed of keep cucumbers well watered and it the earth cakes loosen it all these salads except the cucumber should be sown in rows unless the garden Is very small in that case make an border tor lettuce not forgetting to thin out relentlessly as usual when there are four leaves above the ground sow an inside border of cress which need never be thinned except as it Is used put the cucumbers each ner and sow the rest in rows as the space allows |
