. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. t, but with long fleshyleaf stems. These stems may be cooked and served with creamdressing in a manner similar to serving asparagus. The leavesthemselves are used as greens, and are as mild as spinach for thispurpose. There is no fleshy root as in the true beet. 110 COOL SEASON VEGETABLES The seeds are sown in rows about fifteen or twenty inches apartto allow of tillage between the
. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. t, but with long fleshyleaf stems. These stems may be cooked and served with creamdressing in a manner similar to serving asparagus. The leavesthemselves are used as greens, and are as mild as spinach for thispurpose. There is no fleshy root as in the true beet. 110 COOL SEASON VEGETABLES The seeds are sown in rows about fifteen or twenty inches apartto allow of tillage between the rows, with the plants six to twelveinches apart in the rows. This planting should be done as earlyin the spring as the ground can be prepared. The crop endures hotweather well and will also endure both late spring and early fallfrosts. As the leaves become large enough they may be pulled off,the outer ones being used and the central ones allowed to continuetheir growth. In this way the same plants will continue to supplya crop throughout the entire season. If given thorough tillage andenough moisture and conditions are favorable, the crop will notbecome too fibrous for table use. An immense yield may be ob-. Fig. 74*—Types of globe onions. Michigan ideal on left. Longer form on right, preferredin many markets. (Michigan Station.) tained from a very few plants. If thinning is required the plantspulled out may be used for greens. This crop is becoming more popular for home use in Americabecause it is one of the few garden crops which will endure bothextreme cold and summer heat. As the plants are easily trans-planted the seed may be sown in hotbeds to get an early would then take place in very early spring. Collards may be called non-heading cabbage. Like othermembers of the cabbage group they are able to withstand a greatdeal of frost in spring and fall. They will stand summer heat bet-ter because they do not form heads. The tender leaves forming arosette a
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