Dreer's garden book 1931 (1931) Dreer's garden book 1931 dreersgardenbook1931henr Year: 1931 26 )imiaM'rf<iAm.^iJi>P^^ LEEK Poireau, Fr. â r. r. â ». Puerro, Sp. I^HiHiIV Lauch, Ger. Culture â Greatly valued as a standby for soups and salads. Sow in April in drills 1 foot apart, and when 6 to 8 inches high, transplant in rich soil, in rows 12 inches apart and 4 inches apart and draw the earth to them as they grow. Seed may also be sown in August or September; plants trans- planted in the spring. One ounce wiU sow 100 ft. of drill. 438 Dreer's Prizetaker. A fine large variety
Dreer's garden book 1931 (1931) Dreer's garden book 1931 dreersgardenbook1931henr Year: 1931 26 )imiaM'rf<iAm.^iJi>P^^ LEEK Poireau, Fr. â r. r. â ». Puerro, Sp. I^HiHiIV Lauch, Ger. Culture â Greatly valued as a standby for soups and salads. Sow in April in drills 1 foot apart, and when 6 to 8 inches high, transplant in rich soil, in rows 12 inches apart and 4 inches apart and draw the earth to them as they grow. Seed may also be sown in August or September; plants trans- planted in the spring. One ounce wiU sow 100 ft. of drill. 438 Dreer's Prizetaker. A fine large variety of great merit, very mUd and tender. They grow long and thick, and are pure white in color. A very popular exhibition variety. Pkt., 10 cts.; J oz., 20 cts.; 1 oz., 30 cts.; Jib., $ 433 Giant Carentan. Produces a large thick stem, of mild flavor. Pkt., 10 cts.; i oz., 20 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; i lb., $ 437 Musselburgh. Grows to a very large size, with broad leaves. It is hardy and highly esteemed for exhibition. Pkt., 10 cts.; j oz., 20 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; fib', $ I innri ir^C Lechuga,SF. Laiiue, l-aE,d 1 i \J'^Eu Lattich, Salat, Ger. CultureâEvery home garden should hold quantities of this best of all salad plant, and with the proper selection of varieties suitable for different seasons, a steady supply may be maintained from late May until end of October. For the earliest supply sow seed of Loose-leaf and early Butterhead varieties like Dreer's All-Heart, under glass or indoors in boxes about March 1st. Sow thinly and when the young seedlings are three inches tall, transplant 3 to 4 inches apart each way in another seed flat or box. As soon as the ground can be put in good garden condition, these plants should be set out in rows 18 inches apart, the plants 4 to 6 inches apart in the row. For a succes- sion sow seeds of Midseason Butterheads, Crispheads and Cos Lettuce right in the open ground around middle of April. All lettuces to head properly, must b
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