Rawson & Co seedsmen / Rawson & Co. . Arlington Lawn .Seed on this Lawn. See page 41. » 24 RAWSONS LIST OF SELECT VEGETABLE Water Cre«s> DANDELION. [Pisse-en-lit, Fr. Loewenzahn, , Sp.]One oimce wHl sow loo feet of drill. CULTURE.—The dandelion resemblesEndive, and affords one of the earliest aswell as one of the most healthful, of springgreens. Sow as early as the weather willpermit, in good, well-enriched soil, in rowstwelve inches apart, covering seed one-fourth of an inch deep, and firming the soilwell over them. Thin to or three inchesapart in the rows.
Rawson & Co seedsmen / Rawson & Co. . Arlington Lawn .Seed on this Lawn. See page 41. » 24 RAWSONS LIST OF SELECT VEGETABLE Water Cre«s> DANDELION. [Pisse-en-lit, Fr. Loewenzahn, , Sp.]One oimce wHl sow loo feet of drill. CULTURE.—The dandelion resemblesEndive, and affords one of the earliest aswell as one of the most healthful, of springgreens. Sow as early as the weather willpermit, in good, well-enriched soil, in rowstwelve inches apart, covering seed one-fourth of an inch deep, and firming the soilwell over them. Thin to or three inchesapart in the rows. By so doing, the rootswill be larger, and a great amount of timewill be saved the next spring in trimmingor gathering the crop. One pound per acreis sufficient. Frencli. Thick-Lea-red (see cut).—As dan-delions are an important crop for Bos-ton market, we have grown all kinds, and the one known as French Thick-Leaf is far superior toany variety now being offered. Our stock has been carefullyselected, and most of it grown on our Arlington farm. Werecommend this strain as second to none. Per pkt., 10 cts.;oz., 40 cts.; li-lb., S1.
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