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Sfotcli Kale is (nict)!" llic \ ('u('tal)l('s wliicli should be round in r\ crv 

 Ahiskan iiai'dcn. It ncxcr Tails. It is raised almost as easily as (iir 

 nips. It is liai'dy and can be left out under tlie snow all wintei'. In 

 fact it improves in lla\"or l)y bcino- fro/cii. It should not he eaten raw, 

 however. It is not a salad plant. l)iit l»oil(M| with meat and served in 

 the various ways known to j^ood cooks it is one of the most delicious 

 greens ^rown. 



Kolil-rah'i. — Troiidlijemsk, seeded .lune I». The few i)lants raised 

 o-rew into tender l)un)s. It also is a vegetable specially adapted to 

 northern cdiinate. Can l>e sown in the o[)en <;rouiid and thimied or in 

 a hotlx'd and transplanted like cabba<;e. The stem forms a bidb at the. 

 surface of the o-round of the size of a larj^e turnip. It is also ^ood 

 cattle food. 



Lettuce. — Ri<^ Boston, .seeded in the open ground Ma}' 21. June 6, 

 up, fair stiind. rJnly 1, doing' s})lendidly. August 1, ahead of trans- 

 planted lettuce of same variet3\ 



The same variet}' was transplant(Kl from the hotbed May 27. It 

 grew slowly, and August 1 was just beginning to head. 



All varieties of lettuce do well in Alaska. No one kind can be 

 reconnnended as suited to the whole Territorv. rhe vigorous, large- 

 growing sorts are as a whole to be preferred to the smaller and more 

 delicate sorts. The variet)^ known on the Pacific coast as the San 

 Francisco Market (not grown at this station tiiis year) is on the whole, 

 perhai)s, the best so far tested. 



Pan^leij. — Extra Curled, seeded in the open gi-ound ^Nla}' 21. A 

 single short row grown at the station can not be surpassed. The leaves 

 are full}' a foot tall and form a thick mass of crisp green. It is one of 

 the vegetables suited to Alaska and should be found in evcn'v garden, 

 and it should l)e used much more freel}' than is generally the case. 



Peas. — Ilosford Market Garden, seeded May 21. June (>, up, good 

 stand. June 15, growing Avell. fJuly i,.") inches high, growing slowh^ 

 yellowish. Jul}' 15, 1«» inches high, look well. August 1, in bloom. 

 August 15, have formed some pods. 8eptem))er 1, most prolific 

 variety, excellent llavor. 



McLean Little Gem, seeded May 21. June 6, up and good stand. 

 June 15, growing well. fJuly 1, (> inches high, good color. July 15, 

 18 inches high, a few blossoms. August 1, in ))looni. August 15, has 

 formed some pods. September 1, excellent quality. 



Pearliest of All, or Alaska, seeded May 21. ,June <>, up and good 

 stand. June 15, growing rapidl}', ahead of other varieties. July 1, 

 12 inches high, growing well, yellowish. July 15, 2 feet high, in full 

 bloom. August 1, set pods. August 15, 4 feet high, i)ods large 

 enough for use. Septendter I, very line, (piite prolific. 



Dwarf Telephone, seeded May 21. June 0, up and good stand. 

 June 15, growing rapidly. ,July 1. s inches high: doing well, but 

 rather yellow. July 15, a few blossoms. August 1, set pods. August 



