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in the row. The cultivation required is similar to that for cabbage. 

 The plant is very hardy and will live during the winter in open ground 

 in localities where very severe freezing does not take place. Where the 

 kale is grown under such conditions that light frosts are allowed to strike 

 it, the flavor is greatly improved. It is used as a substitute for cabbage 

 or as a green. 



The variety of kale recommended is Green Curled Scotch. That 

 variety does not form a'head, but has thick leaf stems and curly leaves. 



Kohl-rabi 



Kohl-rabi belongs to the same class of plants as do cabbage and cauli- 

 flower, and is grown as they are. This is an intermediate vegetable 

 between cabbage and turnip, the edible part being the swollen stem of 

 the plant, which comes just above the ground. Kohl-rabi, however, can 

 be planted closer than can cabbage. Plants 12 inches apart each way 

 will yield very good results. The fleshy stems should be used when they 

 are young; continued growth to a large size results in woodiness, which 

 is not a desirable property. 



The two varieties that are considered the best are White Vienna and 

 Purple Vienna. 



Leek 



The leek belongs to the onion family. It may be sown very early in 

 the spring in the hotbed or cold-frame, and later transplanted to the 

 field. The rows may be 6 to 30 inches apart, according to the method of 

 culture, the plants being 4 to 8 inches apart in the row. As the edible 

 part is the bulb and a part of the stem, leek plants when set out should 

 be set very deep. They do their best on a sandy-loam soil that has in 

 it a considerable amount of humus. In many gardens leeks are grown 

 in trenches. As they increase in size the dirt is drawn around their stems 

 and bases, the result being leeks that have 4 to 6 inches of blanched stem 

 and bulb. 



Leeks are marketed in bunches, as are young onions, and may be stored 

 during the winter as is celery. 



The varieties of leek recommended are Flag and Carentan. 



Lettuce 

 Most varieties of lettuce thrive best during early spring or late autumn. 

 The cos, or summer lettuce, however, is an exception. A rich sandy loam, 

 full of organic matter such as rotten stable manure, is the soil for the 

 best development of lettuce. Plant the seed in rows 10 to 30 inches 

 apart, and thin the plants so that they stand 10 to 12 inches apart in the 

 row, A setting of \ inch deep in the soil is enough for the seed. In order 



