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ularity for the past few years. The Bath Cos is crisp 

 and fine flavored, and extremely large. 



The Green Curled is an exceedingly ornamental, 

 fringed variety, and is rapidly gaining in favor in family 

 gardens. 



There is an almost endless list of varieties, but none 

 are more desirable than those above mentioned. 



Martvxia {Martynia). The young seed pods of 

 this plant are used to some extent for pickling. It 

 is of very easy culture, and will succeed in almost 

 any garden soil. 



The seed may be sown in the hot-bed, — the plants 

 being afterwards transplanted, — or may be sown in 

 April in the open ground, and transplanted later. 

 Thev should be spaced to three feet apart each way, 

 as the plants are veiy spreading in habit. 



Martynia. 



On good soil the pods are produced in great abund- 

 ance, and should be ready for use in July or August. 



