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VEGETABLE GARDENING 



Varieties. There are 

 many varieties, of which, 

 perhaps, the most desir- 

 able are the Snowball 

 and the Early Dwarf 

 Erfurt. 



KALE, OR BORECOLE 



(Brassica oleracea var.) 



Description. Native 

 of Europe and Asia. An- 

 nual or biennial. The 

 iseed is like that of the 

 cabbage or kohl-rabi. 

 lis head is group- 

 a number of vegeta- 

 bles closely related to 



cabbage and kohl-rabi, and are used for greens. None of 



them are sufficiently hardy in the extreme north to stand 



out over winter. They 



are here cultivated in 



the same manner as 



turnips. In sections 



where the winters are __ : _ 



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Fig. 84. Cauliflower plant with leaves 

 tied together to keep the sunlight off the 

 head. This should be done as soon as the .^j 

 head can be seen, and the leaves should re- e d 



mild, some of them are 

 esteemed for planting 

 in autumn for early 

 spring use. 



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Fig. 85. Dwarf Purple kale. 



KOHL-RABI (Brassica oleracea var.) 



Description. Kohl-rabi has been derived from a 

 plant nearly allied to the cabbage, and its seed resembles 

 cabbage seed. Its pecularity is its swollen stem just above 



