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tall or dwarf, plain or crinkled, according to variety. It is usually 

 either grown as a fall crop, or is carried through the winter to give 

 early spring greens. Sow in early June in moist rich soil, the rows 

 eighteen inches apart, the plants a foot or more apart in the row. 



Or sow in late August, 

 and winter the plants 

 under a light mulch, or 

 even none at all. 



Kochia, or Belvidere, or 

 Summer Cypress : An 

 annual plant bearing close 

 green foliage, and shaped 

 like a small cypress tree. 

 The plants grow about 

 two feet tall, and readily 

 make a close thick hedge 

 for a border or edging. 

 In the fall the foliage 

 turns to a beautiful red; 

 but the plants are soon 

 killed by frost. They seed 

 themselves readily, how- 

 ever, and many little 

 plants will come up the 

 second year. Sow the 

 seed in May, and thin or transplant to eighteen inches or more 

 apart. 



Kohlrabi : A plant of the cabbage family, which grows a turnip- 

 shaped vegetable just above the ground. Varieties are green and 

 red, variously shaped. They are readily grown in rows a foot apart 

 or more, the plants six inches apart in the rows. Sow in early 

 spring, with succession every fortnight until August, if wanted. 

 Kohlrabi must be picked when young; otherwise they quickly become 

 stringy. In rich moist ground they do well, and are worth growing. 

 Larkspur : A fine hardy flowering plant, bearing flowers in long 



FIG. 188. Kohlrabi should be picked 

 young. 



