GARDEN OR VEGETABLE SEEDS. 4? 



KOHLRABI. (Brassica oleracea, VAR.) 

 This is also known as the Turnip Eooted Cabbage. 

 Sow any time from March to September, thinly, in rows 

 two feet apart ; cover half inch deep. When up, thin out 

 to six or eight inches apart. Boil and slice, and eat with 

 butter, pepper and salt. 



LEEK. (Allium Porrum.) 



Sow the seeds in February, March and April, in very 

 rich, mellow soil, in rows fifteen inches apart ; cover 

 about one inch deep. When seven or eight inches high, 

 transplant in rows two feet apart, and six inches apart in 

 the rows. Plant as deep as possible, so as to blanch them. 

 The leek is eaten like the onion, it being sweeter and 

 more delicate. Plant also in September. 



LETTUCE. (Lactnca saliva. ) 



A well-known green salad, and relished by everybody. 

 It is of easy culture, but requires rich coil to force its 

 growth, so that the cuttings may be crisp and tender. 

 Plant seeds in shallow drills, fifteen inches apart ; cover 

 half an inch deep ; when up, thin out to six inches apart. 

 It may be easily transplanted whenever necessary. In 

 the Southern States, sow either in March or April, or in 

 August and September. A little straw or brush around 

 the plants will protect them in winter. Sow in cold 

 frames at any other time you may desire during the win- 

 ter. In the Northern. States, protect the plants under 

 glass until cold weather ceases. 



MARTYSTIA. (Martynia proboscidea. ) 

 The fruit is used for pickles while young and tender. 

 Sow in drills in April or May ; cover very lightly. When 

 plants are large enough, transplant two feet apart each 

 way. 



MUSHROOMS. (Ayaricus campestris. ) 



The chief conditions to obtain a satisfactory result in 

 growing mushrooms, is a rich soil under a genial temper- 



