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growth. If the soil is sufficiently fertile, the roots will 

 be ready for use in the fall of the second year. Coarse 

 fresh manures are not desirable for this plant. 



The harlequin bug is especially fond of sucking the 

 leaves of this plant, and, since it grows throughout the 

 summer, becomes verj^ troublesome. A fungous disease 

 often attacks the main root just below the crown, hollow- 

 ing out the center and rendering it useless. 



The roots are grated and seasoned with vinegar as a 

 condiment to be used with meats, fish and oysters. 

 Pickled with strong vinegar and tightly bottled, it will 

 keep indefinitely. 



KALE 



Kale is very hardy, and, when sown in the early fall, 

 will furnish tender greens during the winter and early 

 spring. When sown in spring, it produces a quick 

 growth and the leaves are ready for use in six weeks 

 after planting. Sow- the seed thinly in row^s three feet 

 apart, covering the seed lightly with fine soil. When the 

 plants are two inches high, thin them out, leaving one 

 plant every three inches. Kale should be fertilized and 

 cultivated as turnips when grown for salad. 



Curled Emerald Isle is one of the best varieties for 

 either fall or spring planting. 



KOHLRABI 



Kohlrabi, a species of the cabbage family, is grown 

 for its turnip-like, enlarged stems. The edible part con- 

 sists of the enlarged base of the leaf-stalk. Its cultiva- 



