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BORICOLE OR KALE. 



This vegetable, like several others, has not been 

 grown for the distant market. It is used quite exten- 

 tensively in New York, Chicago, and several other 

 cities with a large foreign population. It is not prob- 

 able that we shall ever adapt our taste to liking this 

 vegetable, but it would doubtless pay to raise it in a 

 small way for the palates of those who choose to pay 

 for the trouble. The cities named above would con- 

 sume hundreds of crates of it at a fair price if offered 

 early enough. It should be brought into these mar- 

 kets during March and April, or even earlier. 



Prepare the land as for lettuce and fertilize as for 

 cauliflower. 



The seed may be sown in drills during October and 

 November, or it may be sown in cold-frames like cauli- 

 flower during November. When the plants have the 

 fourth or fifth leaf, they may be transplanted in the 

 same way as cauliflower. 



The large varieties are cut and shipped in barrels ; 

 for shipping a long distance or a large amount, crates 

 will be found preferable. 



The working of the field is similar to that for the 

 cauliflower ; and it should be remembered that the 

 smaller varieties require less space than the larger. 



The leading varieties are Siberian and Green Curled. 

 This is only a small part of the varieties grown in 

 Europe. The former variety is also called " Sprouts " 

 in New York market, but this name is also applied 

 to a different vegetable. 



