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GARDENING FOR PLEASUEE. 



Early Egyptian. A round, deep red variety, is the 

 earliest. 



Early Bassano. A light salmon colored variety. 



Early Blood Turnip. 

 Later than either of 

 the above, but best for 

 general crop. 



Long Smooth Red. 

 A long variety, best for 

 winter use. About six 

 ounces of seed will give 

 300 feet of row; enough 

 for ordinary use unless 

 succession crops are 

 wanted, then double 

 the quantity will be 

 required. 



BORECOLE OR KALE, 



(JBrassica oleracea var.) 



The rather indefinite 

 name of " sprouts" is 

 given to this vegetable 

 about New York. It 

 is sown here in Sep- 

 tember, in rows one foot apart, treated in every way as 

 spinach, and is ready for use in early spring. Four 

 ounces of seed is sufficient to sow 300 feet of row. Two 

 varieties of this, but little grown here, are the " Scotch 

 Kale," or " Curled Greens," and the " Dwarf German 

 Greens." The former is of a deep green color, the latter 

 bluish purple, both varieties are much curled, almost 

 like parsley. The seeds of these are sown in May, and 

 transplanted in July, just as we do late cabbages, at dis- 

 tances of two feet apart each way. These " Greens," of 



Fig. 71. EGYPTIAN BEET. 



