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the garden, and make the soil very loose and mellow, 

 and moderately rich. Set the plants about thirty inches 

 apart, keep the ground clean, and as they grow, draw a 

 little fresh soil to them. Keep a sharp lookout for the 

 Colorado-beetle or Potato-bug, as this likes the Egg-plant 

 quite as well as it does potatoes, and if not destroyed 

 will ruin the crop* The best variety is the New York 

 Improved Purple. 



ENDIVE. 



Endive is a very hardy plant, easily grown, and when 

 properly blanched makes an excellent salad. It can be 

 sown at any time from March to August, but as it is 

 usually eaten late in the fall, it is commonly sown in 

 June or July, in rows twelve to fifteen inches apart, and 

 the plants thinned out to a foot distant in the row. The 

 blanching can be done in any way which excludes the 

 light. The usual method is by gathering the leaves 

 together and tying them at the top. 



KOHL BABI. 



Kohl Rabi is a variety of the cabbage, but it looks 

 more like a turnip. It has been called the Turnip-root- 

 ed Cabbage. It is grown as a sub- 

 stitute for cabbage. It will stand dry 

 weather better than turnips, yields 

 equally well, and is quite as nutri- 

 tious. It can be transplanted easily, 

 but it is usually sown, like the tur- 

 nip, where it is to remain. It can be 

 profitably grown as a field crop for 

 stock. Unlike the turnip it does not 



Fig. 8. KOHL BABI. . V 



impart an unpleasant navor to the 

 milk when fed to cows. The preparation of the land, 

 cultivation and harvesting, are similar to that required 



