92 KALE OR BORECOLE. 



not to cultivate deeply, surface working being all 

 that will be required. 



For a winter's crop, the Scotch kale should be 

 sown by the first of July in the latitude of New York 

 city, or at least a month earlier than in Virginia, and 

 if sown on rather dry soils, where there is a good 

 natural drainage, it can be profitably grown through- 

 out the northern and western states. In some locali- 

 ties the Dwarf Scotch kale is known as German 

 greens or sprouts. 



We find the most carefully selected strains of 

 both these varieties. Those whose leaves are the 

 most fringed are the ones that will endure the most 

 cold without injury. The seed of the Scotch is 

 light colored, and can readily be distinguished from 

 the Siberian, which is very black. If the market 

 gardener is anxious to grow Scotch kale and has 

 black seed sent him, he may know at once there is 

 a mistake. 



The brown or purple kale is the most hardy of 

 all, and is a favorite with the German gardeners, but 

 is not as much grown as formerly, because of its 

 coarse habit, and that it is not considered as delicate 

 a vegetable. But while there is a marked difference 

 in the appearance of the growing plants, the taste 

 does not find a marked difference in the varieties, 

 as a vegetable. 



