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AMATEUR CULTIVATOR S GUIDE 



fection that it be acted upon by the frost before it is cut for the kitchen. The part used are the tops 



or crown of the plant, with any of the side sprouts. It boils well, and is tender and sweet. 



Culture. — The seeds are sown at the time of sowing the seeds of the Cabbage or Cauliflower, 



and in the same manner : early plants may be started in a hotbed, or the seed may be sown in the 



open ground in May. In transplanting, treat the plants same as young cabbages, setting them 



more or less remote, according to the size or habit of the variety ; requires a light rich soil. 



per oz. 



Green Curled Scotch. This is one of the most popular varieties. It is very hardy, 



and is much improved by frost. Per pkt., lo i3 



Dwarf Curled Krle, or German Greens. This is a very hardy and comparatively 

 low-growing variety ; the leaves are finely curled. A fine variety for winter and 

 spring use when planted in a light cellar, or other protection from the severity 

 of the weather. In the Southern and Middle States, it stands well in the open 

 beds. Per pkt., lo ,5 



Tall Green Curled. A fine hardy and productive variety ; height two and a half feet. Per 



pkt., 10 20 



Cottager's Kale. A new English variety. It is exceedingly hardy, of excellent flavor, 

 and very productive. It should be planted in March, in a frame, and transplanted 

 early about three feet apart ; requires a light rich soil. Per pkt., 10 . . .35 



Carter's Improved Garnishing. This will produce more than twenty varieties, some of 

 which are worthy of a place in a greenhouse, being quite equal in color to the new 

 Coleus. The colors vary fi'om rich crimson to white laced and fringed Per pkt., 10 75 



Ragged Jack. A very fine English variety. Per pkt., to . . . ... 20 



Sfussels Sprouts (Brassica Oleracea Var). 

 German, Kopf, Kohl, Gruner. — French, Choit de Bruxelles. 



Coltivated for the small heads, which are produced in great numbers on the main stem of the 

 plant, and are in perfectiot in the autumn. They are very tender, and of fine flavor after early 

 frosts. Sow in seed-beds in May ; transplant and cultivate as directed for Cabbage. 



per oz. 

 35 

 35 



Roseberry. A new and superior English variety ; one of the best. Per pkt.. 10 . 



Own Saving. A new English variety ; very fine. Per pkt., 10 



The Albert Sprout. This is a hybrid between the Drumhead Savoy Cabbage and the 

 Brussels Sprouts. It comes in after the other varieties of the Sprout. The flavor, 

 after cooking, is all that could be desired, — mild, mellow, and very fine. Per 

 pkt., 20 , so 



New Feather-Stem Savoy. A true hybrid, possessing the growth and habit of Brussels 

 Sprouts. A delicate and delicious vegetable, requinng same treatment as Brus- 

 sels Sprouts. Per pkt., 10 35 



Broccoli (Brassica Oleracea Botrvtis) 

 German, Brocoli, Spargel-kokl. — French, Chou Brocoli. — Spanish, Broculi. 



In its structure and general habit, the Broccoli resembles the Cauliflower. It is very hardy, and 



surer to head, but inferior in flavor. 



Culture. — The seeds should be sown in hotbeds in April, or in open ground in May, in a 



very dee[) rich soil, on an open exposure, where tlie plants grow much stronger than near trees 01 



fences. Sow die seeds tolerably thick on the surface. If dry, tramp them down, and rake in lightly. 



If droii2;ht continues, give the beds a few waterings till the plants appear, which will be in two or 



three we-'ks. Transplant in June or July, when the weather is moist, in rows two feet apart, and 



twenty inches in the row. Their further culture is to keep them clear of weeds by hoeing and 



stirring the ground. When they have advanced in growth, draw some earth to their stems, which 



greatly promotes their luxuriance. 



per oz 



Early Purple Cape. This has a close compact head of a purple color, and, in favorable 

 seasons, comes as large as a Cauliflower. Hardy, and of excellent flavor. Per 

 pkt., 10 ... 5o 



White Cape. Later than the preceding, and should be planted here, at the North, early in 

 April. The heads, when perfected, are large and white and compact, resembling 

 the Cauliflower. Per pkt., 10 75 



Chappell's Larne Cream-Colored. A very large and fine son; flower cream-yellow; 



very early. Per pkt., lo 60 



Snow's Superb White Winter. This is a dwarf variety. The leaves are broad, with 

 short stems ; the heads are large, white, very compact ; considered by many 

 equal to the Cauliflower. Per pkt., 25 . . . 330 



Walcheren. Comparatively new, and so closely resembling a Cauliflower as to be scarcely 

 distinguishable from it. The leaves, however, are more curbed, and it is hardier. 

 Per pkt., 10 . 75 



Grange's Autumn. A fine fall variety ; close compact head ; one of the best. Per pkt., 10, 75 



Adam's Early White. A fine variety ; strong and robust grower, with a compressed head, 

 so as to render it invisible when ready for cutting : and this protects it from rain, 

 and effect of frost ; heads large and pure white. Per pkt., 10 . . . . 6e 



Carter's Champion. Dwarf, compact-growing, large-headed; the best late variety in cul- 

 tivation. Per pkt., 25. 



Elletson Emperor. A new and fine English variety. Per pkt., 10 60 



