VEGETABLES DESCRIPTION AND CULTURE. 291 



Early Curled Siberian, or Dwarf German Greens. 

 Beautifully curled, and known in some sections as Blue 

 Curled Kale. Very hardy and makes excellent greens for 

 winter and spring use. 



Dwarf Green Curled Scotch is a fine winter kale, 

 and is superior for home use. After frost the leaves be- 

 come very tender, and produce greens of fine flavor. The 

 plants grow from two to two and a half feet high, with 

 an abundance of beautifully curled leaves. 



Culture. — Raised from seed, like the rest of the cabbage 

 tribe, which may be sown in April with the winter cab- 

 bages and treated in the same manner. Transplant, if the 

 Dwarf Green Curled, into rows eighteen inches apart and 

 twelve inches in a row. Give it a good soil. The other 

 sorts require about the same space as winter cabbages. 

 Borecole may be sown as late as the middle of August in 

 the place where it is to remain, and managed like the 

 rutabaga turnip. Like the cabbage, it is visited by the 

 aphis or cabbage-louse, and caterpillar. 



Seed. — Manage some of the best plants as cabbage. 



Use. — The outside leaves can be cut off for use when 

 from seven to nine inches long, but they will be coarse 

 and rank until mellowed by frost. The better way is after 

 frost to cut off the hearts, not square across, but with a 

 sloping cut, in order to throw off the rain, and the stem 

 which is left will throw up fresh sprouts for a succession. 

 For winter and spring greens this vegetable is nearly 

 equal to the Savoy cabbage, after the frost has rendered 

 it sweet and tender. 



Marketing. — Barrels, well ventilated, are used for 

 shipping this vegetable to market. The kale is cut when 

 the leaves are seven to nine inches long, and securely 

 packed, so the barrel will remain full when it reaches its 

 destination. 



