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handsomest of any I have grown. If it proves as 

 strong a grower it will replace Fordhood Famous 

 with me. 



Egg-plant: — New York Improved Purple is still 

 the standard, but it has been to a large extent re- 

 placed by Black Beauty, which has the merit of being 

 ten days earlier and a more handsome fruit. When 

 once tried it will very likely be the only sort grown. 



Endive: — This is a substitute for lettuce for which 

 I personally have never cared. It is largely used 

 commercially. Broad-leaved Batavian is a good va- 

 riety. Giant Fringed is the largest . 



Kale: — Kale is a foreigner which has never been 

 very popular in this country. Dwarf Scott Curled 

 is the tenderest and most delicate (or least coarse) 

 in flavor. 



Kohlrabi: — This peculiar mongrel should be bet- 

 ter known. It looks as though a turnip had started 

 to climb into the cabbage class and stopped half-way. 

 When gathered young, not more than an inch and a 

 half in diameter at the most, they are quite nice 

 and tender. They are of the easiest cultivation. 

 White Vienna is the best. 



Leek: — For those who like this sort of thing it is 

 — just the sort of thing they like. American Flag 

 is the best variety, but why it was given the first 

 part of that name, I do not know. 



