1-18 AMERICAN HOME GARDEX. 



It is somewhat cm-ioiis, from tlie combination in appearance 

 and flavor of the cabbage and turnip, but is really not worth 

 raisins:, though becoming common in om" markets from the 

 demand for it among our German people, to whom it seems as 

 a memorial of " fatherland." 



LEEK. 



Freiieli, Porreaii. — German, Porro. — Spanish, Puerro. 



SCOTCH, LOXDOX, &c. (name not material). 

 I'.raEF iiir.ECTioxs. 



Sow thinly in shallow di-ills fifteen inches apart, in rich soil ; 

 cover lightly, and if dry, give water. When from f;>m- to eight 

 inches high, thin them carefully to six inches apart in the row. 

 Keep them clean with frequent hoeings, and gradually eaith 

 up to blanch and sweeten them. 



Time : sow at the earliest opening of spring, and thin or 

 transplant as aljove directed. At the South a second sowing 

 may be made iu early fall, ti'cating the plants in the same 

 manner. 



The plants oljtained by thinning may be set out in well- 

 pre]iarcd drills or furrows three or four inches deeji, and if 

 carefully hoed and earthed up as above directed, will grow 

 large and fine for their apjjropriate uses in soups, &c., in win- 

 ter and spring. 



The leek is a perfectly hardy species of onion, with a rather 

 liroad flag leaf, and swelling but slightly, the neck formed by 

 the leaf-sheaths being its chief product for use. 



LETTUCE. 



Prcnch, TmUuh. — German, Garteusal'it. — Spanish, Lcdu!f/a. 



1. IMPERIAL ICE-HEAP. 2. SILESIAX. 3. "WHITE CABBAGE. 

 4. CURLED IXDIA. 5. TEXXIS BALL. 6. GEEEX HEAD. 



BKIEF Dir.ECTIONS. 



Sow thinly in very shallow drills, a foot apai't, in your rich- 

 est soil. Cover liuditly, and ifdrv, c'ive water. Fo/ Lead salad 



