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RICHARD FROTSCHER'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 



Green Curled Endive. 



Early White Vienna Kohl-Rabi. 



Large London Flag Leek. 



the plants will run into seed very early. 

 Sow for a succession duiing the spring and 

 summer months. For winter use sow in.^ 

 September and October. 



Oreeii Curled. Is the most desirable 

 kind, as it stands more heat than the follow- 

 ing sort, and is the favorite market variety. 



Extra Fine Curled. Does not 

 grow quite so large as the foregoing, and is 

 more apt to decay when there is a wet sum- 

 mer. Better adapted for winter. 



Broad-Leaved, or Escarolle. 



Makes a fine salad when well grown and 

 blanched, especially for summer. 



GARLIC. 



Oarlie. There is more Garlic grown in 

 Louisiana than in any other State, or all States 

 together. It is a staj)le product of the lower 

 Parishes. It is raised for home consumption 

 and shipping. It is used for flavoiing stews, 

 roasts, and various other dishes. People fi-om 

 the South of Europe use much more than the 

 inhabitants of the United States. — It should 

 be planted in October and November, in diilla 

 two to three feet apart, about six inches in the 

 drills and one inch deep. The distance be- 

 tween the rows depends upon the mode of 

 cultivation; if planted in the garden, a foot 

 between the rows is sufficient. It is cultivated 

 like Onions; in the Spring they are taken up 

 and plaided together in a string by the tops. 

 One of these strings contains about from 50 

 to 70 heads in double rows; they are then 

 stored or rather hung up in a dry, airy place. 

 They keep from 6 to 8 months. 



KOHL-RABi. or TURNIP- 

 ROOTED CABBAGE. 



Chou Navet (Fr.), Kohl-Eabi (Ger.), 

 Col de Nabo (Sp.). 

 This vegetable is very popular with the 

 European population of this city, and largely 

 cultivated here. It is used for soups, or pre- 

 pared in the same manner as Cauliflower. 

 For late fall and vvinter use it should be sown 

 from the end of July till the middle of Octo- 

 ber ; for spring use during Januar^^ and Febru- 

 ary. "When the young plants are one month old 

 transplant them in rows one foot apart, and 

 about the same distance in the rows. They 

 also grow finely if se^^^n broad-cast and thinned 

 out when young, so that the j)lants are not toa 

 crowded ; or, they may be sown in drills, and 

 cultivated the same as Euta Bagas. 



Early White YieaiBsa. The finest 

 variety of all, and the only kind I keep. It is 

 early, forms a smooth bulb, and has few small 

 leaves. The so-called large White or Green is 

 not desirable. 



LEEK. 



PoiBEAU (Fr.), Lauch (Ger.), Pueko (Sp.). 



A species of Onion, highly esteemed for 

 flavoring soups. Should be sown broad-cast 

 and transplanted, when about six to eight 



