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eight inches long, tie them up for blanching, to make them fit for the 
table. This can only be done in dry weather, otherwise the leaves are 
apt to rot. For summer use do not sow before the end of March, as, 
if sown sooner, the plants will run into seed very early. Sow for a 
succession during the 
Sp-bbie amd) “stm Mm er 
months. For winter use 
sow in September and 
October. 
Green Curled. Is 
the most desirable kind, 
as it stands more heat than 
the following sort, and 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 
summer. Better adapted for winter. 
Broad-leaved or Escarolle. Makes a fine salad when well 
grown and blanched, especially for summer. 
Green Curled Endive. 
KOHL-RAB!, OR TURNIP-ROOTED CABBAGE. 
: Cuou Navet (Fr.), Kouu-Rasi (Ger.), Cou 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 
winter use it should be sown 
from the end of July till the 
middle of October; for spring 
A ~ use, during January and Febru- 
(A f—<— - sary. When the young plants 
eh, one month old transplant 
them in rows one foot apart, and 
about the same distance in the 
rows. They also grow finely if 
sown broad-cast and thinned out 
when young, so that the plants 
are not too crowded; or, they 
may be sown in drills, and 
cultivated the same as Ruta 
Bagas. 
Early White Vienna. 
The finest variety ofall, 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 de- 
Early White Vienna Kohl-rabi sirable. 
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