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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 
Spring and summer 
months. For winter use 
sow in September and 
October. 
Green Curled. Is 
the most desirable kind, as 
it bears more heat than % 
the following sort, and the 
favorite market variety. =f SCS, et 
Extra Fine Curled. : 
Does not grow quite so Green Curled Endive. 
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. 

KOHL-RABI, OR TURNIP-ROOTED CABBAGE. 
Cuov Naver (Fr.), Kont-Rast (Ger.), Con pz NaBo (Sp.). 
This vegetable is very popular with the European population of 
this city, and largely cultivated here. It is used for soups, or prepared 
in the same manner as Cauli- 
flower. For late fall and winter 

use it should be sown from the Gi, 
end of July till the middle of y A! . 
October; for spring use, during ’ Ait =) 
January and February... When Wee 
the young plants are one month 
old transplant them ip rows one se 7 
foot apart, and about the same 
distance inthe 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 of all, and the 
only kindI keep. It is early, 
forms a smooth bulb, and has 
few small leaves. The so-called 
large White or Green is not de- 
sirable. Early White Vienna Kohl-rabi. 


