46 PETER HENDERSON & CO.'S CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 



BORECOLE, or KALE. 

 German, Blutter Kohl. — French, Chou Vert. — Spanish, Breton. 



Borecole or Kale, may be grown in alnrost any soil, but the richer it is the more 

 abundant the produce. Sow from the middle of April to beginning of May in prepared 

 beds, covering the seeds thinly and evenly; transplant in June, and treat in the same 

 manner as for cabbage. Of all the cabbage tribe this is the most tender and delicate, 

 and would be much more extensively grown than it is if its excellent qualities were gen- 

 erally known. The varieties are all extremely hardy, and are best when touched by frost 



Per oz. yi lb. Lb. 



Dwarf Curled Kale, German Greens, or " Sprouts." This variety 

 is extensively grown as Winter greens, sown in the month of 

 September, in rows one foot apart, and treated in every way 

 as Spinach ; it is ready for use in early Spring 15c. 50c. §1 50 



Green Curled Scotch. A rather dwarf variety, growing about 

 eighteen inches in height, but spreading under good cultiva- 

 tion to three feet in diameter ; leaves of a bright green, 

 beautifully curled 15c. 50c. 1 50 



Cottager's Kale. A valuable variety, of excellent flavor, and an 

 immense cropper ; grows about a foot in height ; leaves rich 

 green, curled and feathered to the ground 20c. 60c. 2 00 



Variegated Triple Curled. Leaves beautifully curled and varie- 

 gated ; an excellent vegetable, and exceedingly orna- 

 mental Perpkt. 10c. Per oz. 75c. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



German Kopfkohl, Griiner. — French, Chou de Bruxelles. 



This is one of the best vegetables for Winter use, producing from the axils of the 

 leaves an abundance of sprouts, resembling small cabbages, of excellent mild flavor. 

 It has never come into general use in this country, probably owing to its being too ten- 

 der to stand the Winters of the Northern States ; still, by sowing in April or May, and 

 planting out in July, it may be had in fine condition until December, and in the South- 

 ern States, may be had in use from November to March. 



Per oz. X lb- Lb. 



Brussels Sprouts. French seed, very fine 25c. 75c. $2 50 



Roseberry. A variety producing compact sprouts of ex- 

 cellent quality 25c. 75c. 2 50 



CABBAGE. 



German, Kopfkohl. — French, Chou Pomme. — Spanish, Bepollo. 



The early varieties of Cabbage are cultivated more extensively than any other vege- 

 table. In latitudes where the thermometer never indicates 20 degrees below the 

 freezing point, seed may be sown in the open border in October, and planted out on the 

 first opening of Spring ; but in our Northern States, they must either be sown in hot beds 

 in February, or, what is still better, wintered over in cold frames ; for this purpose the 

 seed is sown from the 10th to the 20th of September. Attention to date is important ; 

 if too soon, the plants might run to seed, and if too late, they would be too small. In 

 four or five weeks from the time of sowing, they will be fit to transplant into the cold 

 frames. In planting, it is very important with cabbage or cauliflower, that the plant 

 is set down to the first leaf, so that the stem is all under ground, for, if exposed, it will 

 be split by the action of the frost, and will be injured in consequence. The plants are 

 usually set out from the middle of March to the middle of April, in rows about two feet 

 apart, and eighteen inches between the plants in rows. The late varieties are usually 

 sown in the early part of May, and the plants set out in July, at distances of three feet 

 between the rows, and two feet between the plants. 



Per oz. X lb. Lb. 



Early Jersey Wakefield. This variety is grown almost to the 



exclusion of all other kinds by the leading market gardeners 



in the vicinity of New York; it is also extensively grown 



in all parts of the county, as the best and most profitable 



early variety in cultivation $1 00 $3 00 $10 00 



Early York. A well-known favorite variety 20 60 1 50 



Large Early York. Larger and later than the preceding 20 60 150 



Early Ox-Heart. A favorite market variety 30 1 00 3 00 



Early Winningstadt. An excellent sort ; heads of large size 30 1 00 3 00 



