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ENDIVE— Continued. 



Per oz. \i lb. Lb. 



Green Curled. Very hardy; leaves dark green, tender and crisp. 25c. $0 75 $2 50 



White Curled. Leaves pale green ; should he used when young.. 30c. 1 00 3 00 



French Moss Curled. A beautiful curled variety, of fine quality 40c. 1 25 4 00 

 Broad-Leaved Batavian. Chiefly used in soups and stews ; requires 



to be tied up for blanching 30c. 100 3 00 



aARLIC. 

 German, Knoblauch. — French, Ail. — Spanish, Ajo. 



Used for flavoring soups, stews, and other dishes. Garlic thrives best in a light, 

 well-enriched soil ; the sets should be planted in early Spring, in rows one foot apart, 

 and from one to five inches between the plants in the rows. The crop matures in 

 August, when it is harvested like the Onion. 

 Garlic Sets Per lb., $0 40 



KOHLRABI. 



German. Kohlrabi. — French, Chou-rave. — Spanish, Col de nabo. 



A vegetable intermediate between the Cabbage and the Turnip. It is best cultivated 

 by sowing the seed in rows in May, June, and July, according to latitude. In this 

 district we sow through June, for succession, in rows eighteen inches apart, thinning 

 out to eight inches between the plants. It is rather difficult to transplant, and it is 

 generally preferable to sow the whole crop from seed, and thin it out where it stands ; 

 although, when the weather is favorable, the thinnings may he planted at the distances 

 above named. 



Per oz. %. lb. Lb. 

 Early White Vienna. Flesh white and tender ; the best market 



sort, excellent for table use 30c. $100 $3 00 



Early Purple Vienna. Differing from the above in color, which is 



of a blueish-purple 25c. 75 2 50 



Large White or Green. Good variety for stock 25c. 75 2 50 



LEEK. 



German, Lauch. — French, Poireau. — Spanish, Puerro. 



The Leek is very hardy, and easily cultivated ; it succeeds best in a light, hut well- 

 enriched soil. Sow as early in Spring as practicable, in drills one inch deep and one 

 foot apart. When six or eight inches high, they may be transplanted in rows ten inches 

 apart each way, as deep as possible, that the neck, being covered, may be blanched. If 

 fine Leeks are desired, the ground can hardly be made too rich. 



Per oz. %. lb. Lb. 



Large London Flag. A very useful variety 30c. $100 $3 00 



Large American Flag. A favorite market variety of strong growth 40c. 1 25 4 00 



Musselburgh. Grows to a large size 40c. 125 4 00 



Large Rouen. A large and excellent variety 40c. 125 4 00 



LETTUCE. 



German, Lattich. — French, Laitue. — Spanish, Lechuga. 



The cultivation of Lettuce is universal by all classes, and from its tractable nature 

 and freedom from nearly all insects and diseases, it is manageable in the hands of every 

 one. For main early crop, seed may be sown in the open ground, middle of September, 

 and transplanted to cold frames as soon as large enough to handle, being wintered over 

 in the same manner as early Cabbage. In dry, well-sheltered spots, by covering up 

 with leaves or litter late in the season, Lettuce plants may be saved over Winter with- 

 out glass covering, and in southern parts of the country without difficulty. The plants 

 for setting out in Spring are also sown in cold frames in February, and in hot-beds in 

 March, and by careful covering up at night, make plants to set out in April ; but these 

 are never so good as those wintered over. For succession crops, sowings may be made 

 in the open ground as early as Spring opens, until July. 



Per oz. X lb. Lb. 



Early Curled Simpson. This variety, properly speaking, does not 

 head, but forms a compact, close mass of leaves, the earliest 



and leading market sort 40c. $125 $4 00 



Early Curled Silesia. Closely resembles the above ; a valuable 



early kind 30c. 100 3 00 



