LIST OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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KALE — Continued. 



Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. 



Tall Green Curled Scotch. A tall growing variety, attain- 

 ing a height of two feet and over; produces abundance of 

 deep green and very curly leaves ; recurved and spreading in 

 habit; withstands very severe winter weather. Pkt. 5c, oz. 

 15c, yi lb. 40. 



Moss Curled, Very Early. A new sort, of special excel- 

 lence, being a very dwarf fine curled variety of a yellowish 

 green color,, growing very close to the ground. Pkt. 5o, oz. 

 15c, lb. 40c. 



Siberian 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 waa^ 

 as spinach, it is readj' for use in early spring. Pkt. oc, oz. 

 lb. 25c, lb. $1. 



(Ir Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. A round dwarf varie^yT" 

 rarely exceeding eighteen inches in height, but spreading 

 out, under good cultivation, to three feet in diameter ; the 

 leaves are beautifully curled and of a bright green. This, 

 varietj' is very hardy and will remain over winter in any place 

 where the temperature does not fall below zero; it is most 

 tender after being bitten by a sharp frost. Pkt. oc, oz. 15c, 

 lb. 40c. ^ 



. Cottager's Kale. A great favorite in England. It is dwarf, 

 not exceeding "twelve inches; leaves rich green, deeply 

 curled and feathered almost to the ground ; very hardy, and 

 a most profitable sort; more weight being grown on the same 

 space than with any other variety. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 3-^ lb. 60c. 



LETTUCE. (Garten Salat.) 



For the first out- door crop sow in the hot-bed in Febru 

 ary, from which the}' will be leady to set out in the gar 

 in April. Plant in rows rtfteen inches apart and one foot 



apart in the rows. After you have made the first plantation, 

 and where a succession is "desired for the entire season, sow 

 the seed in drills at intervals of two to four weeks, and thin 

 out to the proper distance when well established. By fol- 

 lowing this method, good, fresh and tender lettuce can be 

 had until frosts. For forcing in the hot-beds, sow tbe seed 

 in cold frames in the fall, and cover up on approach of severe 

 weather until the plants are required, or sow the seed early 

 in winter in hot beds, and at the proper time transplant 

 them. Lettuce is generally forced from November until the 

 spring months. For wintering out lettuce for a spring crop, 

 sow the seed of the Hardy Green Winter variety in a bed 

 early in September and frame ; then transplant in shallow 

 drills in a well sheltered situation, and protect with some light 

 litter on the approach of cold weather. Care should be ob- 

 served that the drills are drawn so the water drains off, 

 otherwise it will not survive the water. Lettuce is one of 

 the easiest vegetables to grow, free from insects and disease, 

 and is universally cultivated. 



'One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. 



Beckert's Golden Curled. One of the very best for early 

 spring and summer crop, and largely grown by our local 

 market men. Color light yellow ; leaves nicely curled, form- 

 ing immense stalks and heads. It is a very rapid grower and 

 rema,ins tender for a long time. A good t eat resister, and is 

 of tie very best quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, y lb. 75c. 



l^'Beckert's Brown Curled, or Chartier. A similar type to 

 the preceding. Splendid both for forcing and out- door cul- 

 ture. In size and habit it closely resembles the preceding, 

 except in color. When grown under glass it is of a whitish 

 color, but in the open air it turns very brown, remaining, 

 however, very tender and crisp. Very desirable. Pkt. 5c, 

 oz. 25c. y lb. 75c. 



— Paris White Cos. Forming fine, tender and crisp white 

 head. Thig variety should be tied up to blanch like endive. 

 Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, y^ lb . 50c. 



«-Dutch Butter Head. A very reliable heading variety ; the 

 leaves are dotted with rusty freckles; of very superior quality 

 and very slow to run to seed. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, y lb. 50c. 



—Prize Head. Very large, stained with red, outer leaves 

 curled; very crisp and tender. Slow in running to seed. 

 Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, y lb. 50c. 



— Tomhannock. Forms a beautiful plant, ten to twelve 

 inches high bj' nine to ten inches across. The leaves grow 

 upright, the upper part of the outer leaves turning outward 

 very gracefully, and are handsomely wrinkled. The edges of 

 the outer leaves are of a glossy, reddish bronze-, very orna- 

 mental and fresh in appearance. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, y lb. 50c. 



Hardy Green Winter. Very hardy and more suitable than 

 ny other to stand out over winter. Pkt. oc, oz. 2oc, y lb. 75c. 



ilver Ball Lettuce. A desirable early variety, leaves 

 white in color and stands a long time before shooting to seed. 

 Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, 



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