DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 21 



KALE — Borecole — Continued. 



Dwarf Green Curled, or German Greens. Leaves yellowish green, finely fringed ; sown in Pkt. Oz. ft 



September for Winter and early spring use - ^ 5 lo x oo 



Dwarf Yellow Butter. A new variety, with yellowish green leaves, the finest curled of all 5 20 2 00 



Green Curled Scotch. A favorite among our market garde ntrs ; tall, but spreading under 

 good cultivation to 3 feet in diameter; leaves bright green and beautifully curled; mostly 



grown for winter and early spring use "•• 5 1° ^ 



Tall Red, or Purple. Hardy like the Scotch, of a purplish color, and curled leaves. 5 15 150 



Sea Kale. Grown for its blanched shoo3, which ar-; cooked like ^j/aru^oj ~ 10 30 3 oo 



KOHL-RABI— Turnip-Rooted Cabbage. 



Kohl'Rati, Ger. Chou-Raz-g, Fr. Cat de nabo 6 Kabicol, Spah. 



An intermediate vegetable between the Cabbage and Turnip, and is a favorite in Europe, especially on the coim- 

 nent, where it is extensively grown for feeding cattle, and is thought to keep better than Turnips ; when fed tO 

 cows it imparts no unpleasant taste to the milk. It is steadily gaining favor in this country'. Sow in April, m 

 rows i3 inches apart, and thin out or transplant in rows, 12 inches apart, for the Late White, and S inches for the 

 Early Vienna varieties, if the weather is favorable ; as they are considered difficult to transplant. Keep the weeds 

 down, and when 3 to 4 inches in diameter they are fit to eat. They are cooked like Turnips. For late use, sow in 

 June and July. 

 Early White Vienna. Flesh white and tender, the best market sort, for table use, also for Pkt. Oz. ft. 



forcing, having a very short top $= id 30 2 50 



Early Blue Vienna. Of a bluish purple, and similar to the above, except in color 10 30 250 



Large Late White. Large white or green, for farm culture, feeding stock, or table use „,.. 5 15 i 50 



LETTUCE. 



Lattich, oder Garten Salat, Ger. Laitue, Fr. Lechuga, Spav. 



Lettuce thrives best in good, rich, moist ground, and is a universal favoriie, almost free from insects and disease, 

 which makes it of easy culture to everj' one. To grow Head Lettuce fine, for the principal early crop, sow the seeo 

 in September in the open ground ; transplant when large enougi into cold frames, :.n 1 protect the plants during the 

 winter, in the same manner as for early Cabbage ; then set the plants out early in April, or sow the seed in hot-beds in 

 February or March, and afterwards, for early salad, transplant into a sheltered border with a southern exposure 

 For successive crops sowings may be made in the open ground as early as the spring opens, and continuing until 

 July. Always sow thin and thin out well, or the plants will not be strong. The last spring and summer sowings 

 had better be grown where sown, being thinned out to stand 10 to 12 inches apart, or transplant in a cool, moist pJact. 

 When wanted for cutting young as a cut salad, sow the seed rather thick, in rows or broadcast. 



Early Curled Silesia, or Cut. A fine early curled variety which does not head, leaves large and Pkt. Oz, %i 

 tend-jr, of fine flavor ^5 '5 i S" 



Early Curled Simpson. This does not head, but forms a close, compact mass of leaves ; very 



early, an excellent variety for f)rcing, and a market sor: 5 20 2 00 



Boston Curled. Of superior quality, leaves frilled, symmetrical and of ornamental growth ; it 



does not form solid heads 5 20 2 00 



The above varieties only used as cut salads, and are required to be sown thickly. 



Early Tennisball, or Boston Market. Forms a close, hard head, with few outer leaves ; crisp, 



of good quality, and a favorite for forcing 5 20 a 00 



Early Dutch Butter Spotted. Producing fine large heads of excellent quality, and one of our 



best forcing varieties and market sorts ; also stands the heat well in the summer 5 20 2 00 



Early Cabbage, or White Butter. A favorite among the market gardeners, for sowing in the 

 fall; nearly hardy, requires only a slight protection of salt hay, and produces fine, well- 

 formed heads early in the season ; also for early spring sowing 5 20 2 00 



Brown Dutch, or Butter. Ver>' hardy, and one of the best for winter use, requiring but a slight 



protection of salt hay ; fins large solid heads 5 20 2 00 



Hanson. A superior curled heading variety, of large size, sweet, tender, and crisp even to the 

 outer leaves, of a beautiful green without and white within, free from any bitter taste ; either 

 for summer use or forcing purposes 5 25 2 5^ 



Black-Seeded Simpson. A new variety of the Curled Simpson Lettuce, producing a compact 

 mass of leaves of a lighter color and almost white, nearly ''ouble the size of the ordinary 

 Simpson, standing well the summer heat 10 30 2 50 



Royal Cabbage, or Summer Drumhead. Heads large, cri.sp, tender, of good flavor, and 



stands the summer heat well 5 20 2 co 



Improved Perpignan. One of the best and longest standing summer varieties, and rarely run- 

 ning to seed, producing large solid tender green heads 10 xo 3 00 



Monitor. A variety of the Royal Cabbage, standing the heat of summer, and rarely runs to 



seed; tender, crisp, and of fine flavor 10 30 300 



Large Curled India Head. The true variety, stauds the heat of summer well, and forms large, 



solid, curled heads, of good quality 5 20 2 00 



Kingsholm Cos. The finest Paris Cos variety, forming long upright heads of narrow leaves, 



which are crisp and refreshing, withstanding the summer heat 10 30 3 00 



The Cos varieties should bf tied up a week to blanch before cutting. (See illustration.) 



Paris White, or Ice Cos. Forming fine, tender and crisp, white heads 5 20 2 c« 



Fkota fumiihed in sea^oa ; sm liit aad prices aoder bead of Esculent Boots and I'laots. 

 Eenut for posUge, 16 eU. per pound, or 25 cts. per qaart or fraction thereof, wken ordered to be sent by mail 



