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White French Sugar. 



White French Sugar. This is also a 

 good stock-beet, highly prized through- 

 out the world; is productive, nutriti- 

 ous, and has good keeping qualities. It 

 is extensively grown in France, both for 

 feeding purposes and for the manufac 

 ture of sugar, which is more extensively 

 used there than ithat made from the cane. 



BKOCCOLI. 



For Price List see Red Pages in Back 

 of Book. 



Choux Broccoli (Fr.), Spargel-Kohl 

 (Ger.), Broculi (Sp.), Brocoli (Ital.) 

 Purple Cape. Resembles the Cauli- 

 flower, but not forming such compact 

 heads, and not quite so white, being of 

 gieenish cast. 'i\iis is the most desirable 

 variety; culitivated the same as Half 

 Early Cauliflower; further north than 

 New Orleans, where Cauliflov/er does not 

 succeed, the Broccoli may be substituted, 

 being hardier. 



BRUSSELS SPHOUTS. 



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 of Book. 



Choux de Bruxelles (Fr.), Rosen or 



Sprossen Kohl (Ger.), Breton de 



Bruselas (Sp.), Cavolo de Brus- 



sells (Ital.) 



CULTURE— A vegetable cultivated the 



same as cabbage. The small heads which 



appear along the upper part of the stalk 



between the leaves make a fine dish 



when well prepared. Should be sown 



during August and September. 



BORECOLE or CURLED KALE 



Choux-vert (Fr.), Gruener Kohl (Ger.), 

 Breton (Sp.), Cavolo Verde (It.) 



Dwarf German Greens. 



CULTURE— This variety of the Cab- 

 bage tribe is known as Curly Green, or 

 Kale. Sow the seeds in spring and trans- 

 plant with the late Cabbage in early 

 summer. For fall crop sow early in 

 September in drills or broadcast, they 

 will produce small heads or tops which 

 can be used during the Winter months; 

 if slightly covered with manure or litter 

 will continue growing until spring; the 

 leaves are fit for use as soon as they get 

 a touch of frost. To preserve them dur- 

 ing the early winter, treat them the same 

 as Cabbage. 



Dwarf German Greens is a dwarf very 

 hardy and popular variety with market 

 gardeners. 



Brussels Sprouts. 



New Orleans Market Cucumber should be planted before any other. 



