18 Dreer' s Garden Calendar. 



KOHL-RABI, or Turnip-rooted Cabbage. 



Chou Bare, Fk. Cal de naho, Span. Kohl Eahi, Gee. 



Per oz. ; Per oz. 



Early White A^ie^xa 30 , Large Late Blee 20 



Early Blue Vienna 30 I Large Late White 20 



This is a favorite vegetable in Europe, especially on the continent, 

 -svhere it is extensivelv grown for feeding cattle, and'is thought to keep 

 betterthan Turnips ; when fed to cows it imparts no unpleasant taste to 

 the milk. It is steadily gaining favor in this country. Sow in April, 

 and thin out or transplant in rows, twelve inches apart. For late use, 

 sow in June and July. 



KALE — See Borecole. 



Sea Kale, per oz. 30 cts. 

 Chou 3Iarin, Fr. Col. Marina, Span. See Kohl, Gee. 



Is much esteemed in England, in some parts of which it grows spon- 

 taneously. The seed may be sown in October, or as early in the spring 

 as the ground can be worked. Plant in hills about two feet apart. 



For further directions see "American Gardener's Assistant." 



LETTUCE. 



Laitue, Fe. Lechuga, Span. Garten Salat, Gee. 



Per oz. I Per oz. 



Early CuELED Silesia 25 White or Ice Coss 30 



Early Boston Curled 30 ! Paris Green Coss 30 



Early Stonehead 30 ' Brown Dutch 30 



Early Tennisball 25 Curled India Head... 40 



Early' "White Cabbage 30! Perpignan 40 



Early Simpson 25 i Hardy* Hamxersmith 25 



Dutch Butter (Spotted) , .40 | Hanson 1.00 



KoYAL Cabbage 25 i All the Year Round 40 



The Early Curled and Boston Curled are used as a cut salad, for 

 which purpose they are sown thickly in frames, early in the spring, and 

 somewhat later in the open borders. Early Stonehead, Dutch Butter 

 (spotted , Early Tennisball and Early Simpson are the earliest heading 

 varieties, producing fine salad-heads and the best for forcing and early 

 }ilanting. The Early Cabbage or Imperial Butter is a fine "early head- 

 ing variety, and also suitable for fall sowing in connection with 'Brown 

 Dutch and Hammersmith, all of which will stand cut over winter with 

 protection. The Eoyal Cabbage, Curled India, Perpignan, and Dutch 

 Butter (spotted) produce fine solid heads and stand the summer heat 

 well. The Hanson produces remarkably large heads, deliciously sweet, 

 tender and crisp. The Coss varieties form long upright heads of nar- 

 row leaves, which are crisp and refreshing. To grow Head Letttice fine, 

 sow the seed in September ; protect the plants during the winter in 

 frames, and plant out early in April in rich moist ground, or sow in hot- 

 beds in February or March, and afterwards transplant. For successive 

 crops, sowings may be made in the open ground as early as spring opens 

 until July; at the latter season sow and transplant in a cool moist 

 place. 



For Hanson Lettuce, see page 32. 



