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DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS. 



IvO ri L= RA B I (Turnip=rooted Cabbage). 



Kohl-Rabi, Ger. Ckou Ravi, Fr. Col de nabo 6 Nabicol, Sp. 



One ounce of seed will sow a drill of about 150 feet. 



All intermediaie vegetable between the Cabbage ai:d Turnip. The stem above 

 the ground swells into a bulb somewhat resembling a Turnip; this again is crowned 

 with leaves. The edible part is the bulb, which is dressed and served like Tur- 

 nips, and is very delicate and tender when young. It is very hardy, withstands severe 

 drought, and is a good keeper. Cultivate the same as for Cabbage, but in hoeina be 

 careful not to throw earth into the heart of the plant, or the bulb cannot form. ° 



Earlie.St Erfurt. A white, tender variety, with a smooth root and very short top- the best 



variety for outdoor culture. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; \ lb. §1 00. 

 Early White, or Green Vienna. Fle.sh white and tender, a standard sort for market, 

 table use or forcing ; very short top. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 25 cts ; \ lb. 75 cts. 



Early Purple Vienna. Bluish-purple, similar to the above, except in color Pkt h rt<; • 

 oz. 2o cts.; 1- lb. 75 cts. ^ •' 



KALE, or BORECOLE. 



Early White Vienna 

 Kohl-Rabi. 



Giiiuer cder BIdlttr 

 Chou J'cit, Fr. £1 



One ounce of seed will sow a drill of about 200 feet. 



Price: Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cls,; \ lb. 25 cts.; lb. 75 cts., e.xcept where noted. 

 The Kales are more hardy than Cabbage, • ■ •■ 



, . J -— . ^"^^-^s^, and make excellent greens for winter and 



ana are improved by frost. Sow from May to June, and cultivate the same as Cabbage. 



spring use sow in September, and protect durin<^" 

 winter. ° 



Dreer's Imperial Long: Standing-. (See cut.) A beautiful curled 



n^T^ /°"k°^'""°"S' ''=r'^"' ^^^''' P"'"«^'y '^^^dy, attractive ap- 



fs nnH 1 , h1 ^. "'f ' "r''" '°'°'"- ^' '' ^^1^^"°^ 'o all other sorts, and 

 IS undoubtedly the best for private gardens. 



Dwarf Green Curled German. Leaves vellowish-green, verv 

 coi^ipactand beautifully curled; sow in September 'for winte? .nd early 

 opniig use, ■* 



^^f flfvST*^*^ ^'"^^n'^V- ^T'' i'"^''' Sreen, curled, very tender and 

 tine flavored ; an excellent sort for private gardens. 



^Tr}^^}^'A rf" '^f'"''°''' vegetable, grown for its blanched shoots, which 

 nnrin ,f Asparagus. Sow in the spring and plant out like Cabbage. 



During the summer the plant will make a slender growth. The plant 

 being perennial, young shoots appear the second spring, and these are 

 covered with earth to blanch or with a flower.pot; and if it is desired Jo 



JsTo/a, Ger, 

 lion, Sp. 



spring use. 

 For early 



LEEK. 



DrEER's I.MPEKIAl, LO.NG-ST.1NUING KaI 



Large American Flag Leek. 



Lauch, Ger. Poireau, Fr. Puerro. Sp. 

 One ounce will sow about 100 feet of drill. 



The Leek is very hardy, of easy culture, and sue 

 ceeds best in a light rich soil. The whole plant is 

 edible, and is used in soups, boiled with meat, etc. 

 Considered by many as of more delicate flavor than the 

 (-)nioii. Sow early in April, in drills 1 foot apart and 

 ] inch deep. When the plants are 6 to 8 inches high, 

 transplant in a deep rich soil in rows 12 inches' 

 apart and 6 inches in the rows, as deep as po.s- 

 sible, so that the neck may be covered and blan- 

 ched; draw the earth to them as they grow. The 

 seed may also be sown in August or September, 

 and the young plants transplanted in the spring. 



Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; \ lb. 60 cts.; lb. J;1.50. 

 except where noted. 



Larsre American Flagr. (See cut ) Large, 

 hardy and of excellent qualiity. 



Giant Carentan. The favorite market va- 

 riety, large thick stem, of mild flavor and at- 

 tractive appearance. 



3IUSSelburgll. Grows to a very large size, 

 with broad leaves, spreading like a fan; hardy 

 and of excellent qualtity. 



London Flag-. An old and popular sort ; 

 one of tlie hardiest and best for winler use! 

 Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 20 cts,; \ lb. 50 cts.; lb. $1.50. ' 



Sea Kalb. 



Dreer's Open-Air Vegetables," '96 notes on all crops. Now ready. 25 cts. 



We pay postage on Vegetable and Flower Seeds except where noted. Farm Seeds are sent by express or freight 



at purchaser's expense. 



