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sown sooner, the plants will run into seed very early. Sow for a succession during the 

 spring and__ summer months. For winter use sow in September and October. 



apt to decay when there is a wet summer. 



Green Curled. K the most desirable 

 kind, as it stands more heat than the fol- 

 lowing sort, and is the favorite market va- 

 riety. 



Extra Fine Curled. Does not grow 

 quite so large as the foregoing, aud is more 



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Garlic. There is more Garlic grown in 

 Louisiana than in a 1137 other State, or in all 

 States together. It is a staple product of 

 the lower parishes, and is raised for home 

 consumption and shipping. It is used for 

 flavoring stews, roasts and various other 

 dishes. People from the south of Europe 

 use much more than the inhabitants of the 

 United States. It should be planted in Oc- 

 tober and November, in drills two to three 

 feet apart, about six inches in the drills and 



Better adapted fcr winter. 

 Broad-Leaved or Escarolle. Makes 



a fine salad when well grown and blanched, 

 especially for summer. 



one inch deep. The distance between the 

 rows depend upon the mode of cultivation; 

 if planted in the garden, a foot between the 

 rows is sufficient. It is cultivated like 

 Onions; in the spring they are taken up 

 and platted together in a string by the 

 tops. One of these strings contains from 

 fifty to sixty heads in double rows; they 

 are then stored or rather hung up in a 

 dry, airy place, and will keep from 6 to 8 

 months. 



KOHLRABI or TURNIP-ROOTED 



CABBAGE- 



Chou NaveT (Fr.), Kohlrabi (Ger.J, Col 



DE NABO (Sp.) 



This vegetable is very popular with the 

 European population of our city, and large- 

 ly cultivated here. It is used for soups, o- 

 prepared in the same manner as Caulinowr 

 er. For late fall and winter use it should 

 be sown from the end of July till the mid- 

 dle of October; for spring use, during Janu- 

 ary and February. When the young plants 

 are one month old transplant them in rows 

 one foot apart, and about the same distance 

 in the rows. They also grow finely if sown 

 broad-ca^t and thinned out when young, so 

 that the plants are not too crowded ; or, 

 they may be sown in drills, and cultivated 

 the same as Ruta Bagas. 



Early White Yienna. The finest va- 

 riety of all, and the only kind we keep. It 

 is early, forms a smooth bulb, and has few 

 small leaves. The so-called large White or 

 Green is not desirable. 



Early White Vienna Kohl-Rabi. 



LEEK. 



Poireau (Fr.), Lauch (Ger.), Puero (Sp.) 

 A species of Onion highly esteemed for flavoring soups. Should 

 be sown broad -cast and transplanted, when about six to eight inches 

 high, into rows a foot apart, and six inches apart in the rows. 

 Should be planted at least four inches deep. They require to be 

 well cultivated in order to secure large roots. Sow in October 

 for winter and spring use, and in January and February, for sum- 

 mer. 



I^arge London Flag 1 . Is the kind most generally grown. 



X,arge Carentan. This is a French variety which grows to a 

 very large size; takes the place of the former. 



Rouen. A French veriety introduced here some years ago, which 

 does well in cur climate and seems to be particularly adapted to our 

 soil. It grows shorter than either the London Flag or the Carentan 

 and much stouter than any of them. As a market variety it cannot 

 be excelled. 



Large London Flag. 



