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ble, h&ving the ap- 

 pearan :e of white 

 celerj'^, but is cooked 

 like asparagus. The 

 seed should be sown 

 early in spring, in a 

 frame, and trj.ns- 

 planted in about six 

 weeks. The culture 

 should be similar to 

 that of the asparagus, 

 and the following 

 winter it will begin to 

 produce a crop. 



Tall Green Curled 

 Scotch.— This is 

 very hardy, and im- 

 proved by a moder- 

 ate frost. The stems rise about two feet, and produce 

 an abundance of dark green, curled and wrinkled leaves. 

 It stands the winters South and in the Middle States, 

 without any protection. 



German Dwarf Green. — Makes excellent greens 

 for winter use. It is dwarf, and easily protected in the 

 winter by planting in the cellar ; in the Southern States, 

 it needs no protection, and will grow vigorously all 

 winter, if sown in autumn. 



German Dwarf Purple. — A variety of the preced- 

 ing, and identical with it, except in color, which is a 

 beautiful, deep purple. 



Kale, or Borecole. 



KOHL RAj 



Fr. Chou-rave. — Ger. Kohl-ra^ 



The Kohl Rabi is a 

 vegetable intermediate 

 between the cabbage and 

 the turnip. The part 

 chiefly used is the tur- 

 nip-looking bulb, formed 

 by the swelling of the 

 stem. While young, the 

 flesh is tender and deli- 

 cate, possessing the 

 combined flavor of cab- 

 bage and turnip. 



Early White Vien- 

 na.-Dwarf , small, early; 



Kohl Rabi. 



bulb handsome, firm, glossy, 

 white ; leaves few and small, 

 and slender stems The best 

 variety for table use, but 

 should be used when young, 

 and not larger than an early 

 garden turnip. All varieties 

 are tough and stringy when 

 overgrown. 



Large Green. — Bulb large, 

 measuring seven or eight 

 inches in diameter, and often 

 weighing eight to ten pounds. 

 Leaves large and numerous ; 

 skin pale, whitish-green; 

 hardy, quite late, and used 

 largely for feeding stock. 



Large Purple. — This is 

 London Flag Leek, identical with the preceding. 



except in color, the bulb being purple, aad the leaf- 

 stsms and nerves tinged with purple. 



Culture. — Cultivate same as cabbage, only that in 

 earthing up the plant, be careful not to cover the glob- 

 ular part. Thej' should not be used before they have 

 attained their full growth. 



LEEK. 



Fr. Poireau. — Ger. Lauch. 



This is a branch of the onion family, is very hardy, 

 and from its mild qualities, is preferred by many to the 

 onion. 



London Flag. — Is the variety more generally culti- 

 vated in this country than any other ; is hardy, of good 

 quality, and takes its name from being preferred in the 

 London markets. 



Culture. — Sow early in the spring, in drills fourteen 

 inches apart, and thin to six inches. Hoe the earth up 

 to them in course of cultivation. If it is desired to 

 blanch them very white and tender, transplant when 

 six or eight inches high, into drills four inches deep, and 

 earth up like celery. 



LETTUCE. 



Fr. Laitue. — Ger. Lattich-salat. 



Early Tennis Ball.— (True Black-Seeded.)— A 



small, extremely hardy 



variety, extensively 



grown by marketmen 



in winter, in cold 



frames, for early spring 



marketing. Dark 



gi-een, very solid, if 



grown in cool weather. 



but apt to be loose if 



grown during summer. It is slow in going to seed, and 



the head blanches white and tender. 



Green Fringed.— An exceedingly ornamental vari- 

 ety for table use, the edges being beautifully fringed 

 and crimped. The inside of the leaves are white, the 

 edges a delicate shade of green The leaves are tender 

 and fit for use nearly the whole season. 



Early Tennis Ball. 



Green Fringed. 



Simpson's Early Curled.— One of the best early 

 sorts for market or family use. Heads large, loose, all 

 the leaves tending to produce a head. Leaves beauti- 

 fully crimped, dark green, very tender and crisp. Rec- 

 ommended for general cultivation. 



Ferry's Early Prize Head. — The best Lettuce 

 known. It forms a tnamviotk head., and reinains 

 tender and crisp throughout the season ; is prompt to 

 head, but slow to run up to seed; of superb flavor, and 

 very hardy. We desire to call the attention of families 

 and amateurs to this variety particularly, being decid- 

 edly the best in cultivation for home use. 



