40 Eat Fresh Vegetables from Your Own Garden 



CULTURE. — // wanted for use in late fall or 

 early winter, sow one-half inch deep early in June 

 and transplant middle of July 2 feet apart in rows 

 2 feet apart If needed for spring use. sow in 

 April. 1 02. for 2,000 plants or 150 feet of drill. 



KALE 



Dwarf Green Curled Scotch 



Henderson's Special Selected Dwarf Stock 



4,fJ7 Largely grown for supplying "greens" during the fall, winter 

 and spring: also used small, like spinach: also useful in garnish- 

 ing. The plants are hardy above zero ; frost improves the quality. The 

 leaves are very large, deeply curled and fringed, and of that desirable 

 rich bright green color; the plants are of very dwarf, even growth. th<- 

 leaves hugging the ground, so that they are not broken off by heavy, wet 

 snow, as often happens with taller types. 



Kale should be sown during June and transplanted later for use 

 luring fall, winter or early spring. The flavor is bast after bsing exposed 

 :o frost. For this reason the crop from summer sown seed is preferable, 

 although it is often used in summer. (See illustration ] Price, pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 20c; ?i lb. 60c: lb. $1.75; transportation paid. 



46S Brown German Curled, or Purple Kale. Purplish curly 

 leaves. Price, pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; A lb. 80c; lb. $2.50; transportation 

 paid. 



469 Siberian Kale. Green, curly leaves; tender and of delicate 

 flavor. Price, pkt. 10c; oz. 20c: M lb. 60c; lb. $1.50; transportation 

 paid 



KOHLRABI 



LEEK 



C ULT URE. — Seeds may 

 be started in the hotbed or cold- 

 frame during February or 

 March and plants set out 1 

 foot apart in rows 2 feet apart in April or May, or sowings may be made in the open ground 

 where the plants are to grow in April or May and for fall use in July. Cover the seeds- ]4 inch. 

 1 oz. for 2,000 plants. 



Early White Short-Leaved Vienna 



473 A singular variety of Cabbage with a Turnip-like bulb which forms immediately 

 above the ground. It is extremely tender and partakes of rhe flavor of both 

 Turnip and Cabbage. The bulb is large enough to be eaten in from 10 to 12 weeks from 

 sowing, and as they are more tender and delicately flavored before fully matured, it 

 is advisable to make successive sowings, rather than depend upon a standing crop. Should 

 be in every garden. (See illustrations.) Price, pkt 15c; oz. 45c; 14 lb. $1.25; lb. $4.00; 

 transportation paid. 



473 Early Purple Vienna Kohl-Rabi. The outside color is purple: flesh, white 

 and delicate. Price, pkt. 10c; oz. 30c, 'A lb. 90c; lb. $3.00; transportation paid. 

 477 Large White Vienna Kohl-Rabi. Large, quick-growing greenish-white and 

 tender white flesh. Price, pkt. 10c ; oz. 30c ; }i lb. 90c ; lb. S3. 00; transportation paid. 



CULTURE. — Sow early in April or May. in drills 18 

 inches apart, cover the. seed '-6 inch deep, the plants should be 

 thinned to stand 4 to 6 inches apart in the row or for every 

 early the seed may be started in cold-frame or hotbed in February 



or March and be transplanted when large enough as deep as possible without covering the center 



leaves, that the neck may be blanched. 1 oz. will sou- 100 feet of drill. 



Large American Flag 



480 The Leek is <*'ose5y allied to the Onion. The entire lower 

 portion of the plant is used, which is smooth, solid, and gener- 

 ally the same thickness throughout. It is boiled whole, or used in 

 soups; the young plants make excellent "Scallions." The flavor is 

 mild and preferred by- 

 many for this reason. 

 American Flag is the 

 best variety for general 

 use and is largely grown 

 for fall and early winter 

 use. It is of quick, 

 strong growth, produc- 

 ing long stems of uni- 

 form shape and size, 

 averaging 2 inches 

 through by 10 inches 

 long, blanching beauti- 

 fully white, and of fine, 

 mild flavor. (See illus- 

 tration.) 



Price, pkt. lOr : oz. 30c: 

 ', lb 90c: lb. $3.00; 



transportation paid. 



Musselburgh or Scotch Champion 



482 



This is the best variety for winter and spring use, being very 

 hardy: it keeps well when earthed up. It produces stocky 



stems about 3 inches through by 6 to 8 inches long. Prices, pkt. 10c. ; 



oz. 3.5c: >i lb $1.00; lb. $3.50: transportation paid. 



Please order Vegetable Seeds b> tbe number prefixed io each variety. 1 1 will save your time in writing the order, and ours in filling it. 



