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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD. 



GARLIC. 



CUIiTUBE. — There is more Garlic 

 grown in Louisiana than in any other 

 State or in all the States together. It 

 is a staple product of Southern Louisi- 

 ana, and is raised for home consump- 

 tion and shipping. It is used for flavor- 

 ing stews, roasts and various other 

 dishes. It should be planted in October 

 and November, in drills two or three 

 feet apart, about 6 inches in the drills 

 and 1 inch deep. The distance between 

 rows depends upon the mode of culti- 

 vation; 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 six to eight months, 

 .t-lant m ^-toot rows planted 3 inches apart in the row. It requires 300 pounds to the 

 acre. Price, $1.00 lb., postpaid. Write for quantity prices. 



HORSERADISH. 



CUIiTUBE. — Horse Radish rarely produces seed but is grown 

 from pieces of the root. For the home garden they may be set 

 wherever a few feet of space is available, but when grown as a 

 crop they should be set in rich, moist, well prepared ground in 

 rows two and one-half feet apart and about eighteen inches 

 apart in the row. Set the roots vertically, small end down, and 

 the top of the root one to three inches below the surface of the 

 ground. Cultivate thoroughly until the tops cover the ground, 

 when their shade will keep down the weeds. 25c. per dozen, 

 $2.00 per 100, postpaid. 



KOHLRABI. 



CU^TUBE. — The edible part is the turnip- 

 shaped bulb formed above ground. It is tender 

 and excellent when used before fully grown, 

 combining somewhat the flavors of cabbage and 

 turnip. Seed should be sown in light, rich soil as 

 early in spring as possible in rows one and one- 

 half feet apart and when well established thin to 

 six inches apart in the row. Plantings at intervals 

 of ten days will give a succession until hot 

 weather, when they fail to grow well. Plantings 

 may be made the latter part of July for fall 

 use. 11/4 lbs. to the acre. 



EABI^Y WHITE VIEITNA (Extra for forcing). 

 — This variety is extremely early with distinctlj' 

 small tops. The bulbs are of medium size, very 

 light green or nearly white, and are of best 

 quality for the table if used when about two 

 inches in diameter. Packet, 5c. and lOc; oz., 25c.; 

 Yi lb., 90c.; lb., $3.00, postpaid. 



Komrabi. LEEK. =^°^^eTk.^'^ 



CU^TUBE. — A species of Onion highly esteemed for flavoring stews and soups. 

 Should be sown broadcast and transplanted, when about six to eight inches high into 

 rows a foot apart, and six inches apart in 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 January and February for Summer. One ounce to 250 

 feet of drill; 4 pounds per acre. 



ILABCrE IiONDON FIiAG. — Is the kind most generally grown. Packet, 5c. and 10c. ; 

 oz., 30c.; 14 lb., 90c.; lb., $3.00, postpaid. 



£ABGE BOUEN. — A French variety which does well in our climate and seems to be 

 practically adapted to our soil. It grows shorter than either London Flag or the 

 Carentan and much stouter than either of them. As a market variety it cannot be 

 excelled. Packet, 5c. and 10c. ; oz., 30c.; 14 lb., 90c.; lb., $3.00, postpaid. 



LETTUCE. 



CUZ^TUBE. — Lettuce is sown here during the whole year by the market gardeners. 

 Of course it takes a great deal of labor to produce this vegetable during our hot months. 

 Before sowing soak the seeds for two hours in water, take them out, put in a piece of 

 cloth and set in a cool damp place, or if convenient in an ice box, which is best. Keep 

 the cloth moist and in four to six days the seeds will sprout. Then sow them. It is best 

 to do so in the evening, and give a good watering. If the seeds are sown without being 

 sprouted, ants will be likely to carry them away before they can germinate, and the 

 seedsman be blamed for selling seeds that did not grow. This sprouting has to be done 

 from May to September, or if the weather is warm and dry in the latter month, up 

 to the middle of October. Should the weather be moist and cool in the Fall it can be 

 dispensed with. The richer and better the ground the larger the head will be. No 

 finer Lettuce is grown anywhere else than in New Orleans during the Fall and Spring. 



