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BORAGE 



Bourrache Boragme Borraja Boretscli 

 The young leaves of this annual, which smell 

 somewhat like a cucumber, are used as salad, or 

 boiled like spinach. Should be sown to the depth 

 of 3^ to 1 inch, at intervals, as the leaves are pal- 

 atable only when young. Sow in the Spring, in light 

 soil; transplant in shallow drills, 1 foot apart. 

 Pkt. lOc, oz. 3(k., M lb. Sl.OO 



BROCCOLI 



Brokidy Broccoli Broculi Spargelkohl 



Culture. — Sow early sorts as soon as the ground can 

 be worked in the Spring, in shallow drills, 3 or 4 

 inches apart. Plant out 2 feet apart each way when 

 the plants are about 4 inches high. Cultivate same 

 as cabbage. The inner leaves should be tied over 

 the head as soon as formed. One ounce will pro- 

 duce about 2000 plants. Pkts. 10c. 

 Early White. Oz. 60c., ^4 lb. 82.00. 

 Veitchs Self-Protecting. Oz. 60c., }/i lb. S2.00. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS 



Chou de Brnxelles Berza de BruseJas 



Cavolo di Brusselles Rosen Kohl 



Brussels Sprouts is, without exception, the best 



Winter vegetable that can be grown. 



Culture. — For early crop, as soon as ground is fit, 



sow thinly 3^ inch deep in seed bed with rows 1 foot 



apart. Thin to 2 inches or more apart; transplant in 



June so that plants stand at least 1 foot apart and 



rows l}/2 feet apart. Pkts. 10c. 



Dalkeith. Of dwarf growth, producing large, solid 

 sprouts. Oz. oOc, H lb. 81.75. 



Dwarf, Improved. About 12 in. high; ver^- pro- 

 ductive; large, solid sprouts growing even from 

 the top of the stem. Oz. oOc, }i lb. 81.50. 



Perfection. Grows about 2 ft. high, sprouts 1 to 

 2 in. in diameter. Oz. 50c., M lb. 81.50. 



Cardoon CARDOON 



Car do 



Culture. — Sow early in Spring, 3^ to 1 inch deep, 

 in rows 3 to 4 feet apart, where the plants are to 

 stand, and thin them, when well up, to 2 feet apart. 

 When full size, bind them together with raffia, and 

 earth up like celery to blanch. The stems of the 

 leaves are used for salads, soups and stews. They 

 may be wintered in a dark cellar away from frost. 

 Large Solid. Smooth; grows about 4 feet high; 



leaves nearly free from spines. Pkt. 10c. , oz. 30c., 



3-4 lb. Sl.OO. lb. 83.00. 



Brussels Sprouts 



Witloof Chicory 



CHERVIL 



Cerfeuil Perifollo 



Culture. — Sow as soon as the ground can be 

 worked, in well prepared ground, and moist situa- 

 tion. Thin early to 8 or 10 inches in the row. 



Pkts. 10c. 



Curled. Leaves used for flavoring soups and stews, 

 and for garnishing; early and ornamental. Oz. 

 25c., 34 lb. 75c. 



Plain. Leaves much divided but not curled; fine, 

 aromatic flavor. Oz. 20c., 34 lb. 60c. 



CHICORY 



Chicoree Sauvage Achicoria 

 Cicoria Selvatica Cichorien Wurzel 



Pkts. 10c. 



Common, or Wild. L'sed in "Barbe de Capucin," 

 a salad much made in France. Sown in June. 

 The roots are transplanted in Autumn into sand 

 in a cellar. Oz. 35c., }i lb. 81.25, lb. 84.00. 



Witloof. Known as French Endive. Sow about 

 1 in. deep in May and June, in drills 15 in. to 2 ft. 

 apart in good garden soil. Transplant or thin to 

 6 in.; treat as Endive, except that in late Summer 

 or Fall it should be gradually banked up like 

 celerv^ The stalks, when blanched, make a de- 

 licious salad. Oz. 40c., \i lb. 81.25, lb. 84.50. 

 See also Endive. 



COLLARDS 



Culture. — Sow in a rich, moist soil, as for cabbage, 

 in June, July and August for succession. Transplant 

 when a month old in rows a foot apart each way and 

 hoe often. 



Georgia. Best for warm weather. Pkt. 10c. , oz. 

 20c., 34 lb. 60c., lb. 82.00. 



