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J. M. Thorhurn & Co. 's Catalogue of Seeds. 



Chicoree. 



Endive. 



Escarola o Endivia. 



Culture. — Sow in June, July and August; cover lightly 



Gnbtbte. 



When up, thin out to eight inches apart, and 

 water well afterward, if dry. When the leaves 

 are six or eight inches long, blanch by gather- 

 ing in the hand and tying together near the top 

 with yarn or bast. This must be done when 

 quite dry, or they will rot. At the approach of 

 winter, take up carefully, with a ball of earth 

 to each plant, and place close together in frame 

 or cellar for use. They must be kept dry, and 

 have plenty of air, or they will rot. 



Per oz. 



750 Green Curled Win- 



tflb. Per lb- 







ter. Standard sort for 













fall and winter crop . $0 



20 



$0 50 





75* 



White Curled. For 













20 



50 







752 



Laciniated. A fine 











French sort .... 



20 



60 



2 00 





573 



Broad-leaved (Esca- 

 rolle). A sweet va- 













riety; fall and winter 



20 



50 



' 50 



GREEN CL'RLED ENDIVE. 



754 Large Green Curled (de Ruffec). Broad ribs ; fine for fall and winter ...... 20 60 200 



755 Imperial Curled. Also a broad-ribbed sort ; very fine light green ; for fall or winter .20 60 2 00 



Fennel, Florence or Naples. 



Fenouil de Florence. Finocchio di Nafoli. 

 Culture. — Sow in spring in rows sixteeti to twenty inches apart. Thin out so as to have the seedlings five 

 or six inches apart, and water as plentifully as possible. The plant is usually eaten boiled. In flavor it resem- 

 bles celery, but with a sweet taste and a more delicate odor. Per oz., 15 cts.; per X lb. , 40 cts.; per lb., $1.50. 



Kale or Borecole. 



Chou vert Frise. Col. ®rau§fof)l. 

 Culture. — Nos. 759 to 773 are cultivated and grow exactly like Cabbage. No. 777 sow in September for 

 early greens. Sow No. 780 early in the spring in a hot-bed, and when from one to two inches high transplant into 

 a bed or border that has been highly manured and deeply dug. The plants should stand two feet apart, in rows 

 three feet apart. The soil should be kept mellow and free from weeds. Cover with litter or leaves during the 

 winter. Plants started and grown in this way should be fit to blanch the following spring. The seed may also 

 be sown early, in the open border, and transplanted in rows (as directed above), as soon as out of the seed-leaf ; 

 but they will need to be a year older than the hot-bed plants before being fit to blanch. Sea-Kale is not fit to eat 

 till it has been blanched, either under large pots, or by banking up with sand. The midribs are the parts eaten. 

 Thev are cooked like Asparagus, and usuallv served with drawn butter. 



Pe 



759 Curled Dwarf Green Scotch. Very dwarf and spreading ; best strain 



760 " Tall Green Scotch. A taller growth of the above 



768 " Dwarf Brown. Very hardy 



769 " Tall Brown. Very hardy 



773 4i Striped and Variegated. For garnishing 



777 " Siberian, Thorburn Improved. Uniformly dwarf, green curled ; hardy . . 

 780 Sea-Kale. Very fine; resembles Celery in anoearance 



783 Pe-tsai. ( The Chinese Cabbage. ) Grows like a Cos Lettuce ; delicate cooked as 



Spinach or raw for salad ; best as a fall crop 



Kohlrabi. 



Chou-Rave. Colinabo. kohlrabi. 



Culture. — This is an excellent vegetable, and should be 

 grown in every garden. Sow in spring, in rows eighteen inches 

 apart, afterward thinning the plants to eight or ten inches. If 

 the weather is suitable the thinnings may be planted, but it is 

 considered difficult to transplant. Keep the weeds down, and 

 when the thickened stem above ground is two or three inches 

 through, they are fit to eat, and should be vised at once, being 

 tough when old. They are cooked same as Turnips, and. when 

 well grown and used at the proper stage, are tender and very 

 palatable. 



Peroz. Klb. Per lb. 



784 Early White Vienna. Handsome 



and delicate ; white ball So 35 $1 00 $4 00 



789 Early Purple Vienna. Purple ball ; 



a very good sort 



791 Large White or Green. Forms a 

 larger ball ; not so fine, but more pro- 

 ductive 



oz. 



tflb. 



Per lb. 



0 10 



$0 30 



Si 00 



10 



30 



1 00 



10 



30 



1 00 



15 



50 



1 50 



20 



60 



2 00 



IO 



25 



75 



25 



75 



2 50 



40 



1 25 



4 00 



35 



1 00 4 00 



80 3 00 



VIENNA KOHLRABI. 



