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High-Class Seeds. 



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ENDIVE. 



Chicoree. Esca rola o Endivia . ©nbitne. 

 Culture.— Sow in June, July and August ; cover lightly ; when up, thin out to 8 inches apart, and water 



well afterward, if dry. When the leaves are 6 or 8 inches 

 long, blanch by gathering 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 

 Iry, and have plenty of air, or they will rot. 



Peroz. i^lb. Lb. 

 Green Curled Winter. Standard 



sort for fall and winter crop ... $0 20 to 50 $1 75 



White Curled. For early use . . 20 50 1 75 



Laciniated. A fine French sort 20 60 2 00 

 Broad-leaved (Escarolle). A 



sweet variety ; fall and winter . . 20 50 1 75 

 Large Green Curled (de Ruftec) . 



Broad ribs; fine for fall and winter 20 60 2 00 



BROAD-LEAVED 



FENNEL, FLORENCE or NAPLES. 



Fenouil de Florence. Finocchio di Napo/i. 

 Culture. — Sow in spring, in rows 16 to 20 inches apart. Thin out so as to have the seedlings 5 or 6 inches 

 apart, and water as plentifully as possible. The plant is usually eaten boiled. In flavor it resembles Celery, 

 but with a sweet taste and a more delicate odor. Per oz., iscts.; per ^lb., 

 40 cts.; per lb., $1.50. 



KALE, or 



Chou vert Frise. 



BORECOLE. 



Col. $rau§fobl. 



Culture.— Nos. 759 to 773 are cultivated and grown exactly like Cabbage. 

 No. 777 sow in September for early greens. Sow 780 early in the spring in a hot- 

 bed, and when from 1 to 2 inches high transplant into a bed or border that has 

 been highly manured and deeply dug. The plants should stand 2 feet apart in 

 rows 3 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 hotbed plants 

 before being fit to blanch. Sea-Kale is not fit to eat until it has been blanched, 

 either under large pots, or by banking up with sand. The midribs are the parts 

 eaten. They are cooked like asparagus, and usually served with drawn butter. 



Per oz 



Very dwarf and spreading ; best strain $0 10 



759 Curled Dwarf Green Scotch. 



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



768 44 Dwarf Brown. Very hardy 



769 " Tall Brown. Very hardy 



773 44 Striped and Variegated. For garnishing 



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



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



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



Spinach or raw for salad ; best as a fall crop 



Jersey Winter Kale, or Cow Cabbage. Said to be hardy from New Jersey south- 

 ward. The leaves make valuable winter 

 cattle-feed 



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KOHLRABI. 



KOHLRABI. 



Chou-Rave. Colinabo. kohlrabi. 

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

 grown in every garden. Sow in spring, in rows 18 inches apart, 

 afterwards thinning the plants to 8 or 10 inches. If the weather 

 is suitable the thinnings maybe planted, but it is considered 

 difficult to transplant. Keep the weeds down, and when the 

 thickened stems above ground are 2 or 3 inches through they 

 are fit to eat, and should be used at once, being tough when old. 

 Thev are cooked same as Turnips, and when well grown and 

 used at the proper stage, are tender and very palatable. 



Peroz. #lb. Lb. 



784 Early White Vienna. Handsome 



and delicate; Whitehall $0 25 $0 75 $2 25 



785 Early White Vienna. For frames . 35 1 00 3 50 



789 Early Purple Vienna. Purple ball ; 



a very good sort 25 75 2 50 



790 Early Purple Vienna. For frames . 35 1 00 3 50 



791 Large White, or Green. Forms a 



larger ball ; not so fine, but more 



productive 15 5° 1 5° 



