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KALE— KOHL-RABI— LEEK. 
Kale. 
Brassim Olcracea — Acepliala—Chmix verts. 
•BmUviStofji— Coles Sin CogoUo. 
One Ounce of Seed to lOO Yards of Row 
Four Pounds to the Acre 
Bloomsdale Kale. 
BLOOMS DALE KALE.— Leaves, moss curled; 
color, emerald green ; height ten inches when full 
grown; appearance at a distance like Curled Pars- 
ley. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 20c. 
rurple »warf GermaM.— Height four to six inches. Sow in per- 
uument position. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. : per oz. 20c. 
O-warf German Greens.— Sow in Autuinn for "sprouts" or 
freens." Pleiglu four to .six iuclies. Sow in permanent position, 
ts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 10c. 
ens for cutting. Curly loose-leaved plants of the Cabbage family, ol hardy character and succeedim. 
almost any soil. Sow in early Spring when the Oak is in full leaf and again iii early Autumu. Drifi^ 
rows of two and a half feet and thin to three to ten inches, aci ording to vigor ol variety. ' 
>TES OIV COOKIPiG.— No. ]27.-Boilicd.— Wash thoroughly, place in pan with water, add smi. 
quantity of .soda to preserve green color. U hen nearly cooked tender, change the water to refresh it Bri 
again and wlien quite tender hash it line, add salt, pepper, nutmeg and butter. Kale can be cooked sjm 
nS Cabbage, with pork, bam and corn beef— the Kale to remain natural— that is. entire. 
Rosette The most densely Ibliagcd Kale in cullivalion, forming a Iriiw 
head or rosette, most ornamental and most protitHblc to the miirkeiM^ 
dener. Leaves, .strong, wide, erect, recurved, cxquisiL U- \ ' 
twisted, so much fluted on the edges as when unfoldi ri t i 1 , 
scope ol^ the leaf four times the usual span. Color, lifrlit l 
ribs marrow like, .stems short, plant rising to a hei^rli:, . . 
K,x(!ecdiiigly slow to shoot to seed : a valuable quality to Ui-- lij ii , .-t 
dener. Pkt;s. Tjc. and 10c. ; per oz. 20c. 
Dwarf Kxtra Curled German Greens.— A variety of lighifr 
green tint than the Dwarf (jerman Greens, and much curled*. Pkts. 5i 
and lOe. ; per oz. 15c. 
Mosbach.— In height between the Dwarf Scotch and the Extra Dwatt 
Leaves bent upwards, light yellow green, double curled, white nurrow 
ribs and veins, very showy. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 20c. 
Piorfollc.— Color, very light green, leaves much curled. Pkts. 5c. ml 
15c. ; per oz. 15e. 
New Orleans Broad I.,eaf.— Enormously productive in broad flui 
leaves, dark green in color, very thick in texture, profitable to the ship 
per. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. iOc. 
Siberian.- Pkts. 5c. and lOc. ; per oz. lOc. 
Dwarf Curled Scotch.— Foliage yellowish green, and similnr to the 
Tall Scotch Kale. I'kts. 5e. and lOc. ; per oz. 15c. 
Xall Curled Scotch.— Manage as Winter Cabbage. Desiriihlc- fo; 
Winter use. Height two to four feet. Sow in beds and transpliim 
Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 15c. 
This plant, used both for table and for cattle feeding, is a Cabbage in which the cultural iIhv. : 
w ^ ^ , -B-^ opment has been directed to the stalk, not to the leaf. The enlarged stalks, takiiii: iIh 
f\ |— I I _ %9 \ O I globular form of Turnips, are more hardv and luuritious than Turnips.. 
l^V/I 1 L<— fV/VI_>l. Any good soil will produce a croj), the plants for which may be grown like Cabba;;e i 
^ seed beds for transplanting, or sown in permanent position in three-feet rows. 
Brassim CmUo-rapa—C/wux-raves—ihioUinto^l—Cavolo-rapa. ^"w the seed for taljle luse at any period when Cabbage may be sown. Drill in row ; i 
One Ounce of Seed to .oo Yards of Row. '''°Fofca\ui feeding in Midsummer for Autumn development. Yield 3h 
400 bushels to the acre. 
NOTES OJS COOKING.— No. 132.— BoiLED.— Remove the skin, cut in quarters. Boil in salted water with a little butter, drain, put in asaucti : 
wiin meiterl butter, stir a few moments over the fire and add Espagnole Sauce with salt, pepper, butter: mix well and serve in a deep dish. 
"White ■Vienna,- Short leaved, bulb light green, very rapid in growth, i Purple.— The bulb of this variety is purple. In maturity after the \V ' 
early in maturity, line m texture, and symmetrical in form. Pkts. 5c. Vienna. Pkts. r,c.. and IOc; per oz 30c 
and lOc. ; per oz. 30e, ' 
Green or "White.— Pkts. 5c. and lOc. ; per oz. 25c. 
Leek. 
Sow when the Apple is in bloom, and again in Midsummer. If for permanent positio: 
of two feet; il for tiansplniuiiig, sow in close beds. To secure a fidl developim 
AUiiiin i>orru,H-PoiiTau—<4audt oHv -lion e-P„r,; „ PvH '■'^P seedlings at two feet and six inches. Cpon the approach < .f ; 
j^amm inmum oucau ^axx<X) r^ttx ^om-Putno^Ptci. up he plants and preserve in trenches the same as Celery. Yield from about 1' i 
Two Ounces of beed to soo Yards of Row. to the acre. 
Four Pounds to the Acre. 
''^^'''^^^^^e\^i^l^^l^^f^'^' '^'•-SAi.AD.-Clean well and cut the white portion of the roots in thin slices. Drain and dry and put in a salac 
*^'^uV^^^^^'~\fJ s"Pe"0'-. »"rge '-o^ted. broad leaved. Pkts. 5c. and MusselburRh.-A remarkablv large and showy varietv. Pkts. .^c. 
•' I IOc; jieroz. jric. 
"*und IOc~™^L^o"'' fan-shaped leaves. Pkts. 5c K^arffe I^ondon.-Scotch or Flag. Pkts. 5c. and lOe. ; per oz. 20c 
a 1.. 
stpt X^^H iV -on^h ^V^^ lorty-l,ve gallons ol water, or ui same proportions. .Stake tlie lime, making a creamy white-wash. Pour into a barrel 
fnn hVri w tli f , o^^^^ r. . P ''"'^ -"'V ^ n»-x ure will cost one cent a galloa. The mixture must be applied in the form of line spr.av 
applied w ith foice b> an ellect ve puuip or syringe. To fruit trees it will be safe to make lour sprayings ; First, just as the f owers are opeuin'- second ten 
days later, ana so on at intervals often days. Someti mes six or .seven sprayings are benelicial. Potato vines m^be s^n-ayed e4r>^^vUS 
A book on gardening, written by one so familiar with all, its details as Mr. Landrelh, is sure to be sonf-ht, as the desire ior 
inlormation was never so great as at the present time, when the industry calls aloud for facts that will assist in niakint? it more 
remunerative. -In the march ol improvement in varieties, and in new methods employed, much that has been written must be filed 
away with the old couditiou of aflfairs that has no longer any place in agricultural economy. When this book was announced wc 
hook'iTVbnT Mr" V o 'V '"^ r wo"^" setter piea.sed with more of the minor details. The only possible ohjectit 
numbers are\^rvr.vv ''\ ''''f .^ ^'Vf"? f experience and general intelligence in agricultural matters, and (! -r 
ou:^Zff ^S?;- i^'^t^ri^r jj^^ ^g? ""^"^ «^ agriculturists and gardeners throughou, 
LITTLE ULVIC, MO.- This is a hard place to borfect Cabbages, but with your Early Drumhead I liad ninety-nine per cent, of perlect heads, and ol 
Bloomsdale Large Late Flat Dutch ninety-live per cent. ' >" 
