EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN, FARM AND LAWN 
CRESS 
Extra Curled, or Pepper Grass. — Crisp, pungent leaves, finely 
cut and ornamental; used as a condiment and for garnishing; 
rapid growing, dwarf and compact. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; 
U lb., SO cts.: lb., SI. 25. 
Upland. — Ttie leaves and their flavor somewhat resemble 
Water Cress, though this sort succeeds In dry soils, and is slow 
In running to seed. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 75 cts. 
Water Cress. — Highly esteemed for salads and garnishing. It 
must be grown along moist banks or in tubs in water-covered 
soil. Pkt.. 16 cts.: oz., $1.20. 
DANDELION 
One ounce to 100 feet of row. 
CULTURE. — Plants usually come up small and feebly. Sow 
seed In good clean loam, in drills 1 foot apart, and thin or trans- 
plant to 10 or 12 inches apart in the rows. May be blanched 
by covering with leaves or other loose litter; or by placing a 
large inverted flower pot over each plant. 
Thick-Leaved or Cabbaging.— An improvement on the 
common sort, the leaves being double the size. Per pkt., 15 
cts.: oz., $1.25. 
FLORENCE FENNEL 
A native of Italy, a distinct dwarf annual, very thick-set 
herb. The large, finely cut, light green leaves are borne on 
very broad, pale green or almost whitish stalks, which overlap 
at their bases, somewhat like Celery, but much more swelled at 
edible maturity, to form a sort of head or irregular ball, " the 
apple," as It is called, sometimes as large as a man's fist. Sow 
in spring after the ground gets warm, in drills 12 inches 
apart and the plants thinned to 6 inches asunder. They are 
very thirsty things and require water frequently. When the 
"Anple" attains the size of an egg, earth may be drawn up 
slightly to the base, which may be about half covered ; cutting 
may begin about ten days later. Florence' Fennel is generally 
boiled and served with butler or a cream dressing. It suggests 
Celery In flavor, but is sweeter and is even more pleasingly 
fragrant. Up to the present time, it is not much used in 
Canada, but it deserves to be more extensively cultivated. 
Pkt., IS cts.; oz., 90 cts. 
Kohl Rabl. 
ENDIVE 
One of our best salads during the cool fall, winter and early 
summer months. Endive is not only much used for salads and 
garnishing, but is also desirable for greens and for flavoring 
soups and stews. Sow In May for early use. about one-quarter 
inch deep, in rows ten to twelve inches apart; thin out plants 
one foot apart and when well grown etfect blanching by folding 
the leaves in their naturixl position around the heart, and tying 
the outer leaves together by their tips, in cone form, which 
must be done when quite dry or they will rot. Dr. Fink, an 
authority on foods, highly recommends Endive as a food for 
persons sulTering from indigestion. One ounce of seed for 
100 feet of drill. 
Ferguson's Winter Beauty. — Hardy, finely curled green 
leaves; easily blanched; one of the best. Pkt., 10 cts.: oz.. 
30 cts.: H lb.. $1.00. 
White Curled (Summer). — Leaves pale green, a good variety. 
Per pkt.. 10 cts.; oz.. 25 cts.; H lb., 60 cts. 
Broad-Leaved Batavlan "Scarole." — Very fine hearts, easily 
blanched. Per pkt.. 10 cts.; oz.. 25 cts.; a lb.. 60 cts. 
KOHL RABI 
One ounce of seed will sow a drill of about 150 feet. 
A vegetable superior to cooked turnips Is found In Kohl Rabl. 
a small quantity of which is grown in this country. One common 
mistake is in harvesting It too old. It is best when quite tender 
and not full grown. I r permitted to grow old it becomes woody 
and stringy. The vegetable has the added advantage of doing 
fairly well in a semi-arid country where turnips will not grow at 
all, as it does not require as much moisture. 
.Flesh white, a 
standard sort 
for market and table use. Per pkt., 10 cts.: oz., 60 cts.: H lb.. 
$1.75. 
Early Purple Vienna. — Bluish-purple similar to the above, 
except in colour. Per pkt.. 10 cts.; oz.. 60 cts.; a lb., $1.75. 
Early White, or Green Vienna. 
Carentan Leek. 
LEEK 
The Leek is generally considered superior to the onion for 
soups, being of milder and more agreeable flavor. 
Sow early in spring, in drills or beds; when the plants are eight 
to ten inches high, transplant them in rows six inches apart and 
twelve inches between the rows. Plant at least three inches 
deep to have them well blanched. One ounce will sow about 
100 feet of drill. 
Leek Dobbie's International Prize.— ™'^^eek 
grown by competitors in all districts where it is customary to 
grow, and where Judges show a preference for long-blanched 
Leeks. When well grown, Dobbie's International Prize is 
Impossible to beat. Per pkt., 20 cts.; oz., 60 cts. 
Large Scotch, or Musselburgh. — Grows to an Immense size; 
hardy and fine flavored. Per pkt. 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; >4 lb,, 
$1.00. 
Monstrous Carentan. — Very hardy; extraordinary size and of 
miU flavour. Per pkt. 10 cts.; oz.. 35 cts.; X lb., $1.00. 
Leek Plants. — (See page 30). 
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