26 Garden Seeds 
ISBELL SEED COMPAm 
Kale or Borecole 
Kale is very easily grown and much hardier than any cabbage, standing the 
winter well if protected by a little litter of straw. Splendid “greens” 
for early fall, winter or spring use. Sow seed about the middle of 
June and later transplant to rows 2 to 2y2 feet apart. The 
dwarf sorts can be sown later and need not be transplanted. 
One may start cutting Kale in 55 to 60 days, but the flavor is 
improved by a good frost in the fall. Sowing may be made as 
late as August 1st. One ounce of seed for 300 feet of drill. 
Green Curled Dwarf Scotch 
Leaves very curly, rich green. Remarkably tender and delicate 
in flavor. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c ; y4 lb., 30c; lb., $1.00, prepaidi 
Tall Scotch 
Grows about 2 feet high. Leaves dark green and finely curled. 
Very hardy. When leaves are of fair size pull off and use the 
lower ones and let the plant grow on to furnish a continuous 
supply. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.25, prepaid. 
Kale— Siberian or Winter 
Scotch. Also called Sprouts. Very hardy ; of dwarf, spreading growth. 
The leaves are of bluish-green color, tender and of fine flavor. 
Pn-t., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., 80c, prepaid. 
Leek 
Spinach, lettuce or radishes 
followed by cabbage. 
Early peas followed by 
pepper, eggplant, or tomatoes. 
Begin on the second crop 
the day you remove the first 
crop. Dig the soil and add a 
little manure. 
Kohlrabi 
American Flag: Leek. 
Mushrooms Grown From Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn. 
Make several plantings of 
beans and peas to have a 
fresh table supply all season. 
The stalks are of mild onion flavor and used 
same as onions. May be stored for winter in moist 
sand in cellar. Sow seed in early spring in rows 1 
foot apart and 1 inch deep. When 6 inches high, 
transplant 4 to 6 inches apart, in 
rows 12 inches apart, setting the 
plants in the ground up to their cen¬ 
ter leaves. 
American Flag 
Broad leaves of strong and vigorous 
growth; very hardy. Ready for table 
in 85 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % lb., 
75c; lb., $2.50, prepaid. 
Monstrous Carentan 
Very large with broad leaves, stems 
6 to 8 inches long. Ready for table in 
95 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % lb., 75c; 
lb., $2.50, prepaid. 
Mush 
rooms 
Sweeter and of finer flavor than turnips and 
cooked in the same way. Sow seed in spring and 
again in June or July. Sow in drills 18 inches 
apart, and thin to 4 or 6 inches in the row. For a 
continuous supply, sow every two or three weeks. 
Kohlrabi is most tender when the roots are not 
more than 2 to 3 inches in diameter. 
A very fine vegetable. 
White Delicatesse 
Extra early, finest quality, best for 
early market and forcing. Smooth 
white bulbs of medium size, fine 
grained and excellent flavor. Ready for 
table in 55 days. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; % 
lb., 75c; lb., $2.50. 
Early White Vienna 
Flesh white and tender; excellent 
forcing variety. Ready for table in 60 
days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 60c; 
lb., $2.00, prepaid. 
Early Purple Vienna 
The Mushroom, as a table delicacy, is 
rapidly becoming extremely popular, 
and it will certainly continue to increase in favor as fast as 
people discover how easily it can be grown. With all orders 
we give our free pamphlet, “How to Grow Mushrooms,” and 
anyone who will carefully follow its simple directions can 
have no difficulty in producing a crop. 
Kohlrabi. 
Fine flavored, tender, pure white 
flesh; skin of purple color. Ready for 
Spore Culture Spawn 
Is far superior to the old style varieties and much better 
results can be obtained from its use. Bricks weigh from 18 to 
24 ounces. A brick will spawn ten square feet of bed. Prices, 
per brick, 50c, postpaid. By express or freight, 5 bricks, $1.75; 
10 bricks, $3.25. 
Eat More Mushrooms 
Yield 204 calories per pound and contain protein. 
table in 65 days. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 20c; lb., 60c; lb., 
$2.00, prepaid. 
Eat More 
Kohlrabi 
Contains calcium, chlorine. 
sodium. 
uccession 
Crops 
Early beets followed by 
celery. 
Early beans followed by 
turnips. 
Lettuce or onion sets fol¬ 
lowed by tomatoes. 
Radishes followed by to¬ 
matoes. 
