Ribsam’s Manual 
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Martin C. Ribsam & Sons' Co. 
Green Curled Scotch Kale 
Early White Vienna Kohl-Rabi 
H ERBS —Continued 
THYME, BROADLEAVED (Thymus vulgaris). 70 days. 
Perennial; 1 ft. Pkt. 10c., oz. 50c., lb. $5.00. 
WINTER SAVORY. Pkt. 10c., oz. 50c., lb. $5.00. 
WORMWOOD (Artemisia absinthium). Perennial; Pkt. 
10c., oz. 35c., lb. $3.50. 
KOHL-RABI 
German, Knollkohl; Italian, Carolo Rapa; 
Polish, Kalarepa 
I oz. will produce about 2000 plants 
A vegetable intermediate between the Cabbage and the 
Turnip. It is best cultivated by sowing the seed in rows in 
April to July, according to the latitude. In this district we 
sow through May for succession, in rows 18 inches apart, thin¬ 
ning out to 8 inches between the plants. It is rather difficult to 
transplant, and it is generally preferable to sow the whole crop 
from the seed and thin out where it stands, although when the 
weather is favorable the thinning may be planted at the distance 
above named. 
EARLY WHITE VIENNA. 60 days. Flesh white and tender. 
The best market sort. Excellent for table use. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 20c., lb. 60c., lb. $1.75. 
EARLY PURPLE VIENNA. 60 days. Different from the 
above in color, which is of a bluish purple. Pkt. 10c., oz. 
20c., M lb. 60c., lb. $1.75. 
KALE, or BORECOLE 
German, Blatterkohl; Italian, Cavola Verde; 
Polish, Solanka 
I oz. will produce about 2000 plants 
Kale or Borecole may be grown in almost any soil but the 
richer it is the more abundant the product. Sow from the middle 
of April to the beginning of May, in prepared beds, covering the 
seeds thinly and evenly; transplant in June and treat in the 
same manner as for Cabbage. Of all the Cabbage tribe, this is 
the most tender and delicate and would be much more exten¬ 
sively grown than it is if its excellent qualities were generally 
known. The varieties are all extremely hardy and are best when 
touched by frost. 
GREEN CURLED SCOTCH. 55 days. A rather dwarf variety, 
growing about 18 in. in height, but spreading under good cul¬ 
tivation to 3 ft. in diameter. Leaves of a bright green, beauti¬ 
fully curved. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., lb. 25c., lb. 75c. 
DWARF GERMAN GREEN. 60 days. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 
M lb. 25c., lb. 75c. 
SIBERIAN CURLED. 60 days. This variety grows a little 
larger and coarser than the preceding. The leaves are not 
so deeply curled and are of a bluish green color. Very hardy. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., X lb. 25c., lb. 75c. 
LETTUCE 
German, Salad; Italian, Lettuga; Polish, Salata. 1 oz. will sow about 100-ft. row 
The cultivation of Lettuce is universal by all who have gardens and from its tractable nature and freedom from nearly all 
insects and disease, it is manageable in the hands of everyone. For main early crop, seed may be sown in the open ground, 
middle of September, and transplanted to coldframes as soon as large enough to handle, being wintered over in the same manner 
as early Cabbage, in dry, well sheltered spots, by covering up with leaves or litter late in the season. Lettuce plants may be 
saved over Winter without glass covering, in southern parts of the country without difficulty. The plants for setting out in the 
Spring are also sown in coldframes in February and in hotbeds in March, and by carefully covering up at nights, makes plants to 
set out in April; but these are never so good as those wintered over. For successive crops, sowings may be made in the open 
ground as early as Spring opens, until July. 
MAY KING. 45 days. An early, hardy Lettuce. One of the 
best varieties to plant in Fall for under glass or early Spring 
forcing. Heads large and solid, of light green color, close 
outer leaves; one of the best market sorts. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., 
lb. 40c., lb. $1.25. 
BIG^BOSTON. 50 days. This variety is identical in color, 
shape and general appearance with the famous Boston 
Market Lettuce, but it is double the size. It is about a week 
later in maturing, but its solidity and greater size of head 
will make it a most desirable variety either for forcing or 
open ground planting. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., M lb. 40c., lb. $1.25. 
EARLY CURLED SILESIA. 40 days. This variety, properly 
speaking, does not head, but forms a compact, close mass of 
leaves. The earliest and leading market sort. Pkt. 5c.. oz 
15c., M lb. 40c., lb. $1.25. 
SIMPSON, BLACK-SEEDED CURLED. 40 days. Large, 
loose curly head, light color; a good Summer sort. Pkt. 10c ’ 
oz. 15c., yi lb. 40c., lb. $1.25. 
GRAND RAPIDS CURLED. 40 days. A famous shipping 
Lettuce. Loose, curly headed, foreign sort. Pkt. 10c.. oz 
15c., lb. 35c., lb. $1.00. 
