SEED GROWERS 
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KOHL-RABI 
Culture. Plant in IS to 24-inch rows as early as the gronnd can he 
worked in the spring, thinning out to stand 4 inches apart in the row. 
Bulbs should be used when they are 2 to 2J^ inches in diameter and 
cooked same as turnips. Sometimes planted in hotbeds and transplanted 
for very early maturing Kohl-rabi. One-third ounce plants 3 00 feet and 4 
pounds an acre. Number of days given is from, planting to edible bulbs. 
EARLY PURPLE VIENNA FORCING 60 Days 
Bluish purple, similar to Early White Vienna Forcing except in color. 
EARLY WHITE VIENNA FORCING 
An extra early variety making bulbs 2-2l/< inches in 55 to 60 days after 
seed is sown outdoors. Has very few short leaves. Ihilbs are sweet and 
tender. 
LARGE GREEN 75 Days 
Hardy, quite late, and used for feeding stock. Ihilbs large, weighing 8 
to 10 pounds; whitish-green in color, l^eaves large and numerous. 
LEEK 
Culture. This mild member of the onion family is used in soups 
and salads. Sow one ounce to, one hundred feet of, row and four or five 
pounds to the acre, one-half inch deep, as early as the soil can be worked 
in spring. Thin the plants/ to a stand of four to six. inches in twelve to 
eighteen-inch rows. It is advisable to throw earth to the plant to blanch 
it, very much as celery is blanched 
LARGE AMERICAN FLAG 
Makes large, dark green leaves and medium large bulbs on a pure white 
stem lj '2 to 2 inches by 7 inches. It is very hardy and productive, 
LARGE MUSSELBURG 
The large variety, often 3 inches in diameter, and becoming very white 
and, tender. A hardy and desirable sort. 
LONDON FLAG 
.Stems 8 to 10 inches long, Ij/^ inches thick; white. Leaves large, dark 
green, drooping backwards. 
MONSTROUS CARENTAN 
A favorite market variety; large, thick stem of mild flavor and attractive 
appearance. 
LETTUCE 
Culture. As Lettuce will stand considerable freezing, it may be 
seeded or transplanted out-of-doors as soon as the soil can be worked in 
the spring. For a succession, replant every 3 weeks till within 60 days 
of freezing weather. The soil cannot be made too rich and the crop must 
be grown quickly and unchecked to be of superior quality. Lettuce is 
frequently started under glass, like Cabbage in hotbeds; in February 
transplanted to cold frames and hardened to be set out-of-doors in early 
April. In more southern or milder winter climates. Lettuce may be sown 
in autumn, protected with sash or coarse litter, and in late winter planted, 
transplanted or thinned and matured where planted. When the crop is 
matured under glass it requires much ventilation and little heat and 
beware of too much water in cloudy weather. In the summer’s heat, 
canvas or a slatted half shade and plenty of water is of value. One ounce 
of seed gives 2,000 plants and 3 pounds plants an acre. In the seedbed 
drop 25 seeds to the foot and gently rake it in; failure may result from 
too deep a covering. Mature Lettuce in 12- to 18-inch rows, giving the 
loose leaf varieties 3 to 8 inches in the row, and Head Lettuce 6 to 12 
inches. Number of days given is from sowing seed to marketable crop. 
