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LANDRETHS’ SEEDS ARE LABORATORY AND FIELD TESTED 
KALE or BORECOLE 
Native of Europe. One Ounce of Seed Will Sow 100 Yards of Row. Four Pounds to the Acre. 
Seed breaks ground in 5 days. One inch high in 8 days under most favorable circumstances in 
greenhouse. This is a very valuable plant for greens. A curly, loose-leaved plant of the Cabbage family. 
Sow in the early Spring when the Oak is in full leaf, again in the early Autumn. Drill in rows of 2\ 
feet, thin to 8 or 10 inches, according to vigor of variety. It is a great favorite in the Southern States, grown 
very extensively at Norfolk, Virginia, and in Texas, for shipment to the North in Winter. 
BLOOMSDALE DOUBLE EXTRA CURLED 
—50 Days. A superior sort, introduced by 
us in 1894, being very curly, dark blue 
green, hardy, so short stemmed that it 
rests practically on the ground, 9 to 
11 inches broad, spreading and far 
denser in foliage than any other 
sort. Plants broader than a 
bushel basket and seem to 
hug the earth. More hardy 
than Dwarf Curled Scotch, 
passing unharmed through 
the severest Winter as far 
north as Philadelphia. 9 
inches high. The Blooms- 
dale Kale is more hardy 
than the Scotch Kale, retain¬ 
ing its good color after cut¬ 
ting and throughout days of 
transportation. 
Blue Kale—50 Days. This is renamed 
Bloomsdale Kale raised in Europe. Not equal 
to the strain we raise on Bloomsdale Farm 
under our own supervision. 
Dwarf Curled Scotch or Norfolk—55 Days. A 
very favorite sort for garnishing. Sometimes called 
Dark Green Moss Curled. Foliage dark green, 
very finely curled. An excellent variety of spreading 
habit, short stalk. 14 to 16 inches in height. 
Bloomsdale Double Extra Curled Kale 
Philadelphia Dwarf German or Siberian—60 
Days. Foliage flat, broad, curled on edges, blue, 
hardy. Stands a most rigorous Winter. Very 
vigorous, 16 inches, large leaves, comparatively 
plain, frequently grown for forage. 
Spring—30 Days. Very often planted for table 
greens and as a feeding crop for pigs and cattle. 
ALL KALE PACKETS 5c 
KOHL RABI 
One Ounce of Seed Will Plant 100 Yards of Row. Plant Two Pounds per Acre. This plant, used 
both for table and for cattle feeding, is a Cabbage in which the cultural development has been directed to 
the stalk, not to leaf. Enlarged stems take the globular form of Turnips. They are in season June, July 
and August, or at periods when Turnips are not usually available. Try them w r hen the bulbs are no larger 
than a silver dollar. 
Green or White—Large Rooted—80 Days. 6 to 
8 inches in diameter. A field variety for cattle, 
three times as large as the table sort. 
Purple Vienna—60 Days. The bulb of this 
variety is purple. Green leaves with purple stems. 
It should be cooked when not over two inches in 
diameter. In maturity it develops for use wdth the 
White Vienna. 
White Vienna—60 Days. Very choice stock. 
Short-leaved, bulb light green, very rapid in growdh, 
early in maturity, fine in texture when eaten, not 
over two inches and symmetrical in form. 
ALL KOHL RABI PACKETS 10c 
LEEK 
A Native of Switzerland. Two Ounces of Seed Will Sow 100 Yards of Row. Allow Four Pounds 
to the Acre. Breaks ground in 9 days. One inch high in 17 days under most favorable circum¬ 
stances in greenhouse. Sow r w r hen the apple is in bloom and again in midsummer. If for permanent 
position, sow in rows of 2 feet apart; if for transplanting, sow r in close beds. To secure a full development, 
thin out the rows or plant the seedlings at 4 inches apart in the row r . Before the danger of hard frost take up 
the plants and preserve in trenches the same as celery. 
Large London or Flag—85 Days. Scotch or Broad 
Flag—an old standard variety, still the most popular, 
with recurved broad leaves. Pkt. 5 
Musselburgh Giant—85 Days. A remarkably 
large and show r y variety. Leaves broad, deep green, 
and flat. Hardy edible stems. Six to eight inches 
in length. Pkt. 10 
Monstrous Carentan—85 Days. Very superior, 
large rooted, broad leaved. The largest type, very 
hardy. Stems sometimes 3 inches in diameter. 10 
