KALE 
Blsetterkohl Chou vert Breton Cavolo verde 
One packet contains enough seeds for the home-garden; one ounce provides 
3000 plants. 
Culture. Kale is a close relative of the cabbage family and likes a deep, 
sandy soil and a cool situation. Handle the young plants like cabbage. Kale is 
one of the hardiest garden plants. 
Blue Scotch. A hardy, strong-growing dwarf sort with a distinct blue 
tinge. 
Dwarf Curled Scotch or Green German. A handsome variety, forming 
dwarf, spreading plants 12 inches or more across. The dark green 
foliage is crisply curled and has an excellent flavor. 
Tall Curled Scotch. A plant of more upright growth, reaching a height 
of 2 feet or more on rich soil. The leaves are richly succulent. 
KOHLRABI 
Kohlrabi Chou Rave Col de nabo Cavola rapa 
One packet contains enough seeds for 30 feet of row; an ounce will produce 
3000 plants. 
Culture. Kohlrabi is another member of the cabbage family which pro¬ 
vides so many useful garden plants. It is grown for the thick, bulbous swelling 
of the stem, like a large turnip, just above the ground. The seeds should be 
sown in the open ground in the early summer and plants should be thinned out 
5 to 6 inches apart. 
Early Pu^le Vienna. Quick-maturing variety reaching marketable or 
table size about 70 days from the date of planting. The stems are 
rich glossy purple and are deliciously flavored. 
Early White Vienna. Identical in size, shape, and maturity, with 
Early Purple Vienna, but a clear ivory-white when mature. 
LEEK 
Lauch Poireu Puerto Porro 
One packet is enough for the home-garden; one ounce sows 200 feet of drill. 
Culture. Leek is a close relative of the onion but does not produce a bulb. 
Sow in rows 18 inches apart and thin out to 4 inches apart. Hoe frequently and 
hill up to blanch the base of the stalks. Leeks keep well stored in boxes of dry 
soil in the cellar. Much used for flavoring soups and stews. 
American Flag. The most popular variety. Broad, plump, highly 
flavored stalks. 
LETTUCE 
Lattich Laitue Lechuga Lattuga 
One packet each of an early, midseason, and late kind is enough for the 
home-garden; one ounce sows 150 feet of drill. 
Culture. While easily grown in almost any soil, the most important thing 
is to thin out the plants properly as soon as the stems are 2 to 3 inches high. 
They should be transplanted to stand not less than 4 inches apart in the row. 
The intermediate plants should be taken out in order to give head varieties 
room to develop. Fertilize heavily and continuously. 
LOOSE-LEAVED VARIETIES 
Black-seeded Simpson. One of the best, early, loose-headjng or leaf 
Lettuces. The large yellowish green leaves are much crinkled and 
delicately flavored. It remains in good condition in the garden for a 
longer time without running to se^ than any other of this type. 
Early Curled Simpson. Requires 55 to 60 days to mature, making 
large bunches of yellowish green foliage more than 1 foot across, 
very tender and mild. May be sown thickly and cut for early use 
when quite small. 
Early Prizehead. A very widely grown and popular variety^ for garden 
cultivation. It forms handsome, dark green foliage, heavily bronzed 
and ruffled. The leaves stand erect, gathered into a rough, loose head. 
Grand Rapids. This is the standard, loose-leaved, forcing Lettuce 
throughout the entire country. It has a more cornpact, upright 
habit, so that the plants may stand closer together in the field or 
greenhouse. The foliage is a deeper shade of yellowish green than 
the Simpson varieties. It matures in about 60 days from sowing. 
Chicken. A non-heading, easily grown variety for feeding poultry and 
rabbits. It will run up 4 feet high before going to seed, and after 
cutting the stumps start again to make new growth for feeding. 
Early White Vienna Kohlrabi 
AmericanjFlag Leek 
THE PAGE SEED COMPANY, Greene, N.Y. 
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