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. 
when Turnips are not usually available. 
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 
Enlarged stems take the globular form of Turnips. 
Try them when the bulbs are no larger than a silver dollar. 
In season June, July and August, 
diameter. In maturity it develops for use with the 
White Vienna. 
White Vienna—60 Days. Very choice stock. 
Short-leaved, bulb light green, very rapid in growth, 
early in maturity, fine in texture when eaten, not 
over two inches and symmetrical in form. 
Leek 
A native of Switzerland. Two ounces of seed will sow 100 yards of row. Allow four pounds to the 
acre. 
in greenhouse. 
Breaks ground in 9 days. 
sow in rows 2 feet apart; if for transplanting, sow in close beds. 
Sow when the apple is in bloom and again in midsummer. 
One inch high in 17 days under most favorable circumstances 
If for permanent position, 
To secure a full development, thin out the 
rows or plant the seedlings 4 inches apart in the row. 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. 
Musselburgh Giant—85 Days. A remarkably 
large and showy variety. Leaves broad, deep green, 
and flat. Hardy edible stems. 
in length. 
Monstrous Carentan—85 Days. Very superior, 
large rooted, broad leaved. The largest type, very 
hardy. Stems sometimes 3 inches in diameter. 
Six to eight inches 
Lettuce 
Lettuce cultivated in Europe since 1562, origin before that unknown. Two ounces of seed will 
plant 100 yards of row. Plant three pounds to the acre. Breaks ground in 8 days. One inch 
high in 11 days under most favorable circumstances in greenhouse. To have fine Lettuce in early 
Spring, sow in seed bed in September preceding, protect the plants during the Winter in a box covered with 
glass or litter. Early in the Spring transplant half into rich ground. The other half force to an earlier de- 
velopment under sash. Autumn-grown plants are best. For a later supply, sow in drills; when up a few 
inches, thin out plants 10 to 12 inches apart. 
Heading Varieties 
BIG BOSTON, LANDRETHS’ EXTRA SELECT 
—70 Days. White Seed. Heads creamy white 
whether grown in open garden or under glass. .. Very 
large, slightly tinged with reddish brown, solid and 
uniform. It has a high reputation everywhere, but 
especially in the trucking sections of Texas and 
Florida. One of ‘the most generally used varieties. 
Big Boston—70 Days. A white seeded cabbage 
lettuce, generally known in Europe as ‘Trocadero 
Cabbage.” A reliable, popular and uniform 
header. Finely shaped, 
globular, medium light 
green with a slight tinge 
of bronze on the margin 
of the outer edge. Leaves 
smooth, practically no 
blisters, very hardy.. An 
excellent shipper. 
White Boston—70 Days. 
This white seeded variety 
resembles Big Boston in 
appearance except that its 
outer leaves do not turn 
red and are smoother than 
most varieties. We con- 
sider this strain superior 
to Big Boston and just as 
early. It is as productive 
and is an exceptionally 
fine lettuce. 
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Cabbage Head (Simon’s Select Stock)—70 Days. 
A very fine lettuce, superior to Big Boston. Is light 
in color, no reddish brown edges as Big Boston. Can 
be grown all through the season as it does not seald. 
Hanson or Nonpareil—65 Days. White Seed. 
One of the standard globular heading varieties of 
many years, leaves curly, crisp, with fringed edges, 
but not as fringed as Grand Rapids, folded so tightly 
as to make an attractive white interior. Medium 
size, light green leaves, heat resisting. 
peer gon Days. White Seed. A curled heading 
medium large, crisp, green 
variety, edges fringed and 
tinged with brown, a sort 
having outer leaves of 
strong ribs enclosing an 
exceedingly crisp and 
white interior. 
Imperial 44—80 Days. 
Undoubtedly the best 
heading Iceberg for the 
East. It can be grown ona 
large variety of soils. Com- 
petes successfully with 
Western grown Iceberg. It 
makes heads better than 
any other strain. Resists 
top burn. Some trial rows 
cut 100% in July. True 
Iceberg type. Heads solid. 
LD) Yenduth Seed Ce. 
