ENDIVE 
Broad Leaved Batavian 90 days 
Replaced by Full Heart Batavian. 
Full Heart Batavian 85 days 
(Escarolle) 
All-America Selection—1934 
Plant—12 inches across, upright to 
spreading growth, deep green, slightly 
crumpled, closely bunched with center 
leaves producing a well blanched heart. 
Excellent for home and market gardeners 
and shippers. Often planted in late June 
or early July in the North for a late 
fall crop. 
Green Curled 95 days 
Plant—16 inches across, medium green, 
deeply cut and fringed outer leaves. 
Leaves can be tied up for further 
blanching, stems green. 
Excellent for salads and garnishing. With- 
stands adverse conditions of heat and 
dry weather. 
FENNEL 
Florence 
(Finocchio or Italian) 
Plant—26-34 inches tall, with broad overlapping stalks similar to celery. Forms a 
bulb-like enlargement at base of stem. 
The sweet anise-flavored bulb is used for seasoning soups. Pieces of the succulent 
stems add flavor and aroma to salads. 
KALE 
A hardy, non-heading variety of the Cabbage family used for greens. It is extremely 
high in vitamin content. The leaves are especially tender and delicious after exposure 
to light frosts. 
Dwarf Blue Scotch 55 days 
Plant—12-15 inches tall, upright, leaves 
large, finely curled and atractive blue- 
green, exceptionally hardy. 
Dwarf Green Curled 55 days 
Plant—12-14 inches tall, leaves large, 
bright green, finely curled and plumed. 
Hardy, popular and widely grown. 
Siberian or Sprouts 65 days 
Plant—12-15 inches tall, vigorous, sprawl- 
ing growth, leaves large, blue-green, 
rather coarse with frilled edges. 
Very hardy and largely grown in the 
South. 
Tall Green Curled 60 days 
Plant—24-30 inches tall, leaves abundant, 
large, curled and deep medium dark 
green. 
A tall stemmed Scotch type. 
Dark Green Curled Kale 
Thousand Headed 
(Jersey) 
Plant—4-5 feet tall, leaves large, thick, 
smooth and dark green. 
A productive variety grown for chicken 
and stock feed. 
70 days 
KOHL RABI 
A member of the Cabbage family grown for its mildly turnip-flavored, bulb-like, 
swollen stem which forms above the ground. 
Early Purple Vienna 60 days 
Plant—8-10 inches tall, leaf and stem 
purplish-green. 
Bulb—2 inches in diameter, flattened 
globe shape, skin reddish-purple, flesh 
white. 
A standard variety used in home and 
market gardens. Edible when about 
2 inches in diameter, later becoming 
overgrown and woody. 
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Early White Vienna 55 days 
Plant—10-12 inches, leaf and stem me- 
dium green. 
Bulb—2 inches in diameter, globe shaped, 
skin pale green, flesh white. 
Most popular variety. Flesh is mild, 
tender, fine textured and of excellent 
flavor. 
