Vates Blue Scotch Kale 
KALE (Borecole) 
Sow 1 ounce of seed to about 100 feet of drill; 
2 to 3 pounds to the acre 
Cutturr. May be sown from May to 
September and is not harmed by cold 
weather. Plants should be about 18 inches 
apart, in rows 214 feet apart. Soil B. Vita- 
mins A,B, C,G. 
Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch (Vates Im- 
proved). (55 days.) This Kale is of a 
dark bluish green color, which it retains 
without yellowing, even after several days 
of transportation. It is very hardy and 
passes the severest winter without being 
harmed. 
Dwarf Green Curled Scotch or Norfolk. 
(55 days.) One of the most popular ship- 
ping sorts. 
Hardy Winter. (60 days.) Grows 11% feet 
high, with an abundance of beautiful blue- 
green leaves which are densely curled and 
crumpled. Besides being very hardy, it 
forces a second crop of moss-curled leaves 
as soon as the first ones are gone. This 
new growth ts of the finest quality and 
is ready for market during the winter and 
early spring months, when it demands 
fancy prices. 
Siberian or Dwarf German. (65 days.) 
Plants hardly, vigorous, very spreading. 
Large, coarse, deep bluish green leaves, 
plain at center, with cut and frilled edge. 
Spring or Hanover. (30 days.) A hardy, 
quick-growing, smooth-leaved variety. Sow 
at intervals of 10 days, so as always to 
have it young and tender. 
Tall Scotch. (60 days.) Best for summer, 
Very spreading, nicely curled and hardy. 
Frost Improves it. 
KALE PLANTS. See page 23. 
KOHLRABI 
Sow 1 ounce to 150 feet of drill 
A favorite vegetable in Europe, where it 
is extensively grown for table use. The bulb 
is formed above the ground, and, if used 
when young and tender, makes a most deli- 
cate dish. Soil A. Vitamins B, C. 
White Vienna. (55 days.) Greenish white 
outside, with clear white flesh. 
Salad Bowl Lettuce 
1-3-5 E. Lombard St., Baltimore 2, Md. 
LETTUCE 
PLANTS 
PAGE 23 
LETTUCE 
CHOICE 
STRAINS 
Sow 2 ounces of seed to 100 yards of row; 1 ounce for 2000 plants 
Curture. Lettuce is now sown during al- 
most all seasons of the year. For outdoor 
use seed can be sown in well-manured hot- 
beds in February and March. Transplant 
there or outdoors when the weather will per- 
mit—10 inches apart in the row. If the 
Lettuce is not to head, sow thickly and cut 
as desired. For best results it is well to sow 
only the varieties suited to the different 
seasons and conditions. For winter use, sow 
seed in September in hotbeds and follow it 
with other sowings for succession. Soil A. 
Vitamins A, B, C, G. 
Bibb. (65 days.) Small, dark green, loose 
heads of excellent flavor. Should be grown 
in greenhouse or cool weather only. 
Big Boston. (76 days.) Compact heads of 
medium size with creamy yellow heart. 
Smooth, glossy leaves, wavy edged and 
slightly tmged with brown. 
California Cream Butter. (75 days.) Yel- 
lowish green, slightly marked with brown 
specks. 
Chicken Lettuce. (45 days.) This is a 
non-heading Lettuce, for feeding poultry 
and rabbits. 
Early Curled Simpson. (45 days.) Early 
fine, large, loose heads, finely fringed and 
curled. Either white or black-seeded va- 
rieties. 
Grand Rapids. (43 days.) 
Popular loose-leaf variety. 
Iceberg. (80 days.) The 
earliest and largest header 
of its class; crisp and 
tender. 
Imperial No. 44. (82 days.) 
One of the most depend- 
able sure-heading types of 
Iceberg for this section. 
Imperial No. 847. (84 
days.) Black-seeded Ice- 
berg variety. Hard, med- 
tum-large heads of good 
quality. Stands up well 
in warm weather. Resist- 
ant to tip-burn. 
New York P. W. No. 55. 
(75 days.) For home and 
market. Highly resistant 
to tip-burn and slime. 
Heads well in summer 
and early fall. 
Oak Leaf. (40 days.) A 
non-heading Lettuce. 
Leaves thick, succulent 
and tender, shaped like an 
oak leaf. Early type. 
KALE 
Hardy Winter ..... 
DpiDenanlonm DwarthGermar is ass ey enn on 
Spring or Hanover 
Tall Scotch 
KOHLRABI 
White Vienna 
LETTUCE 
Bibb 
Pennlake. (80 days.) Head compact and 
well colored. Less ribby than Great Lakes 
but solid, uniform and resistant to tip- 
burn. 
Premier Great Lakes. (75 days.) Heads 
are unusually solid, practically round, up 
to 7 inches in diameter and 2 pounds in 
weight. Recommended for culture on 
upland soils as an early crop. Slow 
bolting and resistant to tip-burn, it may 
be planted in succession for a summer 
crop. 
Romaine Dark Green (Dark Green Cos). 
(66 days.) Has long, narrow, upright 
leaves; when tied up blanches very nicely. 
Salad Bowl. (45 days.) A large-growing, 
medium green variety, second early in 
maturity. Very slow to bolt to seed. 
Leaves are long and deeply lobed. Stands 
handling well. Good home-garden variety 
and is well adapted to prepacking. Salad 
Bowl is an excellent source of vitamins A 
and C, 
White Boston Special. (76 days.) Green- 
leaved Big Boston type without the red- 
tinged leaf edge. Popular among market 
gardeners. 
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