Childs' rare flowers, vegetables & fruits for 1895 . JjjCCk.—{JVew Gia7tt Italian^ The Leek is a very hardy, easily-grown vegetable, of mild,agreeable flavor, and is nmch used for soups, stewss etc., asits flavor is more delicate than that of an Onion. This is anew and very large variety, the best for general , 5c.; oz., 25c.; lb., K0I7I Rabi. Extra Early Vienna. A curious vegetable, in appearancehalf way between a Turnip and a Cabbage, with a turnip-like swelling of the stent above ground which, whileyoung and tender, has ;i delicious cauliflower-like flavor,very appeti
Childs' rare flowers, vegetables & fruits for 1895 . JjjCCk.—{JVew Gia7tt Italian^ The Leek is a very hardy, easily-grown vegetable, of mild,agreeable flavor, and is nmch used for soups, stewss etc., asits flavor is more delicate than that of an Onion. This is anew and very large variety, the best for general , 5c.; oz., 25c.; lb., K0I7I Rabi. Extra Early Vienna. A curious vegetable, in appearancehalf way between a Turnip and a Cabbage, with a turnip-like swelling of the stent above ground which, whileyoung and tender, has ;i delicious cauliflower-like flavor,very appetizing and pleasant. Transplant from seed bedinto rich, mellow ground. Very easily grown. Pkt., 5c.;oz., 20c.; lb., Late Ciant. An extraordinary sort on account of its enor-mous size; grows to weigh 20 pounds and is very tenderand tine. A splendid show variety. Pkt., lOc; oz., 25c.;lb., 64 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. l^ettijcc. An Indispensable vegetable,—certainly the finest saladplant known. Easily grown, eitlier in hot-bed or garden,and can be sown very early. South of Mason and l)ixonsline can be .iown in open ground in fall, and needs only uslight protection of straw or loose litter to be perfectly hardy. Chllds Half Century. We all know how much carefulselection year after year has to do with the quality of ourvegetables, but there are few things can claim a half-cen-turjs descent from only the choicest and l>est specimensof one type. This Lettuce can do so, iiowever, and we arenot surprised, therefore, at its superior qualities. lisleaves fold together, forming a long, loose head, le-markable for tendernessand delicious flavor. It mayseem a good deal to say, but it is, nevertheless, a fact,that for tenderness, brittleness and delicious quality,this Lettuce grown in the open ground surpasses anyother sort grown under glass. Nothing can ap-proach it in quality. It is so brittle and tende
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