. E. H. Hunt : seedsman . KOHL RABI. When young and tender they are fine for table use; when matured they keep well and are excellent for winter feeding of stock. For early use sow in hot bed, trans- plant and cultivate like early cabbage. For winter use sow the middle of June or first of July in ro as iS inches apart, trans- planting or thinning out to 8 inches in the row. I oz. OF SEED FOR 1,^00 PLANTS. Early White Vienna. Flesh white and tender; in best condition for table use when about 3 to 4 inches in diameter. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 2oc.; % lb., 75c. Early Purple Vienna. An ex- cellent sort. P
. E. H. Hunt : seedsman . KOHL RABI. When young and tender they are fine for table use; when matured they keep well and are excellent for winter feeding of stock. For early use sow in hot bed, trans- plant and cultivate like early cabbage. For winter use sow the middle of June or first of July in ro as iS inches apart, trans- planting or thinning out to 8 inches in the row. I oz. OF SEED FOR 1,^00 PLANTS. Early White Vienna. Flesh white and tender; in best condition for table use when about 3 to 4 inches in diameter. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 2oc.; % lb., 75c. Early Purple Vienna. An ex- cellent sort. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c.; % lb., 60c. KOHL RABI. KALE, OR BORECOLE. The Kales are more hardy than Cabbaje, and will endure considerable frost without injury. They do not head like Cabbage, but furnish an abundance of pretty curled leaves that are very ornamental and highly prized as food. Of all the Cabbage tribe this is the most tender and delicate, and would be much more extensively grown if its excellent qualities were generally known. Can be grown in almost any soil, but the richer it is the better the product. Sow from the middle of April to beginning of May like Cabbage; transplant and cultivate same as Cabbage. Dwarf Green Curled. The leaves are beautifully curled and of a bright green. This variety is hardy and will remain over winter in any place where the temperature does not fall below zero. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10.; % lb., 30.; lb., $ Siberian Kale, German Greens orSprouts. Extensively grown as winter greens; sow in the month of September in rows one foot aparl, and treat in every way as Spinach; it is very hardy and is ready for use in early spring. Pkt. 5c.; oz., loc; % 'b- 25c-; lb. 8oc. Sea Kale. Plants started in hot beds in the spring are fit for blanching one year earlier than seed sown early in spring in open ground. Shoots are cooked like Asparagus. Pkt., 10.; oz., 30 ; }l \ $
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