. Descriptive catalogue of high grade seeds for the farm and garden. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Virginia Richmond. ENDIVE. (German, Endiven.) For fall and winter use this is one of the most refreshing of salads, and should be more gener ally grown. It is particularly appetizing when mixed with lettuce and French dressing. It is likewise used as a substitute for lettuce. Ciilture.—Sow the seed in August. Trans- plant or thin out the plants to nine or twelve inches apart, and when large
. Descriptive catalogue of high grade seeds for the farm and garden. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Virginia Richmond. ENDIVE. (German, Endiven.) For fall and winter use this is one of the most refreshing of salads, and should be more gener ally grown. It is particularly appetizing when mixed with lettuce and French dressing. It is likewise used as a substitute for lettuce. Ciilture.—Sow the seed in August. Trans- plant or thin out the plants to nine or twelve inches apart, and when large enough, tie up to blanch ; in dry seasons water freely. A moist, rich soil is best suited for this crop. Green Curled. Very hardy; the leaves are dark green, beautifully curled, which blanch white, tender and crisp. Per pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 10 cts.; i lb. 35 cts.; lb. $ QARLIC. (German, Knoblanck.) The Garlic is the most pungent in taste and flavor of the onion family. It is used principally with herbs for flavoring soups, stews, etc. Culture.—Divide the bulbs into small sets, and plant in March or September, in light, rich soil, in rows twelve inches apart, and six inches between the sets. Cultivate as for onions. When grown, bend over the tops to assist bulbing. Garlic Sets. Per pkt. 10 cts., lb. 30 cts. GOURDS. (See Flower Seed List.) HORSE RADISH. Select a moist situation, and plant small pieces of root, cut slanting, two or three inches deep (small end downward), and about eight inches apart. Sets, 25 cts. per doz.; $ per 100. KALE OR BORECOLE. (German, Blatter KoJil.) Culture. — Sow either broadcast or in drills eighteen inches apart, from the first of Septem- ber till the middle of October. They may also be sown in February or March, at which time the Smooth or Spring Kale is sown. Of late years the latter has been largely sown in the fall, making greens earlier than the winter sorts. It is best to protect with straw or coarse litter in severe weather, as wh
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