. Flowers & vegetables for 1920 springtime. Kale, or Borecole This is a popular boiling-green for fall, winter, and earlyspring use, resembling cabbage in flavor. The plant is en-tirely hardy in well-drained soil and can be grown easily fromseed planted during the summer and fall months. The plantsare usually cut off for use when the leaves are six inches ormore in length, but with the fine curled varieties the leavescan be gathered for use when of good size. With the TallScotch and other large-leaved varieties it is customary topull off the lower leaves and let the plant grow on to fur-n sh a
. Flowers & vegetables for 1920 springtime. Kale, or Borecole This is a popular boiling-green for fall, winter, and earlyspring use, resembling cabbage in flavor. The plant is en-tirely hardy in well-drained soil and can be grown easily fromseed planted during the summer and fall months. The plantsare usually cut off for use when the leaves are six inches ormore in length, but with the fine curled varieties the leavescan be gathered for use when of good size. With the TallScotch and other large-leaved varieties it is customary topull off the lower leaves and let the plant grow on to fur-n sh a continuous supply. The sweetness and flavor of thesegreens are improved by freezing weather. One ounce shouldproduce four thousand plants. Packet, 10c.; oz., 20c.; 14lb., 50c. New Bohemian Horse Radish It is a much more rapid grower than the old variety andis re?dy for use a great deal earlier. Its large white rootsare produced in almost any soil and can be very easilyraised. Plant the roots in rows, and the large roots may bedug or plowe
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