. Burpee's farm annual written at Fordhook Farm. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. KOHL=RABI, OR TURNIP=ROOTED CABBAGE. Kohl-rabi is grown for its turnip-shaped bulb, which is formed above ground. The bulb should be used while young and tender, as age de- tracts from its good quality. Set the plants eight iuches apart in the row. When prop- erly prepared, the Kohl-rabi is one of the most desirable of vegetables. GREEN OR WHITE. Good for table use and stock feeding. Per pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10
. Burpee's farm annual written at Fordhook Farm. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. KOHL=RABI, OR TURNIP=ROOTED CABBAGE. Kohl-rabi is grown for its turnip-shaped bulb, which is formed above ground. The bulb should be used while young and tender, as age de- tracts from its good quality. Set the plants eight iuches apart in the row. When prop- erly prepared, the Kohl-rabi is one of the most desirable of vegetables. GREEN OR WHITE. Good for table use and stock feeding. Per pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; % ft) 30 cts.; per ft> $, postpaid. EARLY WHITE VIENNA. The best for table use= Per pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; % ft> 50 cts.; per ft) $ EARLY PURPLE VIENNA. This variety is the most largely grown for table use in Germany and Austria. Per pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; % ft) 50 cts.; p'er ft) $ HORSE RADISH. The best is grown by planting small lengths of roots called "sets," and not from the crowns. These "sets," planted in May, small end down, with the top one to one and a half inches below the surface, in rich, well-culti- valed soil, will form radish of large size and superior quality in one season's growth. Before planting, the top of the set should be cut off slantingly, so as to prevent decay from water resting on the ; The large roots will be ready to pull in October, and from these large roots a supply of sets can be cut off for the next spring's Slanting. It is customary to gather the crop of roots in ctober and keep them in trenches, ready to market as opportunity offers during the winter. If grown only for family use, however, it is better to pull the roots just as wanted during the winter. Small roots 8 for 20 cts.; 25 cts. per dozen, or 90 cts. per 100, by mail, postpaid. Write for special low prices by the thousand. LEEK. Sow the seed very early, in a seed bed in a sheltered place, if possible. When plants are about
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