. Dreer's Open-air vegetables. Vegetable gardening. [from old catalog]. 92 DREER S OPEN-AIR VEGETABLES. a close resemblance to a mass of ostrich plumes, and the kale leaf is as handsome as the ostrich feather. Kale resembles the other cabbages in its two main colors, being both green and purple ; and the patches of this vege- table in the market gardens adjacent to the large cities add brilliance to the autumn landscape. Some strains are per- fectly hardy, and remain out all winter, quite unprotected. For autumn crop- ping the seed should be sown in May or June, the same as late cab- bage ; fo
. Dreer's Open-air vegetables. Vegetable gardening. [from old catalog]. 92 DREER S OPEN-AIR VEGETABLES. a close resemblance to a mass of ostrich plumes, and the kale leaf is as handsome as the ostrich feather. Kale resembles the other cabbages in its two main colors, being both green and purple ; and the patches of this vege- table in the market gardens adjacent to the large cities add brilliance to the autumn landscape. Some strains are per- fectly hardy, and remain out all winter, quite unprotected. For autumn crop- ping the seed should be sown in May or June, the same as late cab- bage ; for spring crop- ping the seed should be sowed in September, Imperial Ivong Standing KALE. is a reliable green type, of vigorous growth. Dwarf Green Curled German is another good kind. The list of varieties is a long one, including sev- eral which are locally and incorrectly called '' sprouts.'' Kale has grown widely in favor, possibly aided by Peter Hender- son's statement, made years ago, that of all the cabbage tribe it is "the most tender and ; It is grown in private gardens as well as in market gardens at -^^C->. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dreer, Henry A. [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, H. A. Dreer
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