. KOHL-RABI—3 center bulbs, Earliest Erfurt; bulbs at both ends, Early Purple Vienna. ChoJi Vert, Fr. Breton, SP. KALE, or BORECOLE Blallerkohl, Ger. CULTURE —Excellent greens for winter and spring use and improved by frost. Sow from May to June, in drills about \\ feet apart, and cultivate the same as Cabbage. For early spring use sow in September, and protect during winter. Some of the varieties (Dreer's Imperial Long Standing, for instance) are so hardy that the green leaves may be dug out from under the snow in winter and used for greens. One ounce of seed will produce about 3000 plants. D
. KOHL-RABI—3 center bulbs, Earliest Erfurt; bulbs at both ends, Early Purple Vienna. ChoJi Vert, Fr. Breton, SP. KALE, or BORECOLE Blallerkohl, Ger. CULTURE —Excellent greens for winter and spring use and improved by frost. Sow from May to June, in drills about \\ feet apart, and cultivate the same as Cabbage. For early spring use sow in September, and protect during winter. Some of the varieties (Dreer's Imperial Long Standing, for instance) are so hardy that the green leaves may be dug out from under the snow in winter and used for greens. One ounce of seed will produce about 3000 plants. Dreer's Imperial Long Standing Kale. Beautifully curled and crimped. Leaves are very large and of a bright green color; very hardy. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; i lb., 70 cts.; lb., $ Dwarf Green Curled. Leaves curled, yellowish green. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 60 cts.; lb., $ Dwarf Curled Scotch. Leaves bright green, curled, very tender and fine flavored; an excellent sort. Pkt , 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; ilb., 60 cts.; lb., $ Sea Kale. {Crambe Maritima). Not a true Kale (which means a member of the Cabbage family) but a perennial which should be grown and cultivated hke rhubarb. The edible parts are the young, strong shoots that come up in early spring. When blanched, they are cooked and served like asparagus, or the leaves may be used as greens. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; j lb., 85 cts.; lb., $ KOHL-RABI «Xl;:;//».K„;.SP. KUriL-KADl also be sown in August or September; plants transplanted in the spring. One ounce will sow 100 ft. of drill. Dreer's Prizetaker Leek. (See cut.) A fine large variety of great merit, fully described and illustrated on page 6. Pkt., 10 cts.: J oz., 20 cts.; 1 oz., 30 cts.; ilb., $ Giant Carentan Leek. (See cut). Produces a large thick stem, and is of mild flavor. The leaves are dark and the plant is very hardy and it is suitable for planting either in the spring or fall. Pkt., 10 cts.; i oz., 15 cts.; oz., 2
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