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Currie’s Tested Seeds 
Brussels Sprouts 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Sow seed in June and cultivate the same as cab- 
bage. The miniature cabbage-like heads are borne 
at the axles of the leaves. The leaves should be 
broken off in fall to give the sprouts room to grow. 
They are delicious when cooked late in fall or 
winter. 
IMPROVED DWARF—Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; 14 Ib., 
60c; 1 Ib., $2.00. 
Italian Broccoli 
ITALIAN GREEN SPROUTING BROCCOLI 
A new and distinct variety of the popular branching type. 
The plant grows about two feet high, is branching, each branch 
terminating in a green sprout. When the green sprouts which 
are actually a mass of flowers have developed to two or three 
inches across—and before the flowers appear—they are ready for 
use. This splendid vegetable seems to thrive anywhere. It has 
the combined flavor of cauliflower and asparagus, and is cooked 
and served the same as cauliflower. 
For an early crop sow the seed in a cold frame and trans- 
plant the seedlings in the open ground when danger of frost is 
past. For a later crop, sow the seed in the open ground in May 
and the sprouts will be ready for use in August. Pkt., 10c; 1% 
oz., 30c; oz., 50c; 14 Ib., $1.75. 
BROCCOLI (Winter Cauliflower ) 
Resembles cauliflower and requires the same cultivation. It, 
however, is more hardy, and withstands greater extremes of heat 
and cold. 
SNOW’S WHITE—Forms large creamy white heads of excellent 
quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 65c; 14 Ib., $2.25. 
SWISS CHARD or SPINACH BEET 
The mid-rib 
when boiled makes delicious greens, or the leaves may be boiled 
Swiss Chard is a beet grown for its leaves. 
and served as spinach. Sown in the spring, the leaves are soon 
ready to eat, and will continue to grow all through the summer 
and fall. If given a little protection, it will survive the winter 
and make excellent greens early in the spring. 
sow 100 feet of drill. 
LARGE WHITE—Grown extensively for the leaves, which are 
used the same as spinach. Pkt., 05c; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 25c; 1 Ib., 75c. 
GIANT LUCULLUS—The leaves are very large and crumpled 
with heavy, broad, mid-ribs, which are a good substitute for aspa- 
Pkt., 05c; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 30c; 1 tb., $1.00. 
One ounce will 
ragus. 
