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BEETS— Continued 



Swiss Chard, or Spinach Beet 



One ounce will sow 100 feet of row. 



CULTURE — Sow in drills 1 foot apart and 1 inch deep, as early as the 

 ground can be worked, and when large enough thin out to stand 6 inches 

 apart in the row. Be sure to press seeds in firm contact with the soil, 

 to insure prompt and even germination. An easy way to accomplish 

 this is to walk over the rows after sowing seeds. Continue sowings for 

 succession crops until the middle of July. This vegetable is prepared 

 for the table in the same manner as Spinach; sometimes, however, the 

 mid-rib is prepared like Asparagus. 



167 Swiss Chard, Giant Lucullus. An excellent and most useful 



vegetable, a row or two of which should be in every garden. This 

 variety will quickly produce plants from which leaves may be cut 

 all summer, as you can cut right down to the ground, and new 

 shoots will soon spring up and make a fast growth. Those plants 

 which are allowed to grow will make large curly leaves, with thick 

 light-colored mid-ribs, which are delicious when cooked and served 

 like asparagus, while the leafy parts make excellent "greens." 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; i lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



168 Swiss Chard, or Silver Beet. Produces many large, light- 

 colored leaves, supplying an abundance of good greens. The 

 centre ribs may also be cooked and served like asparagus. Pkt., 

 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; i lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



Mangel Wurzel — Offered on page 49 

 Sugar Beets 



Sow same as Mangels, except thin to 6 to 8 inches in the row. 



170 Klein Wanzleben. Without question the best in cultivation; 

 not the largest in size, but the richest in sugar contents. Oz., 10 

 cts.; i lb., 30 cts.; lb., 75 cts.; 10 lbs., by express, $6.00. 



171 Lane's Improved White Sugar. This Beet attains a large 

 size and grows considerably above the ground. Oz., 10 cts.; j lb., 

 30 cts.; lb., 75 cts.; 10 lbs., by express, $6.00. 



Swiss Chard Lucullus — just as it grows 



Long Island Half Dwarf Brussels Sprouts 



A delicatelyTflavored member of the Cabbage family 



Broccoli 



Chou-Brocoli, Fr. Broculi, Sp. Spargel Kohl, Ger. 



Used in the same manner as Cauliflower and the method of culture is the same. 

 It thrives best in rich soil and during cool weather, and is greatly aided in its growth by 

 frequent hoeing and watering. Sow seed in hotbed in January or February and trans- 

 plant into cold frames, 2 or 3 inches each way. Set out in open ground early in spring, 

 about 2\ feet apart. To obtain the best flavor, Broccoli should be cooked soon after being 

 cut. One ounce will produce about 1500 plants. 



180 White Cape. An excellent variety, forming rather loose heads of a creamy- 

 white color and of good flavor. Pkt., 10 cts.; | oz., 40 cts.; oz., 75 cts.; | lb., 

 $2.50. 



Brussels Sprouts 



Chou de Bruxelles, Fr. Bretones de Bruselas, Sp. Rosen Kohl, GeR. 



CULTURE — Sow seed for plants in frames or open ground. Set plants in early 



spring, and for succession up to July, making rows 3 feet apart and having the 



plants stand 1§ to 2 feet apart in the row. Cultivate same as Cabbages. One ounce 



will produce about 1500 plants. • 



183 Dreer's Select Matchless. A selected strain of 

 this highly esteemed, hardy vegetable, grown for 

 the sprouts, which are produced along the stem, 

 and are in the form of miniature savoys. The 

 small spoon-shaped leaves wrap around one another 

 and form solid round heads in large quantities, and 

 which are tender and of fine flavor. The heads 

 begin to form at bottom of stem, and when cut 

 away additional heads will form in succession up 

 to the top of stem. Pkt., 10 cts.; 2 oz., 20 cts.; 

 oz., 35 cts.; i lb., $1.00. 

 182 Long Island Half Dwarf. An American var- 

 iety, thoroughly acclimated; dwarf, robust habit; 

 wUl endure the climatic changes better than the 

 foreign sorts, and much freer from mildew and 

 aphis. Pkt., 10 cts.; } oz., 20 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; J 

 lb., 80 cts. 



Plants of Brussels Sprouts offered on page 212 

 Order Vegetable Seeds by the number preceding each variety 



