Dreer’s Reliable 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 
Mangel Wurzel 
Sow 6 lbs. to acre, in May or June, in rows 2 feet apart, and 
thin to 9 inches. Give the crop good cultivation. 
177 Mammoth Long Red. This is a favorite variety with 
Dairymen. Produces enormous crops of fine solid roots. 
Splendid keeper and excellent for poultry feed. Oz. 10c; 
% lb. 25c; Ib. 60c; 10 Ibs. $5.00, prepaid. 
173 Golden Tankard. Indispensable owing to its produc- 
tiveness and richness in saccharine matter. Deep yellow flesh 
and skin. Oz. 10c; % lb. 25c; lb. 60c; 10 lbs. $5.00, prepaid. 
Sugar Beet 
Sow same as Mangels, except thin to 6 to 8 inches in the row. 
170 Klein Wanzleben. Without question the best in culti- 
vation; not the largest in size, but the richest in sugar content. 
Oz. 10c; 4 lb. 25c; lb. 60c; 10 lbs. $5.00, prepaid. 
Broccoli 
Chou-Brocoli, FR. Broculi, Sp. 
Cavol Broccolo, ITAL. Spargel Kohl, Grr. 
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 
transplant into cold frames, 2 to 3 inches apart 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 heads of a 
creamy white color and of good flavor. We are offering an 
excellent strain of this, the heads being quite equal to good 
Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 35c; oz. 60c; + Ib. $1.75. 
Cauliflower. 
179 Sprouting Broccoli 
‘*Calabrese’’ 
Rich in Iron and other Tonic Qualities 
: This fine, easily grown 
vegetable is now seen in 
all better produce stores 
and markets. It has 
proved exceptionally pop- 
ular. It resembles Cauli- 
flower, yet the taste is 
more refined’ and the 
texture finer and more 
tender. Furthermore it 
is easy to grow and very 
=. ..81 wholesome. 
It gives a welcome change from the 
usual ‘‘greens’’ and its distinctive 
flavor and high tonic qualities merit 
for it space in every garden. For an 
early crop sow seeds in the hotbed or 
greenhouse in February or March and 
transplant like Cabbage. For fall use 
sow outdoors in May and transplant 
later 30 inches apart each way. 
Pkt. 15c; 3 oz. 35c; oz. 60c; 4 Ib. $1.75. 
Cardoon 
Cardon, FR. Cardo, Sp. 
Cardo, ITAL. Kardon, GER. 
Culture —Sow seeds in open ground in early spring, where the 
cropisto mature. Have rows 3 to 4 feet apart and plants standing 
1 to 2 feet apart in the rows. The full-grown leaves are tied 
together, wrapped in straw, and banked up with earth. The 
tender blanched stalks and ribs will become fit for use in 3 to 4 
weeks. Never allow plants to suffer from lack of water, as stalks 
will turn hollow and pithy. 
230 Large Smooth Solid. This is the best known variety. 
Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 25c; oz. 40c; 4 Ib. $1.10. 
Brussels Sprouts 
Chou de Bruxelles, FR. Rosen Kohl, Grr. 
Cavolo, ITAL. Bretons de Bruselas, Sp. 
Tender Fall and Winter Greens 
Culture —Sow seed 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 13 to 2 feet apart in the row. 
Cultivate same as Cabbage. South of Pennsylvania grow only as 
fall or winter crop. 
plants. 
One ounce will produce about 2500 
Dreer’s Select Matchless 
183 Dreer’s Select Matchless. A very choice select strain 
of this delicious vegetable with tightly folded sprouts produced 
all along the stem. The small spoon-shaped leaves wrap 
around one another and form solid, round heads from the bottom 
up. If the lower ones are cut for use, additional heads will 
form in succession up to the top of the stem. Very tender and 
tasty. Pkt. 15c; 4 oz. 25c; oz. 40c; + Ib. $1.15. 
182 Long Island Half-Dwarf. This is an American 
variety that endures our climatic condition better than the 
foreign sorts and it is much freer from mildew and aphids. 
The plants are of compact growth with the stem set solidly 
with large, tightly folded sprouts. Produces a heavy crop of 
tasty and tender sprouts. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 20c; oz. 35c; 4 Ib. 90c. 
Achicoria, Sp. 
Cichorie, GER. 
Chicoree, FR. 
Cicoria, ITAL. 
Chicory 
A Choice Winter Salad 
300 Witloof Chicory or French 
Endive. Grow the roots in the 
garden like Parsnips. Dig up before 
frost, cut off tops within one inch of the 
¥ ek crown, and trim the root to within 8 
ie inches. Space them layer by layer in 
a tilted box, add sand or soil between 
thelayers. When full, stand up straight 
and heap 6 to 8 inches of dry leaves, 
shavings, excelsior, or other material 
of this sort over the tops. Water 
once a week and keep in a moderately 
warm room or cellar. Roots started in 
this fashion about November 1, will 
yield beautiful creamy white sprouts 
that make a delicious salad for Christ- 
mas dinner. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 
1 Ib. 75c; lb. $2.25. 
Witloof Chicory 
299 Large Rooted. Grown for the roots only which after 
roasting are mixed with coffee or used as a substitute. Sow seed 
early in spring and grow like carrots. One ounce to 100 feet of 
drill. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 1b. 50c; Ib. $1.75. 
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Include some of the newer vegetables in your garden this year 
