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Mangel-Wurzel 



For Cattle Feed 



Sow 5 pounds to acre 

 Matures in 00 to 1 10 days 



283. Giant. Mam- 



postpaid. 

 150. Mammoth Long Red. Roots light 



red. '■' ind 



thick. Flesh white tinned "ith rose. Pkt. 



:-. post- 

 paid. 



SWISS CHARD 



Spinach Beet 

 One ounce will sow 60 feet of row 

 Chard is high in vita \ md is a re- 



liable source of iron. 



Cilti re. Sow the seeds about an inch 

 with an inch of 

 soil. When es tall, thin to stand 



the rim. "I he plants 

 will furnish greens all summer and fall. If 

 ted over winter. thc\ will 

 . itns before the new crop 

 ly. 

 300. Fordhook Giant. Wide, 



rumpled leaves of dark green 

 terns. Pkt. 15c.; 

 ». $1.75, postpaid. 

 279. Lucuilus. 



■ 2 feet tall with many yellowish green 

 curled leaves carried on creamy white thick 

 . b. 65c.; lb. 

 postpaid. 



BROCCOLI 



One ounce will produce 2500 to 3000 plants 



Broccoli is an excellent source of vitamins 



A and C and supplies bo'h calcium and iron. 



• re. Start seed in hotbeds in early 

 spring or sow in garden when soil is in con- 

 pen ground 

 when p six weeks old, setth _ 



256. De Cicco. 6 Tall, light green 



plants with manv side shoots. Excellent 

 qua'r- 50c.; ai - 



9 I, postpaid. 



235. Italian Green Calabrese or Italian 

 Green Sprouting. 



tall branching plant with a central head of 

 bluish green buds, and after this central 

 head is cut each branch forms a smaller 

 head so that there is continuous production 

 - to 10 weeks. Pkt. 15c; ' oz. 25c; 

 oz. 4x.; k0b. SI. 10; lb. $3.00, postpaid. 



168. Salad Broccoli. Yields an abundance 

 of excellent salad greens. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 

 10c; > 4 lb. 65c; lb. 51.75, postpaid. 



300. Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS 



One ounce will produce about 2500 plants. 



Brussels Sprouts are high in vitamin C 

 and have some vitamin A. 



( i i n re. The plants are very hardy and 

 remain outdoors in mam locations 

 during the winter. Frost improves both 

 qualitj and flavor of the vegetable. Handle 

 seed and small plants like late cabbage. 

 110. Perfection. 90 days.) ["he stalks 



grow about 2 feet tall and produce from 



5<) to |ihi delicious miniature cabbages. 



Pkt 15c.; ! .o/. 45c.; oz. 70c; VJb. SI. 75; 



lb. $5.00, postpaid. 



CABBAGE 



One ounce will produce 2000 to 2500 plants; 

 1 4 pound should plant an acre 

 Cabbage is especialK valuable for its 

 vitanu 



Culture. Cabbage does best in fresh, 

 rich, well-manured soil deeply prepared. For 

 irly use sow in January or February 

 in hotbeds, transplanting to other hotbeds 

 when ready, or sow in coldframes in March. 

 Transplant, when frost-danger has passed, 

 to open ground, 1 ' & to 2 feet apart in the row. 



Later crops can be sown outside from late 

 March until early May, in drills from trans- 

 planting, or better, sow in the lield-rows, 

 thinning out instead of transplanting. Days 

 listed are from setting of plants. 



Extra-Early Varieties 



122. Big Winner Wakefield. (68 days.) 



Like all the Wakedelds, the head is conical 

 with a blunt point but it is larger and of 

 better quality. Pkt. 15c; ' ■ oz. 30c; oz. 

 50c; Hlb. 51.25; lb. S3. 50, postpaid. 



233. Early Round Dutch. (70 days.) 

 Produces small compact plants; stem short; 

 heads medium dark green; average 4 to 

 5 pounds. Pkt. 15c; ' .oz. 35c; oz. 60c; 

 V A \b. SI. 45; lb. 54.00, postpaid. 



200. Golden Acre. '65 days.) A Copen- 

 hagen type with smaller solid round heads 

 maturing 7 to 10 davs earlier than Copen- 

 hagen Market. Pkt. 15c; Hj°z- 25c.; 

 oz. 45c; H'b. 51.10; lb. S3. 00, postpaid. 



292. Jersey Wakefield. Selected Stock. (65 

 days.; The most popular early pointed- 

 head Cabbage. Our selected stock has 

 medium-sized solid heads with few outer 

 leaves. Heads all mature at one time. 

 Pkt. 15c; V 2 oz. 25c; oz. 40c; }ij[Ib. $1.00; 

 lb. 52.75, postpaid. 



Early Cabbage 



266. Allhead Early. (78 days.) This 

 earliest <-! the large-heading Cabbages 



produces remarkably solid, flat heads 6 to 



inches deep. I hey arc- uniform in color 



and size. \ good winter keeper. Pkt. 15c; 



25c; oz, 40c; VJb. $1.00; lb $2.75, 



postpaid. 



257. Bonanza. (75 days.) Heads almost 



round, verj tt r in and uniform, averaging 



4 pound--. An outstanding shipping and 



market variety. Pkt. 15c; ' •■oz. 60c; 



i 00; ! (lb. <J 50; lb. $7.00, postpaid. 



243. Copenhagen Market. (70 days.) A 

 dependable market varietj maturing high- 

 c|u.iln\ heads averaging > l -> to 4 pounds 

 each. Pkt. 15c; ' -.oz. 25c; oz. 45c; 

 >,lb. $1.10; lb $3.00, postpaid. 



274. Large Charleston Wakefield. (72 



class Matures about 5 to 10 days later 

 than Jersey Wakefield and produces heads 

 hall again as large. I leads are pointed, 



with dirk green outer [eaves. Pkt. 15c; 

 '_,oz. 25c; oz. 40c; ',ll>. SI. 00; lb. $2.75, 

 postpaid. 



151. Marion Market. Yellows-Resistant. 



days.) A vellows-resistant strain ol 

 Copenhagen Market with the parent's 

 round head and crisp tenderness. Succeeds 



\\ he- re non- resist a n t si rains fail completely. 



Pkt. 15c; ',„/. S0c;oz.45c; &lb. $1.15; 

 lb. $3.25, postpaid. 



Late Varieties 



282. Late Flat Dutch. (110 days.) An old 

 favorite with truck gardeners who appre- 

 ciate its large- size, solidity, and good 

 keeping qualities. Pkt. 1 5c; l,oz. 25c; 

 oz, 40( .; ",1b. $1.00; lb. $2.75, postpaid. 



128. Oakview Ballhead. (1 10 days.) Plants 

 medium, short stemmed, erect and com- 

 pact, extremely hardy. Heads spherical, 



7 ' _, tO 8 inches in diameter, ace-raging 



8 to |o pounds. Remarkably firm and soiicT 

 Pkt. 15c; ! ioz. 40c; oz. 70c; J£Ib. SI. 80; 

 II, $5.00, postpaid. 



212. Penn State Ballhead. (100 davs.) 

 zsP^n Heads attractive, slightly flattened 

 «^ globe shape-, extremelj hard. Suit- 

 able- lor winter storage and kraut. 

 Medium short Stemmed Pkt. 15c; J4oz. 

 40c; oz. 65c; ]4\b. $1.60; lb. S4.50, post- 

 paid. 



235. Italian Green Calabrese Broccoli 



233. Early Round Dutch Cabbage 

 For quantity prices write for market-growers' list 



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