Quick-reference chart for vitamins in 



vegetables fresh from your garden 



Prepared from material furnished by Michigan State College and Cornell University (N. Y.) 



Excellent sources of vitamin A (important for promotion of 

 bodily health and vigor and resistance to infection) : 



Excellent sources of vitamin C (important for promotion of 

 proper growth, especially in children, and for anti-scurvy) : 



Green Snap Beans 



Garden Cress 



Peas 



Brussels Sprouts 



Kohl Rabi 



Radish 



Beet Greens 



Dandelion Greens 



Green and Red 



Raw Cabbage 



Mustard Greens 



Rutabaga 



Green Sprouting 



Escarolle 



Peppers 



Cauliflower 



Parsley 



Spinach 



Broccoli 



(Broad Leaved 



Pumpkin 



Chinese Cabbage 



Green Peas 



Tomato 



Raw Green Cabbage 



Batavian Endive) 



Spinach 



Collards 



Green & Red 



Turnip 



Chinese Cabbage 



Kale 



Squash 



Dandelion Greens 



Peppers 



Turnip Greens 



Carrots 



Green Lettuce 



Swiss Chard 









Green Celery 



]Mustard Greens 



Tomato 









Collards 



Parsley 



Turnip Greens 









Excellent sources o 



f vitamins B and G (imoortant for stim- 









ulation of appetite and digestion) : 





Especially valuable in the diet because 



high in most of the 



Green Snap Beans 



Collards 



Peas 



important vitamins 







Beet Greens 



Dandelion Greens 



Radish 



Green Snap Beans 



Collards 



Mustard Greens 



Green Sprouting 



Kale 



Spinach 



Green Sprouting 



Dandelion Greens 



Peas 



Broccoli 



Lettuce 



Tomato 



Broccoli 



Kale 



Spinach 



Cabbage 



Mustard Greens 



Turnip 



Raw Cabbage 



Green Lettuce 



Tomato 



Carrots 





Turnip Greens 



Carrots 





Turnip Greens 



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A plan for a vegetable and flower garden 



BACK OF GARDEN 



Radish 



Leaf lettuce 



Carrot 



Swiss chard 



Bush Beans 



Lilliput Zinnias 



Dwarf Marigolds 



9 in. 



1 ft. 



1 ft. 



1 ft. 



9 in. 



A garden of this size (4 feet wide by 6 feet long) will 

 give a world of pleasure to boys and girls between the 

 ages of six and twelve. The vegetables and flowers 

 suggested are easy to grow and easy to care for. 



With very little help, a boy or girl can lay out this 

 simple garden using a ruler or yardstick for spacing and 

 to make the rows straight leaving the number of inches 

 indicated between rows. Each packet gives clear di- 

 rections for planting. Varieties of vegetables and flowers 

 in your nearby Ferry's Seed display are suitable for this 

 garden. All varieties carried by your Ferry's Seed 

 dealer are selected for your locality. 



With the right help and encotiragement, youngsters get a 

 thrill out of gardens of their very own. 



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