^0 Dreer^s Garden Calendar, 



BEET. 



Betterave^ Fk. Bettaraga, Span. Rothe oder Runkel rube, Gee. 

 10 cts. per oz., except where noted. 



Egyptian Blood Turnip 15 



Bastian's Ex. Early Red 15 



Extka-Eakly Bassano. 

 Simon's Ex. Early Red. 

 Early Blood Red. 

 Long Blood-Red. 



Bastian's Half Long Blood, 



per oz. .15 cts. 

 Swiss Chard. 

 Silesian, or Sugar. 

 Long Red Mangel-Wurzel, 

 Yel. Globe Mangel-Wukzel. 



Sow in well-enriched ground, in drills, from April to June; thin out 

 the plants to stand six or eight inches apart. The turnip varieties can 

 be sown as late as the middle of July, for a winter crop ; tli.ese are pre- 

 ferred by many to the hite varieties that sometimes become woody. The 

 first seven are esteemed the best for table use. The Egyptian is in form 

 like a flat turnip, and very early. The Bastian's Extra Early is the per- 

 fection of a beet, of quick growth, turnip form, bright color, and profit- 

 able for the Market Gardener, one of the best for family use. Bastian's 

 Half Long is a valuable variety to follow the preceding. 



The leaves of the Swiss Chard are used as Spinach and the mid-rib 

 of leaf dressed as Asparagus. The last three named varieties are used 

 principally for feeding stock, and where extensively grown, the rows 

 should be Vide enough apart to cultivate with a horse hoe. 



BORECOLE. 



Chou vert, Fr. Breton, Span. Blatter Kohl, Ger. 



Per oz. > Per oz. 



Dwarf German Kale 10 Scotch Kale 10 



Tall German Kale 20 | Red, or Purple Kale 20 



An excellent green for winter and spring use. Sow from May to 

 June. Set out the plants in July, in good rich ground. For early 

 spring use, sow the Dwarf German, in September, and protect over 

 winter, with a covering of straw or litter. 



BROCCOLI. 



Chou Brocoli, Fr. Broculi, Span. Spargel Kohl, Ger. 



Early Purple Cape... per oz. .50 | Early White Cape per oz. .75 



Produce heads in autumn like Cauliflower. The Cape varieties are 

 best adapted to our climate. Sow about the middle of May, transplant 

 and manage as winter Cabbage, in well-enriched soil. For an early 

 crop the seed should be sown in a hot-bed and managed as early Cauli- 

 flower. It succeeds best in a moist soil and climate, and in the South it 

 can be had in perfection from November to March. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS.— 20 cts. per oz. 



Chou de Bruxelles, Fr. Breton de Bruselas, Span. Bosenhohl, Ger. 



Produces from the stem small heads, resembling Cabbage in minia- 

 ture. The sprouts are used as greens, and become very tender when 

 touched by the frost. Sow in May, and manage as winter Cabbage. 



For Beets by I'ne pound, see page 40. 



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