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SWISS CHARD 



Spinach Beet 



One ounce will sow 60 feet of row 



Chard is high in vitamin A and is i 



iaDle source 



ofi 



Culture. Sow the seeds about an inch 

 apart in the row, covering with an inch of 

 soil. When 3 to 4 inches tall, thin to stand 

 8 to 10 inches apart in the row. The plants 

 will furnish greens all summer and fall. If 

 plants are protected over winter, they will 

 furnish early greens before the new crop 

 is ready. 



300. Fordhook Giant. (60 days.) Wide, 

 heavily crumpled leaves of dark green 

 and broad, thick white stems. Pkt. 15c; 

 oz. 30c; Mlb. 70c, postpaid. 

 279. Lucullus. (60 days.) Plants grow 

 1 Yi to 2 feet tall with many yellowish green 

 curled leaves carried on creamy white thick 

 stalks. Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c; J^Ib. 70c, 

 postpaid. 

 25G. Rhubarb. (60 days.) Plant 24 inches 

 tall, upright. Stems and midribs are 

 bright crimson, resembling rhubarb. Leaf 

 is dark green, crumpled, veined crimson. 

 Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c; J^Ib. 70c, postpaid. 



BROCCOLI 



One ounce will produce 2500 to 3000 plants 

 Broccoli is an excellent source of vitamins 

 A and C and supplies both calcium and iron. 

 Culture. Start seed in hotbeds in early 

 spring or sow in garden when soil is in con- 

 dition to work. Transplant to open ground 

 when plants are six weeks old, setting them 

 2 feet apart in row. 



235. Italian Green Calabrese or Italian 

 Green Sprouting. (75 days.) Makes a 

 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 

 for 8 to 10 weeks. Pkt. 15c; y 2 oz. 25c; 

 oz. 45c; Y 4 \b. $1.10, postpaid. 



168. Salad Broccoli. Yields an abundance 

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

 30c; %\b. 70c, postpaid. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS 



One ounce will produce about 2500 plants. 



Brussels Sprouts are high in vitamin C 

 and have some vitamin A. 



Culture. The plants are very hardy and 

 may remain outdoors in many locations 

 during the winter. Frost improves both 

 quality and flavor of the vegetable. Handle 

 seed and small plants like late cabbage. 



110. Perfection. (90 days.) The stalks 

 grow about 2 feet tall and produce from 

 50 to 100 delicious miniature cabbages. 

 Pkt. 15c; Y 2 oz. 50c; oz. 85c; J^Ib. $2.15, 

 postpaid. 



235. Italian Green Calabrese Broccoli 



300. Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard 



CABBAGE 



One ounce will produce 2000 to 2500 plants; 

 Vi pound should plant an acre 

 Cabbage is especially valuable for its 

 vitamin C. 



Culture. Cabbage does best in fresh, 

 rich, well-manured soil deeply prepared. For 

 very early 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 field-rows, 

 thinning out instead of transplanting. Days 

 listed are from setting of plants. 



Extra-Early Varieties 



233. Early Round Dutch. (70 days.) 

 Produces small compact plants; stem short; 

 heads medium dark green; average 4 to 

 5 pounds. Pkt. 15c; J^oz. 40c; oz. 65c; 

 Hlb. $1-60, postpaid. 



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

 hagen type with smaller solid round heads 

 maturing 7 to 10 days earlier than Copen- 

 hagen Market. Pkt. 15c; Hoz. 25c; 

 oz. 45c; M\h. $1.10, postpaid. 



292. Jersey Wakefield. Selected Stock. (65 

 days.) The most popular early pointed- 

 head Cabbage. Medium-sized solid heads 

 with few outer leaves. All mature at one 

 time. Pkt. 15c; J^oz. 25c; oz. 45c; J^Ib. 

 $1.10, postpaid. 



Early Cabbage 



266. Allhead Early. (78 days.) This 

 earliest of the large-heading Cabbages 

 produces remarkably solid, flat heads 6 to 

 7 inches deep. They are uniform in color 

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

 y 2 oz. 25c; oz. 45c; &Ib. $1.10, postpaid. 



243. Copenhagen Market. (70 days.) A 

 dependable market variety maturing high- 

 quality heads averaging 3J4 to 4 pounds 

 each. Pkt. 15c; J^oz. 25c; oz. 45c; 

 Jilb. $1.10, postpaid. 



102. Globe. Yellows- Resistant. (80 days.) 

 Heads 834 to 9 inches in diameter, deep, 

 round, solid. Average weight (>y 2 pounds. 

 Pkt. 15c; Koz. 40c; oz. 70c; }4lb. $1.80, 

 postpaid. 



197. Greenback. Yellows-Resistant. (74 

 days.) Similar to Early Round Dutch, but 

 head and plant slightly smaller and leaf 

 color darker green. Pkt. 15c; J^oz. 50c; 

 oz. 80c; Mlt>. $2.00, postpaid. 



CABBAGE, Early Varieties, continued 



274. Large Charleston Wakefield. (72 



days.) Matures about 5 to 10 days later 

 than Jersey Wakefield and produces heads 

 half again as large. Heads are pointed, 

 with dark green outer leaves. Pkt. 15c; 

 J^oz. 25c; oz. 45c; y\b. $1.10, postpaid. 



151. Marion Market. Yellows-Resistant. 

 (78 days.) A yellows-resistant strain of 

 Copenhagen Market with the parent's 

 round head and crisp tenderness. Succeeds 

 where non-resistant strains fail completely. 

 Pkt. 15c; y 2 oz. 35c; oz. 60c; J^Ib. $1.45, 

 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. 15c; 34oz. 25c; 

 oz. 45c; &Ib. $1.10, postpaid. 



255. Red Acre. (90 days.) The earliest red 

 Cabbage. Solid, deep purplish red heads. 

 Recommended for shipping. Pkt. 15c; 

 y 2 oz. 40c; oz. 65c; J^Ib. $1.60, postpaid. 



297. Chieftain Savoy. (90 days.) The best 

 /*^\ Savoy Cabbage for general use. 

 ( jjg^j Heads are nearly round, full and 



hard, with dark green crimped leaves. 



Pkt. 15c; y 2 oz. 40c; oz. 60c; J^Ib. $1.45, 

 postpaid. 



180. Wisconsin Hollander. Yellows Re- 

 sistant. (105 days.) A Danish Ballhead 

 type. Heads blue-green, round, becoming 

 slightly flattened. Excellent for shipping 

 and storage. Pkt. 15c; K° z - 50c; oz. 80c; 

 Mlb. $2.00, postpaid. 



Chinese or Celery Cabbage 



Heads are easily blanched and may be 

 used as a salad or boiled like cabbage. The 

 plants are tender and heads must be gathered 

 before frost. 



257. Chihili. (75 days.) A very early va- 

 riety which is a sure header, producing 

 heads 18 to 20 inches long and ~*>y 2 to 4 

 inches through. Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c; J^Ib. 

 80c, postpaid. 



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233. Early Round Dutch Cabbage 



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