Quick-reference chart for vitamins in 



vegetables fresh from your garden 



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



Excellent sources of vitamin A (important for promotion of 

 bodily health and vigor and resistance to infection) : 



Green Snap Beans 

 Green Sprouting 



Broccoli 

 Raw Green Cabbage 

 Chinese Cabbage 

 Carrots 

 Green Celery 

 Swiss Chard 

 Collards 



Dandelion Greens 



Tomato 



Pumpkin 



Garden Cress 



Escarolle 



(Broad Leaved 

 Batavian Endive) 



Kale 



Green Lettuce 



Parsley 



Peas 



Green and Red 



Peppers 

 Spinach 

 Squash 



Turnip Greens 

 Beet Greens 

 Mustard Greens 



Excellent sources of vitamins B and G (important for stim- 

 ulation of appetite and digestion) : 



Green Snap Beans 

 Green Sprouting 



Broccoli 

 Cabbage 

 Carrots 

 Collards 



Beet Greens 



Kale 



Lettuce 



Peas 



Radish 



Dandelion Greens 

 Spinach 

 Tomato 

 Turnip 



Turnip Greens 

 Mustard Greens 



Excellent sources of vitamin C (important for promotion of 

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



Brussels Sprouts 



Kohl Rabi 



Rutabaga 



Raw Cabbage' 



Parsley 



Spinach 



Cauliflower 



Green Peas 



Tomato 



Chinese Cabbage 



Green & Red 



Turnip 



Collards 



Peppers 



Turnip Greens 





Radish 



Mustard Greens 





Dandelion Greens 





Especially valuable in the diet because high in most of the 

 important vitamins: 



Raw Cabbage 

 Green Snap Beans 

 Green Sprouting 



Broccoli 

 Carrots 



Collards 



Kale 



Green Lettuce 



Peas 



Spinach 

 Tomato 

 Turnip Greens 

 Dandelion Greens 

 Mustard Greens 



For the junior gardeners in your home 



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. 



9 in. 



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 encouragement, youngsters get a 

 thrill out of gardens of their very own 



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