SWISS CHARD 
Spinach Beet 
One ounce will sow 60 feet of row 
_ Chard ts high in vitamin A and is a re- 
liable source of iron. 
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.; Ib. 65c., postpaid. 
279. Lucullus. (60 days.) Plants grow 
11% to 2 feet tall with many yellowish green 
curled leaves carried on creamy white thick 
stalks. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 30c.; 4b. 65c., 
postpaid. 
256. 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.; 4Ib. 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. 
Cutture. 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.; oz. 25c.; 
oz. 45c.; IIb. $1.10, postpaid. 
168. Salad Broccoli. Yields an abundance 
of excellent salad greens. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 
30c.; 4b. 65c., postpaid. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
One ounce will produce about 2500 plants. 
Brussels Sprouts are high in vitamin C 
and have some vitamin A. 
Cuture. 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.; Yoz. 50c.; oz. 85c.; Ib. $2.15, 
postpaid. 
235. Italian Green Calabrese Broccoli 
Bt cin 
300. Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard 
CABBAGE | 
One ounce will produce 2000 to 2500 plants; 
4 pound should plant an acre 
Cabbage is especially valuable for its 
vitamin C. 
Cutture. 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 tn March. 
Transplant, when frost-danger has passed, 
to open ground, 114 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 
257. Bonanza. (75 days.) Heads almost 
round, very firm and uniform, averaging 
4 pounds. An outstanding shipping and 
market variety. Pkt. 15c.; Woz. 40c.; 
oz. 65c.; Ib. $1.60, postpaid. 
233. Early Round Dutch. (70 days.) 
Produces small compact plants; stem short; 
heads medium dark green; average 4 to 
5 pounds. Pkt. 15c.; Y%4oz. 35c.; oz. 60c.; 
lb. $1.45, postpaid. 
200. Goldem Acre. (65 days.) A Copen- 
hagen type with smaller solid round heads 
maturing 7 to 10 days earlier than Copen- 
hagen Market. Pkt. 15c.; Woz. 25c.; 
oz. 45c.; lb. $1.10, 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 
Ieaves. Heads all mature at one time. 
Pkt. 15c.; Yoz. 25c.; oz. 45c.; Yb. $1.10, 
postpaid. 
125. Resistant Detroit. Yellows-Resistant. 
(68 days.) A yellows-resistant strain of 
Golden Acre. Plant medium small, suitable 
for close planting; medium light green 
heads 6 to 61% inches, round, solid. In- 
terior white and of good quality. Pkt. 15c.; 
oz. 40c.; oz. 65c.; 4Ib. $1.60, postpaid. 
Early Cabbage 
266. Allhead Early. (78 days.) This 
earliest of the JIarge-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.; 
Voz. 25c.; oz. 45c.; lb. $1.10, postpaid. 
CABBAGE, Early Varieties, continued 
243. Copenhagen Market. (70 days.) A 
dependable market variety maturing high- 
quality heads averaging 3144 to 4 pounds 
each. Pkt. 15c.; Moz. 25c.; oz. 45c.: 
lb. $1.10, postpaid. 
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.; 
Yyoz. 25c.; oz. 45c.; lb. $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.; Voz. 35c.; oz. 50c.; Wlb. $1.25, 
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. 15c.; Moz. 25c.; 
oz. 45c.; 4lb. $1.10, postpaid. 
255. Red Acre. (90 days.) The earliest red 
Cabbage. Solid, deep purplish red heads. 
Recommended for shipping. Pkt. 15c.; 
loz. 40c.; oz. 60c.; 4b. $1.45, postpaid. 
297. Chieftain Savoy. (90 days.) The best 
Savoy Cabbage for general use. 
(aS) Fiend’ are nearly round, full and 
hard, with dark green crimped leaves. 
Pkt. 15c.; 44oz. 40c.; oz. 60c.; 4Ib. $1.45, 
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. 
216. Pe-Tsai. (80 days.) Solid, compact, 
somewhat tapering heads with all but the 
outer leaves blanching a rich creamy white. 
A delicious crisp, sweet vegetable. Pkt. 
15c.; oz. 30c.; 4Ib. 80c., postpaid. 
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