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J. Jerome Smith, Wilmington, Delaware. 
SWISS CHARD, OR SILVER 8EET. 
Cultivated for its tender leaves, which are excellent for greens. Sow and cultivate like 
spinach, thinning out for use as it grows. Pkt. 5 cts. oz. 10 cts., 
jislb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
SUGAR BEET and MANGEL-WURZEL. 
Lane’s Imperial Sugar. The best stock 
Beet growing ; very large and sugary 
Long Red Mangel. Grows to a very large 
size 
Golden Giant Intermediate. A magnifi- 
cent Beet; growing mostly above ground. 
4 lbs. $1 . . 
Golden Tankard. Said to contain less 
water and more sugar than other kinds. 
4 lbs. $1 . . 
Yellow Globe. Very productive and easily 
pulled 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 
German, ©timer Diofeitfofyl. French, Chou de Bruxelles. 
1 oz. for 2,000 plants. 
This is a delicious vegetable, superior to either borecole or 
spinach, and should be planted in every vegetable garden. The 
small cabbage-like heads which grow upon the stem are much improved by a moderate frost. 
Sow m hotbeds in March or April, and in open ground in May. pkt. Oz. j^lb. Lb 
Best French or Roseberry. Very good {005 *030 
New Half Dwarf. The very best and surest strain 05 30 $0 80 
Improved Dwarf. Compact heads of fine quality 05 25 70 $2 00 
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BORECOLE, OR KALE. 
German, 81 latter«jJof;f. French, Chou Vert, i oz. for 3,000 plants. 
Borecole, or Kale, may be grown in almost any soil, but the richer it is the more abundant 
the product . Sow from the middle of April to the beginning of May in prepared beds, covering 
the seed thinly and evenly ; transplant in June, and treat in the same manner as for cabbage. 
Of all the cabbage tribe, this is the most tender and delicate. The varieties are all extremely 
hardy, and are best when touched by frost. Pkt. oz. i/lb. Lb 
Dwarf German Kale. The favorite variety, more largely grown 
than any other; very hardy, tender and delicate in flavor $0 05 $0 10 *0 20 *0 75 
Tall Curled Scotch. A fine plant, about 2 feet tall 05 10 20 75 
CABBAGE. 
German, Sfopffofyl. French, Chou Pomme. i oz, will produce 2,000 plants. 
The Cabbage to be well-grown, requires a deep, rich, loamy soil 
seed in hotbeds in February or March, or it may 
be sown about the middle of September, and the 
plants wintered over in coldframes. Transplant 
in spring, as soon as the ground can be worked, 
in rows 2 feet apart, and the plants 18 inches apart 
in the rows. For late or winter use, the seed 
should be sown in May, and the plants set out in 
July, 2 j 4 by 3 feet. 
Selected Extra-Early Jersey Wakefield. A 
very fine, pure strain of this well-known stand- 
ard early sort. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., J^lb. 
60 cts., lb. $2. 
Early Winnigstadt. Very popular ; large, de- 
cidedly conical, hard heads. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 
20 cts., J^lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50. 
Burpee’s Allhead Early. The very best second- 
early, and also good late Cabbage. Pkt. 3 
cts., oz. 20 cts., %\b. 50 cts., lb. $1.50. 
For early use, sow the 
Henderson' s Early Summer. 
