BRAND'S VEGETABLE SEEDS 
Beets 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; lb., $1.00. 
DETROIT DARK RED. Oval root, 
dark blood color, smooth. Flesh 
uniform in color and remains 
tender and of the highest qual¬ 
ity until full grown. Excellent 
for the home and market gar¬ 
den, and for canning. 
EARLY WONDER. 50 days. A very 
early small table beet. Flatten¬ 
ed globe shape, small collar and 
tap root, small leaves. Bright 
vermilion-red flesh zoned with 
lighter red. Very sweet and 
tender. 
EDMAND'S IMPROVED BLOOD. 60 
days. A popular second early 
beet. Nearly round. Flesh pur¬ 
plish red, with zoning of lighter 
color. Good keeper in storage 
for winter. 
Swiss Chard 
(Giant Lucullus) 
Leaves ready to use as greens 
in 50 days. Stalks pure white and 
thick. Foliage crumpled like that 
of Bloomsdale Spinach. Tops cook 
like spinch and make a splendid 
green, while the stems cook like 
celery and asparagus. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; lb., $1.00. 
Broccoli 
CALABRESE. This is the Italian 
green sprouting Broccoli which 
makes a large head of many 
branches of bright gre.en. Cook¬ 
ed like cauliflower, it makes a 
wonderful dish, better and mild¬ 
er than cauliflower, and much 
easier to graw. 
Pkt.. 15c; y 2 oz., 25c. 
Cabbage 
EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD. 65 
days. One of the most desirable 
early varieties. Heads cone- 
shaped, hard, small, and may be 
grown close together. Fine for 
home and market. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c. 
GOLDEN ACRE. 65 days. An extra 
early cabbage producing a uni¬ 
form, round, tightly folded, fine¬ 
ly balanced head of the best 
quality. Heads weigh about 3 
pounds. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 
DANISH BALLHEAD SHORT STEM 
105 days. One of the finest of 
the late cabbages. Plants me¬ 
dium size, short stem. Large, 
flattened globe-shaped heads 
weigh around 9 pounds. Crisp, 
sweet, tender, and unsurpassed 
for boiling or cold slaw. One of 
best keepers. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c. 
IMPROVED AMERICAN DRUM¬ 
HEAD SAVOY. 90 days. This 
cabbage by many is thought to 
have a finer and more delicate 
flavor than the ordinary cab¬ 
bages. Leaves densely crumpled, 
of a rich, dark green. A touch 
of frost improves the flavor. 
Largest of the Savoys. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 
RED ROCK. 9 5 days. Largest of 
the red cabbages. Much used 
for pickling and slaws. Heads 
weigh 10 to 12 pounds. Intense 
dark red. Sure header. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 
Chinese Cabbage 
PE-TSAI. Heads 8 to 10 inches 
tall, long and narrow. This is a 
delicious salad vegetable of the 
very finest quality. The leaves, 
tightly folded, bleach inside like 
celery, and become as tender as 
the leaves of head lettuce. Pe- 
Tsai, boiled like cabbage, is 
especially fine. Try it. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c. 
Carrots 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; *4 lb., 45c. 
CHANTENAY. 71 days. This is 
one of the most popular of all 
the carrots. Roots 5 to 6 inches 
long, from 2% -inch diameter 
taper nicely to a blunt bottom, 
making them easy to pull. Flesh 
deep orange, with little presence 
of core. Good for canning and 
home use. 
NANTES CORELESS HALF LONG 
6 9 days. 5 to 7 inches long, 
bright orange without any core, 
cylindrical, with blunt end. For 
quality this is probably the best 
and sweetest of all the carrots. 
Best home use carrot. 
OXHEART. 72 days. Very desirable 
for home use and a fine keeper. 
Especially adapted to heavy 
soils as its roots be¬ 
ing short and broad 
do not have to pene¬ 
trate deep. 4 to 5 
inches long. Heart 
shaped. 
Cauliflower 
EARLY SNOWBALL. 90 
days. Very early and 
one of the surest to 
head. For early seed 
should be sown early 
in March, planted 
out as soon as pos¬ 
sible, and large 
heads will form by 
June. Fine also for a 
late planting sort. 
Pkt., 15c; % oz. 60c. 
Early Snowball Caulidoiver. 
Drumhead 
Savoy Cabbage. 
Danish 
Ballhead 
Cabbage. 
Detroit Dark Red Beet. 
Oxheart Carrots. 
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