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JOSEPH BRECK ifc SONS 
(Corporation.) 
MANGEL-WURZELS and SUGAR BEETS. 
Sow in April or May, six to eight pounds per acre. The value of these fo: 
stock-feeding cannot be overestimated; lor sheep, dairy-stock, and fattening 
of cattle, experience has proved the Mangel-Wurzel to be at once healthful, 
nutritious, and economical. One ou?ice 'will sow jo feet drills 6 pounds pet 
acre. 
BRECK’S MAMMOTH LONG RED, a selection of the 
long red variety. It is smoother skinned, finer 
grained, and heavier cropper. We consider it su¬ 
perior to all others ....... 
NORBITON GIANT, Long Red, a valuable variety . 
GOLDEN TANKARD, a half-long variety of a bright 
yellow color 
LONG YELLOW, differs from long red only in color . 
KINVER YELLOW GLOBE, large globular-formed 
roots. Adapted for growing in shallow soils . 
RED GLOBE, similar to Yellow Globe, except in color, 
LANE’S IMPROVED SUGAR BEET, a well-known 
variety, valuable for feeding to cattle .... 
BRECK’S IMPERIAL SUGAR, an improved Ameri¬ 
can-grown French Sugar Beet. 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
Lb 
•05 
. IO 
•5 C 
•05 
.10 
•50 
•05 
.10 
•5 C 
•°5 
. IO 
.50 
•05 
.10 
•5G 
.05 
.10 
•50 
•05 
.10 
•50 
•05 
.10. 
•50 
BORECOLE, or KALE. 
German, Blatter kohl. — French, Chou 
Vert. — Spanish, Breton. 
Sow early in the spring in prepared 
beds, covering the seeds thinly and 
evenly; transplant in June, and treat 
in the same manner as for cabbage. 
They are extremely hardy, and will 
endure quite a low temperature. One 
ounce will sow /jo feet drill. 
WINTER or GERMAN 
GREENS, “Sprouts,” 
should be sown in Au¬ 
gust or early in Septem¬ 
ber in rows one foot 
apart, and treated as 
Spinach. They make pkt - Oz. Lb. 
excellent spring greens, .05 .10 .75 
DWARF GREEN CURLED SCOTCH, dwarf leaves of a bright green and very tender 
and closely curled. This variety should be sown in spring. The quality is improved 
if the plants are touched by the frost before being used ....... 
Pkt. 
•05 
Oz. 
.IO 
Lb. 
I.OC 
BROCCOLI. 
German, Spargelkokl. — French, Chou Brocoli. —Spanish, Brdcult. 
One ounce of seed produces about 1,200 plants. 
This vegetable somewhat resembles the Cauliflower, but is hardier. In parts of the 
country where the thermometer does not fall below 20° to 25 0 Broccoli can be had 
from November until March. It succeeds best in a moist and rather cool atmosphere. 
The seed should be sown in May in a seed-pan and the plants afterwards set out in 
rows two and a half feet apart and eighteen inches between the plants. 
WHITE CAPE, heads medium size, close, compact, and of a pkt - 
creamy color . . . . . . . . . . .10 
EARLY PURPLE CAPE, hardier than the preceding . .10 
WALCHEREN, a valuable late variety, with very large, fine 
heads ........... .10 
Oz. 
•30 
•30 
Lb. 
$3-°° 
3 °° 
.40 4.0c 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 
German, Sprossenkohl. —French, Chou de Bruxelles. — Spanish, Berza de Brusela 
Species of the Cabbage family. It produces along the whole length of the stem 
small sprouts resembling miniature cabbages. These heads are a great delicacy 
boiled in the same way as Cauliflower. Seed should be sown about the middle of 
May in a seed-bed, and the plants afterwards set out in rows two feet or more apart 
It is ready for use late in autumn after the early frost. One ounce of seed produces 
and cultivated like Cabbage 
about 1,200 plants. 
DWARF IMPROVED FRENCH, of sturdy compact growth. Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 20cts.; pound, $2.50. 
IMPROVED PARIS MARKET, a most desirable strain. Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 20 cts.; pound, $2.50. 
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