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Vegetable Seeds 
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CHINESE CABBAGE 
The Chinese Cabbage more nearly re¬ 
sembles a lettuce than a Cabbage. It should 
not be sown early, as plants will run to seed. 
Heads are usually tied together in order to 
blanch the inside leaves. 
Pe-Tsai. The young leaves are light green 
and crumpled. Mature head elongated, 
solid, with a creamy yellow center. Pkt. 
10c; 3^oz. 20c; }^lb. $1.25. 
Chihili. The tall-growing variety, frequently 
20 inches in height, but not over 4 to 5 
inches in diameter at the base, growth ta¬ 
pering to the tip. Outer leaves are dark 
green; inner, white, tender and sweet. 
Pkt. 10c; bioz. 20c; oz. 35c; }4Ib. $1.25. 
CARROTS 
The French people, who know a thing or two about eating, value this crop according to 
its true merits. For a stew, for that extra touch in a soup, or served as a vegetable 
while still tender and of delicate flavor. Carrots just demand a place in the garden. 
One ounce of seed sows 100 feet of drill 
Early Scarlet Forcing. Earliest and short¬ 
est of all Carrots. Orange-red; very 
small tops. The variety generally used 
for forcing under glass, and usually 
pulled when 3 to 3}4 inches long. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 25c; }{Ib. 75c; lb. $2.00. 
Golden Beauty. Early, mild, coreless, fine 
color and superb quality. Recom¬ 
mended for bunching and for the home- 
garden. Stump-rooted. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
25c; 34lb. 60c. 
Guerande or Oxheart. Stump-rooted; 
about 5 inches long; bright orange; small 
top with little foliage. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
20c; MIb. 65c; lb. $1.50. 
Large Yellow. Large, intermediate, stump- 
rooted, cylindrical roots about 8 inches 
long. Good for the kitchen as well as 
for feeding farm animals. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
15c; MIb. 40c; lb. $1.25. 
Large White. One of the best Carrots for 
feeding cattle, horses, and other farm- 
stock. Roots about 16 inches long, 
thick, blunt, growing about one-fourth 
out of the ground; top green; flesh white. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 341b- 40c; lb. $1.25. 
Long Orange. A hardy, good-keeping 
variety about 20 inches long, pointed, 
pale orange under ground, quite green 
above ground. Used both for the table 
and for stock-feed. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 
KIb. 60c; lb. $1.75. 
Early Scarlet Horn. Roots lYi to 3 inches 
long, orange; tops small. An excellent 
small early Carrot. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 
KIb. 65c; lb. $1.50. 
BRECK’S MARKET 
GARDEN DANVERS, 
HALF-LONG. A special 
stock obtained after 
many years’ work in se¬ 
lecting and growing the 
most desirable strain of 
stump-rooted, deep 
orange Half-Long type. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; j-^Ib. 
$1.00; lb. $3.00. 
Cabbage, 
Danish 
Ballhead 
SAVOY VARIETIES 
BRECK’S WINCHESTER SAVOY. The 
market gardener’s favorite. The seed 
we offer was obtained after many years’ 
careful selection from only the best 
heads. Planted as late as June 20, will 
mature about the middle of October. 
Heads large, of splendid shape, fine 
flavor, and as a keeper for Winter use it 
is unsurpassed. Pkt. 15c; j^oz. 40c; 
oz. 75c; MIb. $2.50. 
Improved American Savoy. Large, late, 
crumpled leaf. Good keeper. Pkt. 10c; 
Jdjoz. 20c; oz. 35c; %lb- $1.25. 
RED VARIETIES 
RED ROCK. Late. Heads large, round, 
very solid, and deep, purplish red. An 
excellent keeper. Pkt. 10c; 3djoz. 20c; 
oz. 35c; MIb. $1.25. 
Extra-early Haco. The earliest Red 
Cabbage of Danish introduction; seed 
from Denmark. Always an attractive 
and profitable vegetable. Planted in 
April, is ready for use in Midsummer. 
Heads medium size, solid, rock-like, dark 
red, of delicious flavor. Pkt. 10c; J^oz. 
35c; oz. 60c. 
BRECK’S HUTCHIN¬ 
SON. Considered the 
best strain of Carrot 
by local market gar¬ 
deners. Hutchinson’s 
Strain is from 2 to 3 
inches longer than Danvers, and holds 
its “fullness” well down to the tip. 
It is a blunt-pointed Carrot always. 
In color it is slightly darker than the 
Danvers. Yield enormous. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 35c; k£lb. $1.25. 
INTERMEDIATE JAMES’ SCARLET, 
Exhibition Strain. Long, tapering, 
pointed, strong scarlet roots; small tops. 
Requires deep loam for best develop¬ 
ment. Recommended for exhibitions. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; }?£lb. 60c; lb. $1.50. 
Chantenay. Coreless. A medium-early, 
orange-red type similar to Danvers 
Half-Long, but of a slightly lighter 
shade. Mature roots are thick, 5 to 6 
inches long, stump-rooted, tapering 
slightly. The flesh is crisp and tender. 
Roots are excellent for bunching and 
are used extensively for this purpose by 
market gardeners. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 
KIb. 65c; lb. $1.50. 
Danvers Half-Long. The common type of 
pointed Danvers. Deep orange roots, 
6 to 8 inches long, tapering to a point. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; MIb. 50c; lb. $1.25. 
A Good Garden Basket 
How can vegetables be properly har¬ 
vested without a basket? 
See page 127 for practical baskets at 
practical prices. 
KALITE is non-poisonous 
To protect against leaf-eating insects, espe¬ 
cially on cabbage and cauliflower, use Kalite 
Powder. It contains no arsenic. Lb. 35 cts.; 
3*4 lbs. $1.00. 
Carrots, Chantenay 
