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GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Ropids, Michigan 
l’enn State Ballhead 
Premium 
CABBAGE—Continued 
PI rv I 105 days. Highly valued for its fine quality. Heads very 
r tat UUlCU solid, broad, round, flattened on top, fine grained and ten- 
20c; X A lb., 60c; 1 lb., $2.25, postpaid. 
r r ii • 80 days. Excellent, medium early, short- 
01 LURDUlZen stemmed, heads large, round and very 
long keeping variety. Oz., 20c; X A lb-, 60c; 
1 lb., $2.25, postpaid. 
Henderson’s Early Summer med'um 'in’sfzm 
round, somewhat flat, compact and solid. Ten 
days later than Jersey Wakefield and one of 
the best second early sorts. Oz., 25c; % lb., 
75c; 1 lb., $2.50, postpaid. 
Wisconsin Hollander No. 8 alt) 11 ' 90-100 days’. 
A heavy yielding late storage type, highly 
resistant to “Yellows.” Round head, and 
yields greater tonnage than the ordinary 
strains. Oz., 20c; % lb., 60c; 1 lb., S2.25, 
postpaid. 
n/t n/i | . 75 days. A yellows resistant 
lTlanon Market strain of Copenhagen Mar¬ 
ket. Round head and crisp tenderness of the 
parent Cabbage. Principally adapted on yel¬ 
lows infested soils where non-resistant 
strains fail completely. Oz., 50c; X A lb., 
$1.60; 1 lb., $5.50, postpaid, 
i • o , 85 days. Large, flattish 
American oavoy heads, very curly and hard. 
One of the best Savoys. Oz., 20c; % lb., 75c; 
1 lb., $2.50, postpaid. 
der. Oz., 
Glory 
Mammoth Rock Red 
Red Stone Head 
90 days. Heads solid, of good size and quality. Oz., 25c; j4 lb., 75c; 1 lb., $2.50, postpaid. 
110 days. A new Danish introduction and exceptionally good, 
forming big uniformly round heads, smooth, hard, of a glow¬ 
ing dark red color. A good keeper that will last long into the winter, when 
fully matured. Oz., 20c; >4 lb., 60c; 1 lb., $2.25, postpaid. 
Certified Penn State Ballhead 
Pennsylvania State College. Yields as high as twenty-six tons per acre have 
been recorded. Oz., 35c; X A lb., $1.25; 1 lb., $4.00, postpaid. 
Brussels Sprouts 
The culture is the same as for cabbage which it resembles. The edible part 
being the small heads, an inch or two in diameter that form al each leaf joint 
all the way up the stalk. The leaves should be broken off in the fail to give 
more room for the little heads to grow. Delicious and more tender than any 
cabbage. 90 days. Half-dwarf. Oz., 20c; X A lb., 60c; 1 lb., $2.25, postpaid. 
Celery Cabbage or Chihili 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce will produce 2,000 plants. Do not sow 
seed till the last of May, as earlier sowing generally results in most of the 
plants going to seed instead of making heads. Seed may be sown in seed beds 
and transplanted in rows three feet apart 
and about fifteen inches apart in the row, or 
may be sown in rows and thinned. 
rn-I It has a delicate cabbage flavor, 
tninill much milder than cabbage. The 
heads are long, about 16 inches, rather slim 
coming to a point at the top. Color a very 
thick dark bluish green, with the inner 
leaves and stalks blanched to a beautiful 
snow-white. Oz., 15c; X A lb., 50c; 1 lb., $1.75, 
postpaid. 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 
fifty feet of drill; five pounds per acre. Sow 
early in the spring, in rows eighteen inches 
apart and thin to one foot apart. The plants 
are of very rank growth, and will continue 
to grow and produce all Summer and if given 
a little protection during the Winter, will 
produce early greens in the Spring. 
Swiss Chard 
LUCUllUS plant grows about 2 feethig 
broad and are a good 
ribs are very Droau anu are a go< 
tute for asparagus during the 
months. Oz , lCc; X A lb., 20c; 1 lb., 
naid. 
60< 
Chihili Celery Cabbage 
Swiss Chard, Lucullus 
A Little Experience Often Upsets a Lot of Theory. 
