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GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
Late Varieties 
Danish Railhead 
All Seasons 
Surehead 
Penn State Railhead 
Golden Acre Yellows Resistant 
100 days. Short-stemmed, heads round, very solid and 
heavy. Splendid keeper, hardy, and the best winter sort. 
Oz., 20c; ^ lb., 60c; 1 lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
88 days. Heads large, round and 
very deep; can be planted for early 
or late crop. Good keeper. Oz., 20c; ^ lb., 
60c; 1 lb., ,$2.00, postpaid. 
100 days. All sure to head. Late 
Cabbage of the flat Dutch type; 
a splendid keeper. Oz., 20c; Yi lb., 60c; lb., 
.$2.00, postpaid. 
100 days. Aheavy 
yielding strain of the 
short stem Danish Ballhead type. Originated 
by Pennsylvania State College. Yields as 
high as twenty-six tons per acre have been 
recorded. Oz., 25c; Y Ih., 80c; 1 lb., $3.00, 
postpaid. 
105 days. Highly val¬ 
ued for its fine quality. 
Heads very solid, broad, round, flattened on 
top, fine grained and tender, Oz., 20c; % lb., 
60c; 1 lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
80 days. Excellent, me¬ 
dium early, short- 
stemmed, heads large, round and very long 
Oz., 20c; % lb., 60c; 1 lb.. 
Premium Flat Dutch 
Glory of Enkhuizen 
American Savoy 
keeping variety. 
$2.00, postpaid. 
85 days. Large, flattish heads, very curly and hard. One of the best Savoys. Oz., 20c; Y Ih 
75c; 1 lb., postpaid, $2.25. 
M iL D I D J 90 days. Heads solid, of good size and quality. Oz., 25c; 
Mammotb Kock Ked 14 ib., 75 c; 1 ib., postpaid, $ 2 . 25 . 
D J U <1 119 days. A new Danish introduction and exceptionally good, 
ned Intone neau 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 Ih., 75c; 1 lb., $2.50, postpaid. 
YELLOWS-DISEASE-RESISTANT VARIETIES 
V 11 D • 1 I r IJ A 62 days. This strain can be grown successfully 
Yellows KeSlStant uOlden Acre on soil infested with yellows. Can be cut just 
as early as the standard variety, and has a similar yield. Oz., 20c; Y lb., 80c; 
1 lb., $3.00, postpaid. 
Ill* • II 11 J MO (Yellows-resistant). 90-100 days. A heavy yielding 
Wisconsin tlollander wo. O^ate storage type, highly resistant to yellows. 
Round head, and yields greater tonnage than the ordinary strains. Oz., 20c; 
^ lb., 75c; 1 lb., $2.50, postpaid. 
IW ’ WI 1/ 1 days. A yellows-resistant strain of Copenhagen Market. 
iTlUriOn ITlSrKet Round head and crisp tenderness of the parent Cabbage. Prin¬ 
cipally adapted on yellows infested soils where non-resistant strains fail com¬ 
pletely. Oz., 25c; 34 lb., 80c; 1 lb., $3.00, 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 at each leaf joint 
all the way up the stalk. The leaves should be broken off in the fall to give 
more room for the little heads to grow. Delicious and more tender than any 
cabbage. 90 days. Half-dwarf. Oz., 20c; 34 lb., 60c; 1 lb., $2.00, 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. 
rhikili ^ delicate cabbage flavor, much milder than cabbage. The heads 
l/nmill 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; 34 lb., 50c; 1 lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
Swiss Chard 
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 pro¬ 
duce early greens in the spring. 
InnilliK days. Leaves large and curly. Plant grows about 2 feet high, mid- 
LUtllllub ribs are very broad and are a good substitute for asparagus during 
the summer months. Oz., 10c; 34 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 60c, postpaid. 
Chihili Celery Cabbage 
A Little Experience Often Upsets a Lot of Theory. 
